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Compass Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
Compass Film Academy is delighted to announce that two new members joined the Board of Directors: Geary Maiuri and Arthur Brown. Maiuri, works as Associate Vice President, Student and Community Services with Macomb Community College. He and his wife, Sandra, live in Rochester, Michigan.
Brown, a West Point graduate, retired with the rank of [...]
Compass Alums Nab $10,000 Johnsonville Brats Prize
Caleb Slain had a plan. So did his director of photography, Derek Street. Both filmmakers, former Compass students, wanted to pick up $10,000 in a “Share your Ville” contest sponsored by Johnsonville Sausage. The company was looking for a new TV campaign, and they wanted to see if new filmmakers could [...]
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 [...]
Tom Greenberg: The Art of Editting
Tom Greenberg has a message for film directors, and it’s the same message he has for directors of photography. The only person his message might not be for in the creative chain is the screenwriter.
“The screenwriter is first in the production process. The editor is last,” says Greenberg, from his edit suite at Compass Film [...]
