American Film Institute’s 100 Years… 100 Quotes

Well, those list makers over at the American Film Institute have struck again- this time with their “100 Years…100 Quotes” list. Unveiled last week on a three-hour television special, the AFI list showcases some of the most memorable dialogue in American film. Do some of your favorite lines make the cut? Check out the list [...]

CFP Meet and Greet

On Saturday July 2nd at 7:00 PM the Community Film Project (CFP) will hold a meet and greet at the AFA Gallery for CFP members and those interested in regional filmmaking. The evening will give everyone an opportunity to meet and get to know their fellow local filmmakers. In addition, entertainment will include several locally [...]

Casting Is Key

Most of us have heard stories about famous actors who have turned down film roles that would become legendary. Ever wonder what it would have been like if George Lucas had cast Christopher Walken as Han Solo and Sally Field as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars movie? George Raft, a character actor for [...]

BBC offers free online video shooting course

Looking for tips to improve the look of your video footage? The BBC is offering a free online course in the basic principles of shooting good video and shows you how you should prepare of your shoot as well as capturing the sound and picture that you want. Check it out here!

Emerging Cinemas at the SCC

The digital revolution of cinema continues in Scranton! Just as the Community Film Project is transforming the way in which films are produced, Emerging Pictures is changing the way in which films are distributed—thus enabling smaller markets such as Scranton to experience independent and foreign films more frequently. Click here for the June 2005 schedule [...]

Audition Notice: "Who’s Famous Now"

On Saturday, July 9, 2005 Tony DelRegno and Jeff Fowler will hold auditions for these roles at Marywood University’s Nazareth Student Center. Please meet us at Noon in the lobby outside the bookstore. Contact Jeff@CommunityFilmProject.org for more information.

Disposable Digital Video Cameras?

This week, CVS Drug Stores will begin carrying disposable video cameras. For $30, a user can capture up to 20 minutes of video on the 5 ounce camera’s 128Mb memory chip and then take it back to CVS to be have the video converted into a DVD. While the camera certainly won’t have the resolution [...]

Filmmaker interviews on line

While listening an excellent interview with film editor Thelma Schoonmaker, who edited all of Martin Scorsese’s films from Raging Bull to The Aviator, on NPR’s Fresh Air interview program this week, I realized that with a majority of their shows from the last nine or so years available to listen to on line, that there [...]