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Issue #200 – Apprentices in Action

Weekly Newsletter

by Liya Swift

 
Apprentices in Action
 

A Day in the Life of Our Students

   Film Connection student/extern Julia Chance (Dallas, TX) is welcoming the experience of diving in headfirst on an ongoing project with mentor Deen Olatunji:“We have jumped right into shooting a series as I began studying and it was wonderful and painful, frustrating at times but when I listened, when I applied myself to the needs of the crew and director and could give them a sigh of relief or a simple “Yes, we’ll do what she said,” it’s the collaboration I was hoping to achieve…Deen (my mentor) has been interested in everything I want to do: production design, cinematography, playing with the Ghost Drone…It is madness while we shoot and I’m learning a great deal through questions, observations, communication, sometimes lack of communication, discomfort…caffeine, problem solving, joke making, actor appeasing, tolerance, intolerance, understanding one’s limits, then thinking, ‘How can I expand these limits so I too can be a film hustler?’” Go Julia go!    Recording Connection student/extern, Chris Jennings (Charleston , SC) finds he’s in his element at the studio, where he’s absorbing as much as he can during lessons and while shadowing in-session: “This week I had the opportunity to be graced with presence of Daryl Hall from the group Hall & Oates, from the 80’s and 90’s. During this session, I had an opportunity to help set-up the studio for Mr. Hall and his engineer. Simple placement of mic stands, mics, amps, Hear Back, headphones and other basic studio set-up were part of my job. During most of the session, I was a “fly on the wall” as Elliot instructed me. I was able to gain some insight on the type of equipment Mr. Hall’s engineer used, as well as some techniques used in his mixing process. Overall, it was an incredible experience.”  
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