The TV show "Life After Film School" is coming to USC to interview undergrad and graduate students in the film program who are interested in being apart of the show.
The show interviews current filmmakers in the industry, such as Seth MacFarlane and Rainn Wilson, about their lives after film school.
I will be auditioning to be that person who interviews them!
Cool? YES!
Cross your fingers!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Ashley Maria IMDB Page
My first IMDB page!
I worked on a film last spring, "Get Some" as a production assistant, and they have officially posted themselves on IMDB -- the Internet Movie Database.
Student films usually get an IMDB credit page if their films are accepted into festivals, and I am assuming this is how "Get Some" got their credit. Even though I helped out on the film, I do not keep up with where the film goes. Only the director and producer are in charge of sending out the film and the key players on the film (the director, producer, editor, director of photography) are involved in the festival process. The director gives IMDB their list of crew and people's pages are created...like mine!
As you look at the page, you'll notice it asks if I want to post a photo. If I wanted a photo and resume, I believe I have to pay about $20 bucks a month. At this moment, I cannot afford that! Sorry IMDB!!
One thing that's kinda cool -- since I've posted my "Ashley Maria" IMDB page, I have had friends clicking on my page. This increases my "popularity" and now I am up 2,269% in popularity ... Tom Cruise on the other hand? He is down 1% in popularity ... beat that Tom!!
I worked on a film last spring, "Get Some" as a production assistant, and they have officially posted themselves on IMDB -- the Internet Movie Database.
Student films usually get an IMDB credit page if their films are accepted into festivals, and I am assuming this is how "Get Some" got their credit. Even though I helped out on the film, I do not keep up with where the film goes. Only the director and producer are in charge of sending out the film and the key players on the film (the director, producer, editor, director of photography) are involved in the festival process. The director gives IMDB their list of crew and people's pages are created...like mine!
As you look at the page, you'll notice it asks if I want to post a photo. If I wanted a photo and resume, I believe I have to pay about $20 bucks a month. At this moment, I cannot afford that! Sorry IMDB!!
One thing that's kinda cool -- since I've posted my "Ashley Maria" IMDB page, I have had friends clicking on my page. This increases my "popularity" and now I am up 2,269% in popularity ... Tom Cruise on the other hand? He is down 1% in popularity ... beat that Tom!!
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Gearing Up for my 2nd Semester at USC
508 : Production II
The second semester (called 508) consists of 4+ months of a more focused learning. We are grouped in teams of 3 to create three individual 5-minute films. Each film must be no longer than 6 minutes and include 30s of credits. We are not allowed more than 2 pages of dialogue in a 5 page script. We also are not allowed to use car mounts or go over a $1,000 budget. Each member of this 3-person team has a different role to play during each film. I will start off by working on team member Karen Corneille’s film as the Producer. My job is to develop the logistics, finding and securing the scene locations, and to coordinate the casting. The second film will be mine – where I will be the Director. And finally, towards the end of the semester, my job will be cinematography on team member Carolyn Corbett’s film. Each film will take 4 weeks to make; filming to happen during 2 weekends.
So, while I worked over the summer to pay for school I also worked to write my script. Professors worked too! – reviewing and advising on all 508 scripts. And, because filming was to begin the first week of school, we all had to return to LA early to begin 2 weeks worth of prep work. This was a huge challenge. I am sure they didn’t realize it but USC was our biggest obstacle.
In order to post for auditions, reserve a room for auditions, or rent equipment, we must have what USC calls a "Production Number." Those were not given to us until Thursday before school started which gave us two weeks to prepare for our first weekend of filming. We wanted to have auditions on Thursday, but because of the lack of being able to post our audition announcement, we had to have auditions on Monday and Tuesday. This put us behind a week because not only do we need to hold Call Backs we also need to have rehearsals, all in one week! Each person in our group has been equally pushing to get the things we need.
I am surprised USC allowed this to happen to the first director in the semester. It is incredibly hard to get everything we need for a shoot, especially since we don't have real money to entice last minute crew workers or pay for props/locations on short notice. All I can promise is really good food on set!
I feel that this process could have been a lot more successful had we finalized our scripts long before school began and were given production numbers at least a week in advance.
We will make the best film we can, but we are currently pushing ourselves too hard and have to remind ourselves to focus on the art of filmmaking. As producer, I am trying to make the director's life easier so she can be creative. I get to be creative on my film October!
And speaking of my film ... here's the Log Line:
"Friday Night Fright" by Ashley Maria
With his parents finally gone, Andy is left alone to watch his favorite late night horror show "Friday Night Fright." But in tonight's episode, Andy is not the only one doing the watching.
dun dun dunnnn
The second semester (called 508) consists of 4+ months of a more focused learning. We are grouped in teams of 3 to create three individual 5-minute films. Each film must be no longer than 6 minutes and include 30s of credits. We are not allowed more than 2 pages of dialogue in a 5 page script. We also are not allowed to use car mounts or go over a $1,000 budget. Each member of this 3-person team has a different role to play during each film. I will start off by working on team member Karen Corneille’s film as the Producer. My job is to develop the logistics, finding and securing the scene locations, and to coordinate the casting. The second film will be mine – where I will be the Director. And finally, towards the end of the semester, my job will be cinematography on team member Carolyn Corbett’s film. Each film will take 4 weeks to make; filming to happen during 2 weekends.
We went location scouting on Friday for Karen Corneille's script. She needs a rocky cliff. Here is a photo of the location we are securing.
USC was our Biggest Obstacle
So, while I worked over the summer to pay for school I also worked to write my script. Professors worked too! – reviewing and advising on all 508 scripts. And, because filming was to begin the first week of school, we all had to return to LA early to begin 2 weeks worth of prep work. This was a huge challenge. I am sure they didn’t realize it but USC was our biggest obstacle.
In order to post for auditions, reserve a room for auditions, or rent equipment, we must have what USC calls a "Production Number." Those were not given to us until Thursday before school started which gave us two weeks to prepare for our first weekend of filming. We wanted to have auditions on Thursday, but because of the lack of being able to post our audition announcement, we had to have auditions on Monday and Tuesday. This put us behind a week because not only do we need to hold Call Backs we also need to have rehearsals, all in one week! Each person in our group has been equally pushing to get the things we need.
I am surprised USC allowed this to happen to the first director in the semester. It is incredibly hard to get everything we need for a shoot, especially since we don't have real money to entice last minute crew workers or pay for props/locations on short notice. All I can promise is really good food on set!
I feel that this process could have been a lot more successful had we finalized our scripts long before school began and were given production numbers at least a week in advance.
We will make the best film we can, but we are currently pushing ourselves too hard and have to remind ourselves to focus on the art of filmmaking. As producer, I am trying to make the director's life easier so she can be creative. I get to be creative on my film October!
And speaking of my film ... here's the Log Line:
"Friday Night Fright" by Ashley Maria
With his parents finally gone, Andy is left alone to watch his favorite late night horror show "Friday Night Fright." But in tonight's episode, Andy is not the only one doing the watching.
dun dun dunnnn
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