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Independent Filmmaker Conference: NYC

Lights Film School students get a 20% discount at the Independent Filmmaker Conference this year! IFP FILMMAKER CONFERENCE September 19 – 23, 2010 – NYC Taking place during the 32nd annual Independent Film Week, IFP’s five-day Filmmaker Conference: The Future of Film, is the must-attend event that welcomes the independent film community to participate in [...]

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Lights Film School Student Interview

Hello Marty. Congratulations on the productions you’ve worked on recently. You’ve had your hands in commercials, music videos and documentaries all within the course of 1 year. At this point in your career your focus is fairly broad. Do you plan on narrowing down your area of interest

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Documentary Filmmaker Interview

Lights Film School Online was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview two independent documentary filmmakers. Dawn Mikkelson and Melissa Koch told Lights Film School about their recent feature documentary project entitled “Red Tail”.

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How to write a Logline

Once you’ve done your preliminary research on your film or documentary you’ll want to start the process of crafting your logline.  This will help you identify some of the most important elements of your story and it’s a great reference to keep you on the right track. A logline is generally a one to two [...]

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