Filmmaking in New Zealand
Wayne Johnson is a media producer in New Zealand; specifically, at the University of Otago, in Dunedin. New Zealand was not considered a hotbed of film-making until Peter Jackson exploded on the scene...
View ArticleCopyright Win for Filmmaker
Jack Lerner, Director of the USC Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic won a major victory on allowing Fair Use access to encrypted DVD materials last week with the U.S. Copyright Office....
View ArticleA Podcast About Telling Stories
Norman Hollyn, professor at the USC Film School, has a new hobby! He’s the executive producer and co-host of “2 Reel Guys,” a video podcast devoted to helping filmmakers improve their visual...
View ArticleThe Aesthetics Of Visual Story-Telling
Norman Hollyn is the Head of the Editing Track at the USC Film School. Plus, he’s an editor in his own right with several feature films to his credit. But the reason we invited him back to the Buzz...
View ArticleUsing SAG Actors in Low-Budget Productions
A graduate of the Florida State University Film School, Aloura M. Charlesmentored with critically acclaimed directors, Ron Howard and Martin Scorsese. She’s recently launched a new comedy series that...
View Article2011 GV Expo: Lt. Col. Francisco Hamm, U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col. Francisco Hamm, Entertainment Liaison Office – LA, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Francisco Hamm helps the film-making community get access to military facilities and personnel. Though he worked with...
View Article2011 GV Expo: Ken Hawes, U.S. Army Public Affairs Office – L.A.
Ken Hawes, Director, US Army Public Affairs Office-L.A. Ken Hawes discusses how the US Army Public Affairs Office in Los Angeles can provide assistance to filmmakers in creating military-based stories...
View Article2011 GV Expo: Sean Carroll, U.S. Coast Guard
Sean Carroll, Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Like other military services, the U.S. Coast Guard runs a public affairs office to help filmmakers work with the Coast Guard. In this interview,Commander Sean...
View ArticleNews from the USC Film School
Norman Hollyn is a regular contributor to The BuZZ. He is also an award-winning editor and a Professor at the USC Film School in Los Angeles. It’s a new year and we haven’t yet asked Norman what his...
View ArticleCollaborating Around the World
Norman Hollyn is a long-time film, television and music editor, plus he’s an Associate Professor and Head of the Editing Track at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts....
View ArticleDV Expo 2012 – Bruce Master: Update on LTO-5 and the New LTO-6
Bruce Master, Senior Program Manager for Tape Storage at IBM and Paivi Juvonen from Quantum Archiving is another essential element of post-production and the current favorite archiving technology is...
View ArticleNorman Hollyn: Training Filmmakers Internationally
Norman Hollyn is an experienced film editor, a professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, and a world-traveler, helping filmmakers around the globe improve their story-telling skills. Norman joins us...
View ArticleNorman Hollyn: How to Keep the “Funny” in Comedy During Editing
Last week, we spoke with Jeremy Hunt about his comedy short film called “Fix It In Post.” This week, we continue our discussion about comedy by visiting with USC Professor Norman Hollyn. Norman has...
View ArticleMichael Jorgensen: The Making – and Controversy – of “Unclaimed”
Moving, emotional and controversial, the documentary Unclaimed is set to open Westdocs next week. Written, produced and directed by Emmy-award winner Michael Jorgensen, Michael joins us this week to...
View ArticleNorman Hollyn: Teaching the Craft of Editing at the USC Film School
Norman Hollyn is an award-winning editor and professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Earlier this week, he returned from Prague, where he’s been teaching editors about the craft of editing. He...
View ArticleMike Timm: Casting the Independent Feature Film
Mike Timm is a filmmaker who is winning awards with his first project, A Guy, A Girl, A Space Helmet. He is prepping and casting his next feature, Thug in Love. He joins us this week to talk about the...
View ArticleJeff G. Rack: Designing a Set for Maximum Shock
Horror needs an environment in which to scare the audience. Jeff G. Rack, an award-winning set designer, producer and director, tells us the intricacies of designing a set that enables the director’s...
View ArticleNorman Hollyn: Reasons for Hope: Education
Norman Hollyn is an editor, writer and professor at USC. He’s deeply involved in enabling the students of today to succeed in the job world of tomorrow. Tonight, he explains how life-long learning is...
View ArticlePierson Clair: How to Keep Your Data Safe in The Cloud
Increasingly, media creators are being invited to move their assets to The Cloud. Given that we are all paranoid by nature, is it possible to keep our data safe once its stored in The Cloud? Tonight,...
View ArticlePatrick Dent: Educating Entrepreneurs
The days of working 40 years for the same company are over. Now, each of us needs to be much more agile in our career. Tonight, we talk with Patrick Dent, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at USC...
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