Kamil Dobrowolski
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As a professional editor, I have worked on feature-length documentaries, narratives and in advertising.
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This is a statement made originally by François Truffaut, which has resonated deeply with me since I first discovered it.
CONTINUE READING POSTJoan Brooker-Marks
![Headshot of faculty member Joan Brooker closeup of face smiling at camera](https://film.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/joan-214x270.jpg)
As we encourage our students to represent lived-life experiences with thoughtfulness, we are also confronted with a media that often distorts or fabricates the realities of the day, requiring critical and conscious conversations that help to make meaning of the world we live in.
CONTINUE READING POSTGeorge LaVoo
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It is surprising to many first time directors that the skill most necessary is not “ultimate control” but “communication.” Directors have the final say, but the best directors create an atmosphere that is free, open, and collaborative.
CONTINUE READING POSTDejan Georgevich, ASC
As a director/cinematographer, I love the diversity of experience working in features, television, documentaries, or commercials as each genre informs the other that enriches my work. I see my role as a guardian of the visual image and storyteller translating from the written word to a visual grammar.
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I draw from my personal experience to demonstrate how a director works with both cast and crew.
CONTINUE READING POSTAnder Agudo
A sentiment I’ve too often heard during my career is, “ I don’t understand sound.” We live in a culture where everything is visual, and we are seemingly losing our ears.
CONTINUE READING POSTClay Holley
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Beginning his career as an Audio engineer and music producer, he started working in post production as a sound designer and mixer after arriving in NYC.
CONTINUE READING POSTMichael Joshua Rowin
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It is a medium that trafficks in art, entertainment, self-expression, documentation, ideology, and, at its most basic level, audio-visual communication.
CONTINUE READING POSTNelson Isava
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Whether I’m making films, crafting a digital video content campaign for a client, developing an original series for YouTube or directing short documentary profiles, it is always the story which becomes my priority.
CONTINUE READING POSTDr. Amresh Sinha
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My approach to pedagogy is mediated through a desire to cultivate and instill in students both a sense of high competence and a sincere pleasure regarding the textual materials we engage together in the classroom.
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