While at CMF I added a Special Effects Makeup workshop where this awesome guy Nick, who has worked on shows ranging from Teen Wolf to Grimm, showed us tips/how to make some pretty ugly looking scars/wounds that look super realistic.
Went to the screening of Trainwreck, directed by Judd Apatow (if you didn't know that already). It was a cool experience to be in a theater filled with fellow filmmakers from around the country.
The next panel was with, the amazing director & cinematographer, Michael Goi. One of the first things he mentioned was that "There is no such thing as bad lighting" and if Michael Goi says that, I believe it.
In the Professional Tools For Mirrorless Cameras, Tom Curley had a lot to say on the latest camera tools and techniques for creating awesome content. It was pretty cool hearing the pros and cons to having a lightweight mirrorless cameras vs. DSLR’s.
The Oakwoods mixer was pretty cool. We were able to connect with other students who are here doing pretty much the same program.
Personally, I think that good acting and high production value make a good short film. When participating in a thing like CMF its hard to find actors (especially good ones) in such a short amount of time. if the acting isn't good everything goes down hill from there. Of all of the shorts I saw it seemed though everyone did a pretty good job getting the message they were portraying in the film across in the five minute time length. Alabama did awesome.