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How to Edit for Children’s Television

By Mike Sullivan
Fetch! is a reality show for kids, integrating live-action and animation.

Senior editor Arnie Harchik explains how he integrates 500 hours of studio, location, animated, and audio footage to create one season of WGBH’s Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman.

Next Generation Producers

By Karsten Hatch
Teens learn producing, and more, at SCAT's Next Generation Producers program.

Somerville Community Access Television (SCAT) opens the eyes of young talent.

Yoo-hoo, Filmmakers, Fight On!

By Maddy Kadish
Gertrude Berg is the mother of the modern-day sitcom.

Documentarian Aviva Kempner shines a light on the most famous woman in America you’ve never heard of in her film "Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg."

Top 10 Reality Show Audition Tips

By Angela Peri
Angela Peri manages an open casting call for "Edge of Darkness."

Boston Casting’s founder, Angela Peri, shares 10 pieces of advice when auditioning for reality shows.

Cheap Moviemaking with Public Access

By Karsten Hatch
In the studio at Somerville Community Access TV.

A former staffer at Framingham Public Access offers tips for maximizing the production potential of local cable access stations.

New England Producers Honor the Native American Experience

By Mike Sullivan
The first Thanksgiving as depicted in "We Shall Remain."

This month PBS launches an unprecedented multi-media event with We Shall Remain, a five-part series spearheaded by local producers and bolstered by New England talent and locations.

Hollywood New England Turns the Spotlight on Local Talent

By David Pierotti
Hollywood New England visited the owners of Studio 665 on location.

New Hampshire team aims to create an Entertainment Tonight
for New England television audiences.

Think Spring

By Ellen Mills
Patti Moreno is ready for spring.
Patti Moreno has another persona as “Garden Girl” on her website devoted to urban sustainable living.  Now she has two seasons to look forward to -- spring in the garden and hosting Farmer’s Almanac TV.

Getting "The Unscene" Seen

By Scott R. Caseley
Ron Mitchell (in gray coat) at an event for The Unscene.
Boston’s Ron Mitchell launches the second season of a television show that showcases the VIPs behind the VIPs, otherwise known as The Unscene.

Planting the Seeds of Tolerance

By Gita Pullapilly
Seeds of Tolerance Poster.
Looking for a place to view your film? Current TV’s Seeds of Tolerance contest gives filmmakers exposure, air time, and a whole lot of cash. But there’s more to this current competition than you think...

A Ride on the Other Side

By Ann Jackman
Judith Helfand's film "Blue Vinyl" was one of the local films featured on HBO's America Undercover series.
Learn about submitting your indie documentary to HBO's anthology series America Undercover and Cinemax's Reel Life in this segment of NewEnglandFilm.com’s "Dream to Screen" series.

Alterna-TV: Free Speech Television

By Ann Jackman
Democracy Now's Amy Goodman addresses thousands in Albuquerque on Jan. 18 at city's largest peace rally since the Vietnam War.
Looking for an alternative to commercial and cable television? Free Speech TV broadcasts documentaries, programs, and live events that focus on social justice and human rights issues.

A Place in the Sundance

By Emily Jansen
The Boston film "Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll" (pictured above) starring Eric Bogosian will air on the Sundance Channel.
NewEnglandFilm.com gathers advice from Sundance Channel’s Paola Freccero as part of the "Dream to Screen" series exploring how local filmmakers can get their works shown on national television.

Make Your P.O.V. Known

By Emily Jansen
Leah Mahan's "Sweet Old Song" is one of the New England projects to air on the 2002 P.O.V. season.  Photo: Michael Collopy.
Cara Mertes, the Executive Director of P.O.V., offers up advice on how to get your film on the PBS series.

Dream to Screen

By Stephanie Scott
Marlo Poras's first-time film "Mai's America" was funded in part with CPB and LEF grants.
One of the major funders of independent media today, the Independent Television Service offers advice on how to earn one of their coveted grants.

An Hour with Errol

By Dave Avdoian
Errol Morris diverges from the formula of documentary filmmaking.
Errol Morris talks to NewEnglandFilm.com about his television series, his process, and "labels," in part one of our two-part interview.

Celebrating Vermont Indies

By Amy Souza
 "My Mother's Early Lovers" aired as part of the new series.
Vermont Public Television's new series "Reel Independents" gives local filmmakers air time.

Stranger than Fiction

By Dave Avdoian
A still from the "First Person" series on Bravo.
Errol Moris breathes new life into television programming with his series "First Person" on Bravo.

Creating a Haven for Horror Fans

By Roj Froilan
horror
Roj Froilan gives the inside story on creating a new TV venue for horror films -- Horror Haven.

WGBH Profiles Local Films and Videos

By Amy Steele
theme
Hey, it really is local television. WGBH features the works of independent film/video makers April-May.

Say What You Will on Public Access

By Keith Wagner
Public access television.
Public Access TV is a little-acknowledged feature of our everyday viewing that warrants some closer examination.

The Internet Comes to TV on "Wild Wild Web"

By Keith Wagner
hosts
Boston-based TV series "Wild Wild Web" takes on the convergence of new and old media with some innovative ideas.

The Move Into Local Programming

By Sharon HainsfurtherAfter 15 years at the national level working for the WGBH-produced NOVA, Denise DiIanni packed her office up and moved across the street (literally) to local programming. Her decision came after careful thought about her commitment to the community around her, and what she saw as an opportunity to bring her professional work closer to home.