Filmmakers are the second and third storytellers.
The director interprets and visualizes the screenplay, directs the actors and is the single creative force that keeps everything within one vision. The cinematographer controls light, framing and movement. The picture editor reshapes the footage to make the most of what was shot into a cohesive and compelling story. And anyone who has ever seen a horror movie knows just how much can be created with sound design and music. In this section you will learn from professional filmmakers just how to make all the element of this collaborative art of filmmaking come together. All of them are artists that willingly share their insights to you!
- John Ottman [Composer / Director / Film editor]
John Ottman has been interested in movies for most of his life. As he grew up, he knew he wanted to work in film, and over the past several years he has hit his stride scoring many films for Bryan Singer and other directors.
Read more >> - Alan Howarth [Sound Designer / Composer]
If you are a fan of science fiction or horror films then chances are you are also a fan of Alan Howarth. He is the man responsible for making the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end and your blood race swiftly through your veins.
Read more >> - Ed Marx [Picture Editor]
Ed Marx has been in the editing business for over 30 years. He spent the first half of his career in Chicago editing commercials before moving to Hollywood and entering the world of feature films. Nothing daunted him… his first film editing was Orson Welles’ lost film, It’s All True. For this film,…
Read more >> - Tom Holland [Director / Producer / Writer]
Only an elite few fall under the title producer, director, writer, and actor. Tom Holland is one of those few. Not only does he belong to this prestigious Hollywood group, he writes and directs with a voice that is uniquely his own. His mix of humor and horror has a Hitchcock undertone, which he cre…
Read more >> - John Fasano [Writer / Producer / Director]
John Fasano has been around for a couple of decades, and has gathered a real cult following from among those who love the 80s heavy-metal/horror flicks that abounded during the last days of the drive-in movie theatre.
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