Filmmaking for Change: Make Films That Transform the World
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161593121X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 2003, he formed Right Angle Studios, a consulting firm that provided services to numerous film festivals and indie filmmakers. In 2011, Fitzgerald launched Cinecause, an intersection of socially relevant films, celebrities, news, and related causes. In 2009, Fitzgerald transitioned back into production, developing socially relevant films (The Back Nine, Dance Of Liberation, The Highest Pass). The film site provides a filter to quality films, while increasing awareness and donations to related causes around the world.. About the Author With a degree in Film Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, Fitzgerald directed his first film in 1994, and then co-founded the Slamdance Film Festival in 1995 and was the Executive Director for the next two years before becoming the Festival Director at the American Film Institute (1997-
With this book, creative artists will learn the keys to successfully producing and distributing the most powerful form of mass communication.. Storytelling through entertainment can inform, enlighten, and inspire audiences to get involved in the issues our world now faces
In 2011, Fitzgerald launched Cinecause, an intersection of socially relevant films, celebrities, news, and related causes. In 2003, he formed Right Angle Studios, a consulting firm that provided services to numerous film festivals and indie filmmakers. With a degree in Film Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara, Fitzgerald directed his first film in 1994, and then co-founded the Slamdance Film Festival in 1995 a
"The Intersection of Real Life and Reel Life" according to Christina Hamlett. When is a movie more than a movie? In Jon Fitzgerald's book, "Filmmaking for Change," the answer is delivered with punch and clarity: a movie takes on new dimensions when it has the power to educate, to enlighten, and to transform its target demographic long past the final fade of credits.Veteran filmmaker Fitzgerald (who is also the founder of CineCause) is no stranger to the influences that movies can wield, oftentimes going back to childhood recollections. "Without even know. Dave Watson, Editor, Movies Matter said Essential, accessible. Jon Fitzgerald draws us in with Chapter One, entitled "The Power of Film," in his book, "Filmmaking for Change." Film can be powerful. Fitzgerald quickly moves to sections on documentary and narrative story structures. This guy quickly struck me as knowing how to involve an audience, invoking the adage that it's not the story, but how the story's told. This book also unveils the step-by-step filmmaking process, analyzes recent films that have affected change, and how to navigat. Great for this newbie As a newbie documentary maker, I had no idea where to start. Filmmaking for change is a fabulous step by step book with great info from which I suspect even a more seasoned filmmaker would learn a few tips too. My process is just beginning and I'll check back when I'm farther along and share just how much Filmmaking for Change helped. I expect to refer to it often!