Success Stories

“This past week I was able to attend the American Film market. It was an experience to see all of these movies brought together in one place to be bought and sold. I found it very interesting to see how...

“The learning of film and it’s intricacies from others and reading about it, and how much of an impact it has on me as an individual, is what gives me incentive to keep pushing forward. I’m not trying to outdo...

“Jay, from Student Services, called me Friday night about a job. It’s a documentary about a Jazz player. Very interested, so I called the man who wants to make it and seems like a nice man and I’m very much...

“Throughout the morning, Marcelo and I went over and reviewed the cinematography and editing of various film videos and we agreed on the criticism we took from said videos. In addition, we went over the occupation and responsibilities that come...

“I finally met up with my new mentor and he is really down to earth and I am happy to work alongside with him. We have our first official meet up this Thursday to record some B-roll for his film...

“A couple weeks ago I got asked to be interviewed for the RRF Newsletter, which was just shocking/awesome. I, of course, said yes! Jump forward a couple of weeks and the newsletter came out and I’m still shocked and awed....

“This is my first blog post so bear with me. I started a little over a week ago working with my mentor. I lived in upstate New York, and decided to pack my bags and head to the Big Apple....

“About a month ago, I finished the first draft of my screenplay, and am now about half way finished with my second draft. There were a lot of lessons learned in the past month, including: make sure actions sequences are...

“John Raffo and I went over my progress on my screenplay. As of now I have 23 completed draft pages. Not necessarily saying it’s my best work, but it’s great to build off of to improve upon. John and I...

“The director made me a producer and I handled all contracts and made sure all crew members signed in. I helped with the make-up artist, sound, and other jobs on set. Around 12am we began production until 8am. While crew...

“I am a man of many questions and stories, as is my mentor, so we spend quite a while – I’d say at least 4 rounds of coffee – talking. Though like I said it is a high point of...

“I’m seeing all of these movies with new eyes between James working on his own movie in the editing room and seeing these other classics. I think I’m starting to realize what made movies timeless. Yes, it was ingenuity, but...

“This is getting easier for me to do and honestly I’m enjoying it. I was really worried about sounding really uneducated but now that I think of it that’s why I’m here. I’m educating myself and letting whomever reading this...

“My screenwriting mentor and I went over the third Act Structure of my story, and we talked about how my story should be more grounded and have a believability factor that makes my story engaging, along with a major morality...

“The shoot was a complete success! Setting up lighting took a little bit longer than I had anticipated, but the home owner Linda was very gracious and told us we didn’t have a time limit to shoot on Sunday. She...