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June 2001

Photos from the Women in Film and Video New England Gala

An Evening Gala

By Hillary E. Cutter
Amy Geller, incoming president and Lucia Small, outgoing president.
Women in Film and Video celebrate their 20th Anniversary by supporting a local non-profit organization and honoring actress Rebecca Pidgeon.

Industry News

By Allison Twomey
"The Empty Mirror" will screen on June 10 at the Harvard Film Archive.
A report of news & events in the local industry for June 2001.

High-Five to Adobe After Effects

By Peter Bohush
After Effects started out as a software program and along the way became an entire industry.
Whether you are an old-time Adobe After Effects user or a novice, you'll find a powerful and feature-packed program in 5.0 that is surprisingly easy to navigate and understand.

All Eyes on P-town

By Tiffany Patrick
Ted Hope and James Schamus will receive the Filmmakers on the Edge Award at this year's festival.
John Waters, edgy filmmakers, and films on the move? It must be time again for the Annual Provincetown International Film Festival.

Ready! Action! Kill!

By Alex RappRoger Corman helps a first time feature-film director and producer make their own "slasher" film.

Post-Colonial, Bona Fide, Cape Verdean-American Diva

By Evelyn Adams Carrigan
Claire Adrade-Watkins.
Claire Andrade-Watkins brings the voices of African and "Cape Verdean/Brazilian/Portuguese" filmmakers to the big screen.

First-Hand Adventures of a First-Time Filmmaker, Part 9: It Ain't Over Even After It's Over

By Lorre Fritchy
Picture Meets Sound: Lorre with composer Jeanine Cowen.
It ain't over (even after it's over). Lorre Fritchy takes us on her last adventure to discuss music, packaging, and film festivals.

Stuck with Two Green Thumbs

By Chris Cooke
A still from "Green."
A review of the film "Green" by Marc Powers.

Plugged In: Psunami and Delirium

By Peter Bohush
"Delirium" enables you to create or alter images and videos to add fire, falling rain and snow, fog and other special effects.
Two Power-Packed After Effects Plug-Ins Create Big Effects for Film and Multimedia.

Brother Born Again

By Amanda Johnston of the Boston Jewish Film Festival
A still from "Brother Born Again."
A young bisexual Jewish filmmaker reconnects with her born-again brother in "a film without an ending."

How to Be a... Researcher

By Emily Jansen
Evan Hadingham.
As suggested by one of our readers (see, we do listen) this month, NewEnglandFilm.com finds out what it takes to be a film researcher.

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.