July 2008

Marine biologist-turned filmmaker Dr. Randy Olson uses
laughter as a vehicle for change.

Industry veteran Raúl daSilva outlines the basics of script writing to help filmmakers assess the framework on which their film will be built.

Gregory Roscoe left a stable job to make a film about a
family that circumnavigates the globe in a 33 foot sloop.

John Rule and Brian Malcolm talk mergers, futures, and how
a new space will serve local filmmakers.

A report of news & happenings in the local industry for
July 2008

Self-taught filmmaker AD Calvo turned his triggerstreet and
YouTube success into a feature, The Other Side of The Tracks, a spooky
tale of lost love and mysterious visions, screening at the Woods Hole Film
Festival on July 31st.

Documentarian Anne Makepeace returns to New England with a Guggenheim and a fellowship to the Radcliffe Institute.

A breezy recap of a festival famed for focusing primarily
on the screenwriter's contribution.