Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out

Five keys to creating authentic distinctive work whether you are a student professional or simply love making films on your ownFor Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out three professors at the renowned University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television interviewed fifteen outstanding filmmakers then distilled their insights into the Five I's of creativity. Learn how to: . Uncover your unique creative voice (Introspection) . Work from real-life observations and experience (Inquiry) . Draw on your nonconscious wells of creativity (Intuition) . Strengthen your creative collaborations (Interaction) . Communicate at the deepest level with your audience (Impact)This comprehensive approach provides practical exercises that will enrich and transform your work whether you are looking for a story idea lighting a set editing a scene or selecting a music cue.The participating filmmakers who have collectively won or been nominated for 39 Oscars and 27 Emmys are:Anthony Minghella writer-director (The English Patient); Kimberly Peirce writer-director (Boys Don't Cry); John Lasseter writer-director-producer (Toy Story); John Wells writer-producer (ER); Hanif Kureishi writer (My Beautiful Laundrette); Pamela Douglas writer (Between Mother and Daughter); Renee Tajima-Peña director-producer (My America...or Honk If You Love Buddha); Ismail Merchant producer (The Remains of the Day); Jeannine Oppewall production designer (L.A. Confidential); Conrad L. Hall cinematographer (American Beauty); Kathy Baker actor (Picket Fences); Walter Murch sound designer-editor (Apocalypse Now); Lisa Fruchtman editor (The Right Stuff); Kate Amend editor (Into the Arms of Strangers); and James Newton Howard composer (The Sixth Sense).