Filmmaking Club at CMS
Filmmaking Club
Rotation D
Room 200
25-26 Co-Presidents: Gracie Sanders and Abigail Parker
Department Heads:
Writing: Bay McDaniel and Abbey Hayes
Department Heads:
Writing: Bay McDaniel and Abbey Hayes
Costuming: Gracie Sanders
Camerawork: Abigail Parker
Editing/Post-Production: V. Nowak
Editing/Post-Production: V. Nowak
Next meeting: whole group, November 5th; writers every Monday from 3:00-4:30.
See Mr. Noelle about being added to Teams. This is where you can find information about meetings and conceptualizing for the film.
Filmmaking is the process of creating a film or movie, which involves several key stages: conceptualization, pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution.
- Conceptualization: Developing the idea, story, and script.
- Pre-production: Planning and organizing, including casting, location scouting, and scheduling.
- Production: Filming scenes, directing actors, and capturing audio and visual elements.
- Post-production: Editing the footage, adding special effects, sound, and music.
- Distribution: Releasing the finished film to audiences through theaters, streaming platforms, or other channels.
Each stage requires collaboration among various professionals, such as directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors, to bring a film to life.
These directors and films could influence and inspire us through our filmmaking. We’re all in this club because we like movies, so let’s celebrate and interpret previous great minds in the film industry.
David Lynch directed Twin Peaks, a very influential and well-known TV show from the early 90’s as well as Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead.
Martin Scorsese directed Taxi Driver, Casino, and the Wolf of Wall Street.
Alfred Hitchcock directed suspense films such as The Birds, Psycho, and North By Northwest.
Akira Kurosawa is an absolutely amazing Japanese filmmaker who directed through the 20th century. His works include Seven Samurai, Red Beard, and Ikiru.
Alice Guy-Blaché was a French pioneer film director. She was one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world.
David Cronenberg films are revolutionary for the taboo. His filmography includes The Fly, The Brood, and Videodrome (which stars Debbie Harry of Blondie!)