(Doucette Hall, Edinboro, PA – October 08, 2024) Senior Bryan Mendez Perez was the first of four Philm interns who shared summer experiences with members of the Moving Pictures Guild over dinner Tuesday night. He began by telling of his return to Puerto Rico to work on two films, a social media ad, and multiple…
(Manchester, UK; Rome, Italy; Zürich, Switzerland; Tblisi, Georgia; Perai, Malaysia – March 3, 2024) Barely three months after its premiere, Blades of Brilliance, a documentary profiling barber Josiah Stuart, has earned an impressive haul of international trophies. The film, produced in ART3205 Non-Fiction Filmmaking, is a semi-finalist at the REWind International Film Festival in Manchester,…
(Edinboro, PA – December 7, 2023) PennWest’s Philmmakers and Animators ended the semester with a screening of completed films and other exercises in the Pogue Student Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. The venue was initially staged to seat an audience of 252, but additional chairs were added last-minute to accommodate a turn-out of more than 300 popcorn-eating…
for fans & filmmakers More than Hollywood offered even spring semesters BEGINNINGS From Zeno to Edison • Griffith & The Silent Comics • German Expressionism • Soviet Montage • Documentary • Sound • Animation take me to the syllabus! GOLDEN AGE, SILVER SCREEN Screwball Comedy • John Ford & The Western • The American Musical •…
beyond selfies & auto-focus Take Pictures. Better. offered all semesters TECHNIQUE Camera Settings • Manual Exposure • Digital Workflow & Editing • Collage • High Resolution Printing I need more info! FORM Composing for the Full Frame • Vantage Point & Picture Plane • Light: Available & Artificial • Portrait Lighting how do I major…
short film or social media Up Your Movie Game. offered all semesters LIGHT & CAMERA Safety On-Set • 3-Point Lighting • White Balance, Aperture & Focus • Moving People & Cameras take me to the syllabus! SCRIPT & SOUND Dialogue: Listening & Writing • Storyboards & Semiotics • Dual System Recording • Boom Poles &…
dialogue, effects & music The Sounds of Cinema offered odd spring semesters (candidacy required) PRE-PRODUCTION Critique & Analysis • Storyboarding for Audio • Location Scouting for Resonance • Casting the Human Voice take me to the syllabus! PRODUCTION Dual-System Recording • Booms & Body Mics • Recorders & Field Mixers • Performance Technique & Coaching…
art films, commercials, documentaries Reality: Creatively offered fall semesters PRE-PRODUCTION Ideation & Research • Ethical Concerns • Seeking Inspiration • Interview Technique take me to the syllabus! PRODUCTION Multi-Cam Cinematography & Lighting • Dual System and Wild Tracks • Shooting, Buying & Selling B-Roll how do I major in Philm? POST-PRODUCTION Paper Edits • The…
lights. camera. focus. Conquer the Darkness offered fall semesters FOCAL LENGTH & LENS TYPES Spatial Rendention • Emotional Impact • Visual Clarity • Distortion I need more info! STUDIO & SET Lighting Ratios • Quality & Temperature • Spread & Spill how do I major in Philm? ON LOCATION Available Light: Modifiers & Practicals •…
shades & scopes Can I Fix It in Post? offered odd fall semesters (ART3105 or ART3205 and candidacy required) CAPTURE & WORKFLOW Raw Stills • Digital Video Format Options • White Balance • Metadata • Clip Management • Color & Lens Profile Correction I need more info! ENHANCEMENT Correction & Grading • Profiles • Retouching…
