Contracts are important!

We as film student who are going to film school to become directors get very excited easily when it comes to making our movie and we should be. It's our passion. It's the reason why we are attending film school in the first place.  We write the script, we have actors come in for auditions, we get our fellow classmates to become our crew, we scout for locations and get the equipment we need to shoot the film. But there one thing that sometimes get's lost in the excitement of making the movie and that's living up to our obilgations as directors. When we are directing our films no matter what size the project is we are held to certain standard and must meet that standard. Many student directors at the last minute decide to drop out the project leaving everyone in limbo, not returning actors calls or not informing the crew on what they are filming that day on set. You never want to have a repuation where your cast and crew drop out of your project due to your behaivor on set. And you never want to drag into court because of it.

Allegedly, Director Lynne Ramsay, is being taken to court
for breaking her contract for the film "Jane Gota Gun". One of the reasons she is being taken to court is not having proper contracts on set. She was paid $750,000 to rewrite the screenplay and direct, but on the day shooting , she was nowhere to be found. Number of big name actors have drop out the project since then, allegedly due to her behavior on set. Ramsay, is also being taken to court for proper safety control for handling weapons on set, when pointing the prop  gun at the camera,  the camera crew before first taking proper safety procedures and coming to work drunk, allegedly.

So, film student directors stay professional at all times on your set, have the right contracts and paper on your set right,  treat
your actors with care and  crew with respect! P.S.  - ALSO COME TO  YOUR SET SOBER:)

failed to adhere to proper safety protocol for handling weapons on set, when she pointed a prop gun directly at a camera and, in turn, at the camera crew before first taking proper precautions.” - See more at: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/jane-got-a-gun-lawsuit.php#sthash.wnes0S8Z.dpuf

failed to adhere to proper safety protocol for handling weapons on set, when she pointed a prop gun directly at a camera and, in turn, at the camera crew before first taking proper precautions.” - See more at: http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/jane-got-a-gun-lawsuit.php#sthash.wnes0S8Z.dpuf

NYWIFT Shout out to AI!

For the past six months, New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) has been using AI students and facilities to assist in their archival project. The organization is filming senior members to recall their first experiences in the broadcast and feature industry, to pass onto future members. Check out the article below to for more details into the project and students involved!

NYWIFT Article - AI Student Involvement

New Quarter! and Wall Street

Welcome Back! It's good to see everyone again.
I know the break wasn't nearly as long as was needed. However, any break should be enjoyed.
Part of the luxury of my job is to find interesting things, film related, on the web so show you and nurture your growing, intellectual curiosity. Today, I felt the need to post something not film related, but media related.
A protest has been going on Wall Street for the past few weeks. http://occupywallst.org/ This protest began as a small group of people harboring negative emotion against the banking system in America. As time past, the word spread, the internet was recruiting more bodies. Before long, hundreds turned to thousands. Today, the protests reach a new level when local union workers gather to promote their efforts.
When the protest started, there was an unusual silence in the media. I heard about it everyday from my internet literate boyfriend, but nothing from any of the major cable networks. That got me thinking, "Why?" Then this post from CNN popped up.


It made me think. What is this all about? The reporting here is more opinion and less fact. The reporter interviewed only one person. Is that an accurate representation of the whole event? My opinion: I was disappointed in this reporter's efforts to investigate and tell a story that is interesting. Even if the protests are disorganized and without merit, give evidence to support that without emotion or opinion. That's my understanding of the news, to give fact without judgement.
Below is a video created by one of the protesters. This video is available on their site. Is this video a more accurate representation of the event? Or one sided like the rest of the news coverage?
So, what's your opinion on this event, on the media coverage? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts. - Eve.


Nobody Can Predict The Moment Of Revolution from ivarad on Vimeo.
We want to share insights into the formation of a new social movement as it is still taking shape in real time. The video was shot during the 5th and 6th day of the occupation. This idea to occupy the financial district in New York City was inspired by recent uprisings in Spain, Greece, Egypt, and Tunisia which most of us were following online. Despite of the corporate media's effort to silence the protests, and Yahoo's attempt to to censor it in e-mail communication, the occupation is growing in numbers and spreading to other cities in the US and abroad.

Please forward our video to likeminded people via email, facebook, twitter - and make the voices of dissent circulate.

Find the latest news, learn how to participate and support:
https://occupywallst.org