Stories

  • Q&A With High School Teacher Anthony Stirpe

    Anthoney Stirpe has been teaching for close to 16 years.  It was not his plan.  He has always been drawn to production management, and his mother told me to get his certificate.  He did not ever want to be a teacher, but figured why not get the certificate!   View Post

  • Student News: Tips to help students write scripts like the pros

    Encourage engaging vocabulary by making a list of banned words to hang up in the classroom. For example, “very,” “really,” “fun,” “good,” - anything students tend to overuse. You can either completely ban these words or set limits on how many times students can use them in their script.    Don’t... View Post

  • Troubleshooting: Green Screen

    Here are some common green screen problems and easy ways to fix them!  Problem: The subject escapes the green screen area, cutting off part of their body. Solution: It’s hard for the subject to know where they are in relation to the green screen because it is typically behind them. Rehearse the s... View Post

  • Q&A with Murray Suid of MobileMovieMaking Magazine

    Murray Suid, filmmaker and founder of MobileMovieMaking Magazine, explains how and how and why he became passionate about making movies with mobile devices. Can you tell us a little about your background? After college, I began making 16mm short comedies, one of which earned the Special Jury Pri... View Post

  • Q&A With Computer Technology Teacher Zee Ann Poerio

    Where do you teach and what do you teach? I teach at St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I teach students from kindergarten to grade 8 computer technology and I am the coordinator for our newly evolving MakerSpace.  I also teach an exploratory Latin course for 7th... View Post