Also, we had Sandra Schulman of Columbia University come and lecture us last Thursday on some of the red tape aspect of the film industry. She's helped a lot with independent films throughout her lengthy career as a producer, and she even helped found the Independent Feature Project! As of right now, she's founding a company called IndieCollect, which catalogs all independent films made in America (I think).
She also asked an important question while she lectured us. "Why are you going into film?" Is it to make money? If that's the reason, then you should probably stop now. Are you an entertainer? Is it a way to express yourself? I think I'm doing it because movies is something I've always loved and I positively love being involved in making them!
At the end of her lecture, she got kind of emotional... I hardly ever see guest speakers, or professors for that matter, tear up at the end of a lecture. She kind of wished us luck in our ventures and told us if we have a dream or a passion, don't let it go! Don't let it go! It was really something special.
Today, we had Doug Wellman come and speak to us. It was kind of funny, because I was talking with Tyler and Colby before class about how I wanted to meet the guy, and then he just showed up to class!!
He's a former associate dean of USC School of Cinematic Arts, which is the best film school in the country. He took our entire class period lecturing about the role of a producer, project insurance, and copyright. Insurance? Insurance?? It's a good thing he came by and explained those things, because insurance never would have crossed my mind when it comes to making a film. That's why I go to college for these things, I guess! But he was very engaging and articulate, and it sounds like he may be joining the family of film teachers by next semester! That'll be so awesome!!
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