May 2006

Team Queen

interviews

Short Format, Prime Lens
This month, Justin Lerner screens his latest short Maggie’s Not Here at the Tribeca Underground Film Festival and returns to his hometown of Wayland, MA to cast and scout for his next project, The Replacement Child.

Making It, Out of the Woods
Vermont native, Samuel Dowe-Sandes, talks about life in Los Angeles, directing his first film, and why he keeps finding his way back home. His film Out of the Woods screens at the Tribeca Film Festival in May.

Can-Can Attitude
Local filmmaker Lulu Wang speaks to NewEnglandFilm.com about her latest film, Can-Can, that will be shooting in the Cape this summer.

Rapping with Mike
In 2001, during a post 9/11 work slow down, cameraman Mike Latino met a locally renowned beaver trapper named Ernie Beckwith. Latino spent the next six months following Beckwith through the woods during trapping season to make Trapping with Ernie, which will be shown this month at the Berkshire International Film Festival.

technology

First Look: Panasonic AG-HVX200 DVCPro HD Camcorder
David Tamés details the ins and outs of P2 cards in the second part of this article. (Also see part 1)

industry

How to Be an... Assistant Director
Rosalie McManis shares her wisdom gained as an Assistant Director on Mom the Movie, screening at this month's Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.  

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