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Issue #220 – Apprentices in Action

Weekly Newsletter

by Liya Swift

 
Apprentices in Action
 

A Day in the Life of Our Students

  
Recording Connection students & grads with Chris Lord-Alge at Mix L.A.

Recording Connection students & grads with Chris Lord-Alge at Mix L.A.

  On September 22, 2018, CHRIS LORD-ALGE aka “CLA,” (Rage Against the Machine, Pink, Linkin Park, Madonna, Lady Antebellum, Krewella, Green Day, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood), personally directed the second annual Csaba Petocz Master Class at Mix L.A. studios in Los Angeles!   The up close-and-personal-workshop was attended by graduates and current students of Recording Connection’s Advanced Audio Engineering and Music Production Program. Chris Lord-Alge designed the curriculum which focused on mixing, critical listening, various production techniques and best practices to carry on the legacy of high standards and values that made working with the late Csaba Petocz a truly unique and rewarding experience. We hope you all pay it forward with amazing-sounding music.     

Cheryl G. Agbunag

Film Connection student Cheryl Agbunag’s (Clearwater, FL) TV pilot “Cold War Charlie” has advanced from the semifinals to the finals of the WeScreenplay Television Contest 2018! That means out of 1000 screenplays, Cheryl’s has made it into the Top 25!   Cheryl’s TV pilot is an adrenaline inducing fictional dramatization based on her amazing Air Force career experiences as a tough, courageous female officer during the Cold War era (learn more).   CONGRATULATIONS CHERYL! WE’LL BE ROOTING FOR YOU!      Film Connection student Hap Lea (Charlotte, NC) who externs with Wes Cobb at WestArt Video recently worked on the upcoming indie film “Inner City Rats” as both a script supervisor and PA:   Speaking of the roles he played on the production, Hap says script supervising enabled him to call on his solid writer’s intuition and the insights he’s gained while training with screenwriting mentor Philip Halprin (Snow Dogs, The In Crowd).   “Being the author of six books and also a Film Connection student, I was able to see where there was some disconnect between what the writer thought he was communicating and what would actually make an impact or make sense to the audience because ultimately they’re the ones judging the movie as a whole.   You yourself can like the project but will the audience like it and understand it as well? [When working with a writer] you have to go at it in a very subtle and kind way while still communicating that you get their vision…while proposing various solutions or calling their attention to certain things. Ultimately the choice is up to them, but there’s definitely value in doing the work.”   Learn more about training in film with Film Connection.     
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