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Issue #142 – Apprentices in Action

Weekly Newsletter

by L. Swift and Jeff McQ

 
Apprentices in Action
 

A Day in the Life of Our Students

   Just in time for Halloween season, “Clown Community” is a Film Connection student-led project inspired by the recent rash of clown sightings across the country. Mentor Deen Olatunji of Rehoboth Pictures (Dallas, TX) created the platform and served as principal advisor while his apprentices worked various positions on the crew.   Clown
  • Cesar Villagrana and Corey Gingrich broke down the script, and distilled it into scenes, props, dialogues, and camera angles.
  • Joslyn Greenard and David Aguirre handled the lights and the sound, and organized their notes during filming to help out the editor for post-production. David also assisted with securing locations and permits for the shoot.
  • Brian Sanders served as writer/director and also procured the talent i.e. actors for the shoot, who did a great job.
  • Noah Cook served as DP and editor. He helped with various cameras and test footage before production began, and during real-time filming.
  • Ananth Agastya organized the crew during production on the set during the first two weekends. Joslyn took over this responsibility during the latter two weekends.
Catch the trailer here.  
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   Recording Connection student Kayla Parker was recently got quite the surprise when she went into her mentor’s studio, Twelve Studios, to attend an awards reception and show her support for all the producers, engineers, and staff that make it happen. “I’m not a tall woman so I’m easily swallowed up by a room full of tall men,” she says. “Suddenly, I hear ‘Kayla Parker, is she still here?’ My mentor and advisor Christopher ‘CAT’ Taylor and Kandice Knight, alongside Twelve’s owner Dina Marto, presented me with the Most Likely to Succeed Award! I was in total awe.” Congrats Kayla! We believe in you!  
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