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WEBYes, the Film Independent Forum is back, happily in person again, and with a new global twist. With so much going over the two days, we wanted to highlight some of the panels and events we missed in our last post on the Forum.
The Fi Hall of Fame: A Brief History of Film Music
WEBJul 5, 2024 · Orson Welles (L) and Bernard Herrman (standing at right) during a 1940s radio broadcast. This is a unique period in the history of film scoring. Exploding with creativity, music written for the movies consistently matches the artistry of the films themselves. Composers during this period primarily come from backgrounds in concert music, and ...
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WEBFebruary 22 2025. February 22. 2025. We are currently accepting submissions for the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards – all the details are available right here. The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards is officially in the books. Here are the marvelously talented winners from this year's show. Aidy Bryant's opening monologue is one that ...
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WEBFilm Independent Presents Home - Film Independent. 01. 01. This screening at Harmony Gold includes a conversation with executive producer Amy Baer and actor Maria Bakalova. Filmmaker RaMell Ross will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The Fi Hall of Fame: Anatomy of a Great Film Score – ‘Psycho’
WEBAug 18, 2023 · In this special Halloween-themed bonus installment, we’re coming back down to earth (and checking into a suspiciously dilapidated family-run motel off the highway) to take a closer listen to one of the most iconic horror scores of all time: that for the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic, is a study in economy. Underfunded, Hitchcock was …
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WEBFilm Independent awards over $845,000 in cash and production services to filmmakers each year. Film Independent Grants & Awards allow filmmakers to advance their current projects and help recognize professional accomplishments in independent film. With questions and for more information about Film Independent Grants & Awards, please …
How 1978’s ‘Halloween’ Invented the Modern Slasher Movie
WEBOct 16, 2023 · It’s that time of year, when horror fans unite for a month of celebratory screenings of their favorite horror movies. And what more aptly named film to celebrate this month than the 1978 John Carpenter-directed, Debra Hill-produced classic Halloween, which many credit with inventing the whole slasher-film subgenre.. As you undoubtedly …
The Fi Hall of Fame: Hacking Film – Why 24 Frames Per Second?
WEBJul 31, 2023 · Economics dictated shooting closer to the threshold of the illusion, and most silent films were filmed around 16-18 frames per second (fps), then projected closer to 20-24 fps. This is why motion in those old silent films is so comical, the film is sped up: A 14% temporal difference in picture is acceptable to audiences (people just move faster ...
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ICYMI: Celluloid vs. Digital, Where Are We Now? Checking in with …
WEBJan 14, 2021 · In 2002, George Lucas’s became the first major feature to be shot entirely on digital. Seven years later, – shot primarily on digital – won an Oscar for Best Cinematography. By 2013, the number of major films shot digitally finally outnumbered those shot on celluloid. The next year, Paramount announced it would no longer release …