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Ruminations on Fog with Screenwriter David Weiss
Ruminations on Fog with Screenwriter David Weiss

David Weiss remembers chasing the fog. Although it was an illusive chase, Weiss made more than one attempt. The lesson learned would eventually lead him to co-writing the script for one of the most anticipated 3D films in years, The Smurfs. As a boy, from his home in Ventura, California, he would watch the fog roll [...] Keep Reading

Knowing When to Run it by Legal:  The Role of Attorneys in the Filmmaking Process
Knowing When to Run it by Legal: The Role of Attorneys in the Filmmaking Process

Most aspiring filmmakers know that at some point, if they are going to get serious about producing a film that has the potential to succeed commercially, they will need to work with attorneys to make sure that the legal affairs of their project are properly handled. So the question of when to engage an [...] Keep Reading

Close Up: Jeremy Waterbury
Close Up: Jeremy Waterbury

Thousands of years from now, it’s quite possible that Jeremy Waterbury’s name will still be on lips of Christian artists throughout the world. The 2009 Compass graduate from Muncie, Indiana, is a testament of blind faith, complete trust in God, and his calling to be a filmmaker. Shortly before the 2008-2009 classes began, Waterbury and his [...] Keep Reading

“Lights, Camera, Animals” - Compass Film Academy Roll with Themes
“Lights, Camera, Animals” - Compass Film Academy Roll with Themes

What could a pig farm have in common with Victorian England or a cutting edge barber shop? All three subjects are part of the stories in thesis films currently being produced by Compass Film Academy’s class of 2010. The projects this year are some of the most ambitious and complicated productions in the school’s history. [...] Keep Reading

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