"Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out." - Martin Scorsese
1. Where are you doing your mentorship?
A: I am currently doing my mentorship with a freelance filmmaker that has done a great amount of projects including short films, music videos, and commercials.
Here is a link to his official website:
2. Who is your contact? What makes this person an expert?
A: I am doing my mentorship with Marc Estrada who is a recent UC Berkeley graduate who earned a degree in Film Studies. Like I stated previously, he is a freelance worker for his own production company.
Marc Estrada
marc@marcestrada.com
3. How many hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).
A: I have completed about 10-11 hours of my senior project. For a couple months it may seem like only a little, but that is due to his general location. My mentor lives in the Bay area up in Northern California so we’ve been meeting when he’s taken trips down to Southern California. However, we will be doing a lot more hours in the future, as he will be down in the Southern California more often due to his work in Los Angeles and potentially even be moving down here in the upcoming months. He even said he’s willing to critique my future projects in any ways to help boost the production quality.
4. Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.
A: Over the course of my hours, I was able to learn a plethora of hands-on knowledge regarding screenwriting, camera techniques, and steps of the pre-production process. My mentor has been extremely helpful even though his schedule is typically very tight and busy. He has taught me so much so far and has even given me my own little projects to assess my understanding of the knowledge. (Plus, he’s like the coolest guy ever.) I feel that we have a pretty good relationship and believe that we will be able to get a very good amount of work done and learn a lot from him in the future hours. I plan on completing the remaining of my hours on set of projects with Marc. He has told me about a couple of his upcoming projects such as commercials and short films he has that he is willing to let me shadow. Marc said himself, “In film, experience is one of the most efficient ways to learn.”
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