Before I made my trek to Vancouver back in November, I had the opportunity to interview a wonderful indie filmmaker team--Ross and Maria Munro. I was only able to publish my interview with Ross before I left, and I am incredibly pleased to now share my chat with his lovely wife, Maria. As one who is involved with the marketing/production side of films, Maria was able to share her own unique opinion concerning her views about and her experience with the indie film scene.
RH: It is great how I recently talked to your husband, and now I get to talk to you, Maria.
MM: Thank you so much for the opportunity.
You're welcome. {pause} As I was l looking over what you've done, it looks like you've mainly been involved as a producer, art designer, costume designer--that seems to be the end you've handled. How did you get involved with doing this in the entertainment business?
I started off with architecture. That was what I studied. Then things changed in my life, and I decided years later that it was time to try something else. So I decided to become a graphic designer. Then I came to Canada and worked as a graphic designer in a company for years. But I was getting uninspired, and I knew I needed a change, but I didn't know what to do. It was a point
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With a scripted feature film, you have a script to follow. You have to set up the shots, the costumes, the props, the sets, how many days you need for filming. It's a little more structure, and it's a little bit more rigid in that way. With a documentary, things come up that you may not have thought of in the beginning. It can be a bit more flexible. But with A Legacy of Whining, it was more, "We have to do this, and we have to do it at this time." We needed to have everything that was needed so we could shoot when we were supposed to. So it's completely different. And I love both
Festivals, Interviews and the Art of Filmmaking." Can Social Media Help "Indie" Filmmakers Make It Big. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.
Narrative documentaries create and develop a story, normally following a person and their ambitions. This type of documentary is more comparable to fictional films versus non-narrative films because the information presented does not have to be sequential as long as it is factual (302,303).
First, Anna’s documentary may not require the audience to be actively involved as much as print. It is less demanding, and require less energy. Documentary also give the viewers visual effects which means that we, as viewer, do not have to assume or guess the emotions or actions that are taken place. To add to the advantages, films, especially if they are documentaries, happen at a slower pace. It can take years to create a film and therefore, more information can be gathered. However some disadvantages is manipulation. Content can be edited, erased, or contrived. It could be a gate keep and only show what it wants the audience to see. When using print, we, as readers, have to be active. We are forced to analysis the story and look in-between the lines. We want to understand the story and identify the resolution, and with that, we have to be interested in the topic. I also think that not having video or film with print is an advantage because it is fun trying to imagine the images. We can create our own perspective of the situation instead of relying on someone else’s perception. Sadly, this can also be a disadvantage because, as viewers, we create our own perception, but it could be the wrong perception. Another disadvantage of print is the pace. New is faster is most of the time have a deadline. I am pretty sure Paige, who wrote Cynthia’ story, had a limited amount of
what I wanted to become. So after graduation I decided to explore my options at
SHAHRAZAD: Please join us Griselda; I am glad you could come to the party. I heard about the current events between you and your husband; I am glad that everything worked out in the end.
This week, I got the chance to interview Maggie McMinn. I learned a lot of new stuff about her that I hadn’t already known. She’s a pretty amazing girl.
Every time I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always had different answers. An author, a photographer, even a video game tester. I've juggled lots of different careers, and yet I still don't seem to know which one I really want to do. When I was younger I always loved to write. Fiction was my favorite genre, especially when it comes to dystopian worlds. I always joked with my friends and family that after I become an author and "make millions off my first book", I'd be able to buy them whatever they desired. After I got a bit older though, writing just wasn't my top priority anymore, I lost interest in it sadly. Don't get me wrong I still like it, I'm just never in the mood to write anymore. So, being an author was crossed
Hugo: Fine. When I heard you speak at the TED talks presentation in New York, I had to phone your agent and see if we could get you on the show.
My present interest in art is more graphic/typography based, although I do enjoy all areas of art. I have been designing graphics on my computers from a young age and have work published in national magazines. Not all the graphical work I do is computer based, I enjoy using traditional mediums in a clean graphical way, as I find it more satisfying working on a larger scale and producing something more "real". My current course has helped me "branch out" more; I have experimented in many disciplines successfully producing paintings, pastels and drawings, which I had never really developed fully before.
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning and also the basis of education. Curiosity had killed the cat indeed, however the cat died nobly. Lives of Girls and Women is a novel written by Nobel Prize Literature winner, Alice Munro. This novel is about a young girl, Del Jordan, who lives on Flats Road, Ontario. The novel is divided into eight chapters; and each chapter refers to a new, unique event in Del's life. As an overall analysis of the book reveals that Del Jordan's intriguing curiosity has helped her throughout her life, and enabled her to gain further knowledge The character is often seen in scenarios where her attention is captivated, and through the process of learning she acquires information in order to her answers her questions about particular subjects. There are many examples in the book that discuss Del’s life, and how she managed to gain information, as well as learn different methods of learning along the way.
I recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Jane Cahill, a professor at The University of Winnipeg in the Classics department. As Dr. Cahill has taught a course about Ancient Greek and Latin in contemporary English, I knew she would make a good subject for an interview as she would have a greater depth of knowledge in words derived from Latin and Greek. Therefore an interview with Dr. Cahill would not only be educational for my readers, but for myself as well.
Lasting from Feb. 23-26, the film festival will include nearly 20 films made exclusively by independent filmmakers. Shedding light on films that would otherwise not be seen in theatres dominated by major production companies is another one of Minarovic’s intentions. By intertwining both short and full-length films made independently into the festival, gives filmmakers the exposure needed to thrive in an industry so heavily weighted on
As a child, I liked to watch the “behind the scenes” of a movie. My sisters and I always tried to recreate the movies I watched behind the scenes footage for – I was always the director and editor, and they were the actresses. It was around my freshmen year in school when one day I was editing a video me and my sisters had made I realized that I decided that I wanted to become a movie director. So, if I could have a ticket to go anywhere, it would be to a studio in Hollywood to direct a Hollywood movie.
My first camera gave me a direction for my future, along with the guidance of two inspiring teachers and the insightful films by Ingmar Bergman. Freshman year, I reluctantly took Video Journalism, but in this class I had discovered that I enjoyed recording and editing videos. The next three years I spent in Video Yearbook embedded my desire to move forward in the field of cinematography and film/video production. Additionally, I am fascinated by the creation of movies and the stories they tell. The art of a film coming together is both, exciting and complicated. A bachelor’s degree will be essential to understanding that a movie making process is collaborative and requires organizational techniques. The benefits of
Most of my life has been focused on my career. I never really thought about my life outside of high school until my junior year. It was not until this year that I realized all the things that were involved with my career interests. Although I am very committed to my career choices. I have chosen to major in elementary education and minor in photography.