Articles by Ellen Donnelly

July 26, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

What a terrific couple of weeks! By Scott Goodin

The second week of the documentary camp was a blast, and it was truly a joy to see the three distinct stories come together in the edit! The Trolly Boys, Riboflavin and The Three Musketeers did a fantastic job, each finding their unique voice for their documentaries and deciding what part of their subjects they […]

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July 25, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

“The Blog Of Our Lives” By Jeremy Sultan

Hello again! Time has been absolutely flying by as the Documentary Camp ended two weeks ago with a massively successful screening party at the Docs In Progress House. The following Monday a new group of enthusiastic campers arrived for MCM’s Music Video Camp and joined a Documentary camper from my group—The Trolley Boys—who signed up […]

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July 25, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

“Another way of looking at film editing” (Photos)

“I did not really realize what editing was until I was in the editing room myself.” ~Jodie Foster; Director; Little Man Tate, Home for the Holidays (Even people who have worked in the business for over 30 years aren’t fully aware of the importance of editing.) Our filmmaker have been editing all week, they’ve watch […]

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July 19, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

Dog Days of Summer (Photos)

For the past 2 days our future filmmakers have been shooting their music videos. With coolers of water, actors, shot sheets, a storyboard and our mascot we headed out to the streets of Silver Spring to create our works of art. It’s hard and you have to be tough, shoot days tend to be long […]

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July 16, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

MCM’s Inaugural Music Video Camp (Photos)

Our future filmmakers arrived on time Monday morning ready to create their own music videos. They soon got down to business splitting up into groups and choosing a song that they want to work with. You’ll have to wait to find out what they have chosen but take a look at the how they are […]

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July 11, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

It’s Showtime Folks!

Our filmmakers are working hard to finish their documentaries. Friday at 3pm is our screening party and I’m trying to convince them it should be a Black Tie affair. Not a chance! That’s okay, the projects will speak for themselves. I believe that their friends and family will feel the same sense of pride and […]

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July 9, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

What is Editing? (Photos)

Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking.                         There are several editing stages and the editor’s cut is the first.                       An Editor’s Cut of a motion picture is made […]

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July 9, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

Meet Hannah Myers

First Week of Camp!   My name is Hannah Myers, and I am a junior at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where I am majoring in English with two minors in Vocal Music and Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies. My focus is in public relations and communications. This camp has definitely rekindled my love for […]

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July 8, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

How to Shoot a Documentary (Photos)

            Friday our campers went out in the community to shoot their documentaries. Each group was assigned a business to highlight and interview. First Group- The Trolley Boys, guess where they went?                         Second Group- Chamoda, went to Dolci […]

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July 5, 2013 | Ellen Donnelly

Meet Scott Goodin

Hi! My name is Scott Goodin, and I am a rising senior at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts studying Film & Television Production. I am so excited to be a part of this camp! This week at the Documentary Camp the campers have been learning a great deal – from how the […]

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