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The End of Summer Equals Rejection! But Does it Have To?

John FK Parenteau October 5, 2022 Guest Blog
by Fi Dieter

The first few leaves are crunching on the ground; A sign that Summer is at its end, and with it, the hopes of many aspiring writers and writer/directors. That’s right. The end of Summer is when several major contests and fellowships announce the lucky few...

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The Power of Comic Sans

John FK Parenteau July 6, 2022 Guest Blog

By Sophia Hasegawa (Actor / Writer)

If you’re like me, you’ve always spent more time thinking about writing than actually writing. My childhood consisted of countless barely-started novels and journals, doodled story-boards that I got two pages into, and fantastical worlds I would daydream about but never write...

The thing is, I struggle with executive functioning and extreme procrastination...

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Out Of The Cocoon

John FK Parenteau June 1, 2022 Guest Blog

by John L Curtis

2002. Windows down. Coldplay’s “Clocks” was blasting and I thought the entertainment industry was about to be served to me on a silver platter.

I had just moved to Los Angeles with my big fish/small pond acting credits under my belt. Get to LA. Get an agent. Get in the union. Regularly book TV and film gigs. This was going to be easy...

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5 Useful Steps You Can Take when You Have To Create On a Tight Deadline

John FK Parenteau June 1, 2022 Guest Blog

By Fi Dieter

Whether you’re like me, sprinting to deliver the “final revised polished” draft of your thesis screenplay, or you suddenly got the news that you have 48 hours to prep for a pitch that could change your career, we all know the feeling of having to deliver our best work under pressure...
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Growing a Production Company In a Pandemic

John FK Parenteau April 29, 2022 Guest Blog
Creating a Film Festival and Film Community

By Nick Hellyer

Art is collaboration is art is collaboration is art... Got it?
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Crowdfunding – A Case Study

John FK Parenteau March 29, 2022 Guest Blog

by Leah Cevoli

Unless today is your first day on the internet, you’ve probably come across a few crowdfunding campaigns, perhaps you’ve pledged to one, or maybe you’ve even participated in or run one yourself. Either way, I don’t think I need to remind you that it’s hard work, and yet I’m about to. See, I’ve managed somewhere around 75 successful campaigns and coached and consulted on hundreds more and I can pretty much spot a winner right off the bat...

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Congrats First Frame Fellow Sofia Ayerdi!

John FK Parenteau February 2, 2022 Guest Blog
In their 60th year, SIGMA Cine will honor the legacy of SIGMA founder Michihiro Yamaki and the passing of the baton to his son and current CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, by giving away $60,000 in scholarships to aspiring young artists. We are so proud of Sofia for being one of the few selected!
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ACTING WHILE DIRECTING, DIRECTING WHILE ACTING

John FK Parenteau January 31, 2022 Guest Blog
By Christine Weatherup 

I’ve always wanted to work on both sides of the camera, but it wasn’t until recently that I found the way to make it happen. A little bit about me: I’ve been acting professionally for 20 years. In that time, I’ve had some fun network credits (Katy Clark in Watchmen, and I was seduced by Thandie Newton in Westworld)...

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Becoming a Filmmaker at 55

John FK Parenteau October 29, 2021 Guest Blog
by Mark Hensley

I am a re-recording mixer by trade. I’ve been doing that for over 25 years, and have received three Cinema Award Society Nominations, three Emmy Nominations and an Emmy Award for mixing "Genius: Picasso." Being a filmmaker/director/producer was...

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Acting: Dancing Your Way to Your Character

John FK Parenteau October 4, 2021 Guest Blog
By Kit DeZolt

There's nothing new about dance and physical theater as a way to create a character, as it stems back to Shakespeare's time, if not further. However, as a dancer, actor and improviser, here’s a few ways on how I utilized dance to create my characters...

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