Apprentices in Action
A Day in the Life of Our Students
Film Connection student
Tonea Melvin who externs with at Dean Ronalds Falling Up Films (Manhattan, NY) Is blazing full steam ahead and we love her energy! “I haven’t pulled so many all-nighters since high school, and I am kind of loving it…I am a huge planner; I plan everything-even when I know it’s not going to go to plan. So I have mounds of papers on my desk right now, all color coordinated, with paper clips and binder clips flying everywhere. I’m enjoying taking my characters apart and making massive character charts, drawing maps and outlines, all the things that go into figuring out which archetypes fit where in my stories…now I get to really play around with my characters’ worlds. I can’t wait until I can quit my job at Target and write all day, because building these worlds is so much fun! …I also plan on shooting my first commercial this week, so stay tuned for that video!”
In a recent blog post entitled “The Bittersweet End,” soon-to-be Film Connection graduate
Jessica Wise had this to say: “My time with Film Connection is coming to a close. It’s impossible to put into words just how much I have learned and experienced through this program and with Wrigley Media Group. I’m glad I got to witness firsthand all that goes on in a production company and how films and commercials are shot, edited, and distributed. It was all way more insightful than anything I could have been taught in a classroom. It’s weird to say bye to it all but I am looking forward to the world that awaits!…
I’m ready to finalize my script and set up a meeting with a producer! I’m equal parts scared and excited!”
Recording Connection mentor Luis Pacheco
Weeks into the program, Recording Connection student
Connor Boyce is making it a priority to sit in on his mentor
Luis Pacheco’s sessions and absorb as much as he can: “I really got to see Luis work his magic…The person who previously worked on this track sent over the Pro Tools project and Luis had to sort of undo everything the previous engineer did. He took off all the reverb and other stuff the past guy did by eliminating the side chain/bus for everything…Then, he added his own reverb back to the instruments and vocals. After that he completely changed out the drums for the track…After that, Luis put EQ on the vocals and vocal doubles, added some sort of continuous circle pan to some parts of the piano, violin, and vocals…
After 6 glorious hours Luis was done and the artist was happy! It was cool to see the artist and engineer work together to get a flawless mix. I’m glad I was there to witness that session!”
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