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Posted by Ernie Zahn (Member # 274) on September 06, 2015, 02:32 PM:

Hello all. It's been a very long time since I've posted.

Things have been very hectic on my end. I was accepted to a fellowship with an organization called Filmmakers Without Borders and I've just settled in to my new home on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. I'll be here for a year teaching filmmaking at a school called [URL=https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwjFzb2LkOPHAhXBK4gKHcY3CLI&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftgh.gmcs.k12.nm.us%2F&usg=AFQjCNGu iSx0G2i6OqmdEgbJ2-ILa6LpbQ&sig2=BoEuhRmsCdeC_929fu8PKw&bvm=bv.102022582,d.cGU]Tse'Yi'Gai[/URL].

Additionally I'll be tasked with producing several short subject films and a feature film. I'm hoping that at least one of my projects will be shot on motion picture film if I can get the budget together.

The curriculum for teaching is all about digital filmmaking but I've tweaked it a bit to include motion picture film. We just had a unit on the history of 35mm, optical soundtracks, and aspect ratio.

I was able to cut down a release print of a 35mm trailer so students could actually hold the film in their hands and see what it's like. I have a bunch of S8 cameras so I'm hoping to get the budget together so they can film on Super 8 for one of their assignments. It'll be really exciting to see students born after the year 2000 learn and know how to work with film.

Just wanted to drop a line here. Hope everyone is doing well! Wish I could go to Cinesea this year! I'll share a link once videos start getting posted!

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on September 06, 2015, 04:55 PM:

Ernie,

That sounds amazing. Congratulations!
We'll miss you at CineSea.

Doug

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