What's the BuZZ?

Michael Kammes - Editor

Just the phrase, “Disruptive Technologies,” catches our attention. Editor, and one of our regular contributors to The Buzz, Michael Kammes, has some thoughts for us that we wanted to share with you.

The BuZZ Beat

Emily Marsh, Actress & Student

Acting is the basic and most important element that contributes to the success of a film or television project. As always, our industry is looking for new, fresh faces. Where are the actors of today getting trained, what are the studying, and what do they feel they need to do to get ready for the job market? Emily Marsh is a first year student at VCU majoring in the Performance Arts. We talk with her to get her perspective on our industry.

Bruce Nazarian - The Digital Guy

Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy, follows up on our musical discussion from two weeks ago. Today he joins us to provide some tips on how producers can work with composers to score their projects. And, along the way, for those on a really low budget, Bruce has some ideas on what you need to keep in mind when you are adding music to your own projects.

Arnie Sirlin - Owner, eCallSheet.com

Arnie Sirlin, Owner of eCallSheet.com, spent many years as a top cinematographer on Hollywood films. In the process, he noticed that the traditional method of doing call sheets was becoming cumbersome. He has spent the last three years developing an online system for Assistant Director's (AD’s) to use when writing and publishing call sheets! We liked that idea and want to find out more about it.

Pick our Brains

Your chance to get your technical and creative questions answered.