What do you create? I create movies, mostly. And scripts for TV and movies. Pretty much anything to do with the film and TV industries, I've probably had a hand in creating at some point, ranging from reality TV to feature films. Anything that allows me to tell stories for the screen. Why do you create? Great question, but this one is a little harder to verbalize. It almost feels too easy to say "because I couldn't do anything else," but every time I've had that moment of "what if I did this other, easier job?" I'm somehow pulled back to entertainment. After a certain … [Read more...]
3Ws – Shelley Roden
What do you create? I create and perform sounds in sync to picture for film, television, and video games. For each project, as the Foley "Artist" I perform the footsteps of characters as well as anything they touch, handle, or fall and move upon. A Foley Mixer simultaneously records these performances using two or more microphones. Sometimes I use the actual prop that you see on screen to create the sound. For example, if a character picks up a drinking glass off of a wood surface, I pick up a drinking glass off of a wood surface. In this instance, the creative opportunities are in the … [Read more...]
3Ws – Tony DeSare
What do you create? I’m a singer/songwriter/pianist and have been writing songs since I was 18 years old. I create music, both songs with music and lyrics and improvised solos in the moment when playing piano. These are two very distinct thrills for me. Writing a song is like having one idea that excites me and spending the next hours, days, months or years putting together a complete sonic picture like someone may work on a puzzle. Then with an improvised piano solo, the creation is a free flow of ideas that are born of the moment with no right or wrong. The last few years, I turned a … [Read more...]
3Ws – Katharine Clark Gray
What do you create? Plays for stage and screen. My latest film, The Paper Store, was adapted with creative- and life-partner Nicholas Gray from my play 516 [five sixteen]. It’s in post now. My latest play Two Front Teeth was most recently named a finalist for the National New Play Network showcase; before that it appeared at the Kitchen Dog Theater’s New Works festival in Dallas. Broadly, my scripts are about good people who do very bad things. If you like morally commendable heroes who light the lamp for justice, my stuff may not be for you. And that’s ok. If, on the other hand, you’re … [Read more...]
3Ws – Ingrid Șerban
What do you create? sounds and images I sing with my husband Forest Sun. We do an ongoing live music series called the Porch Sessions. Here's a song we recorded in Tulsa, OK with our friend Jesse Aycock playing dobro. I've just made my first short film! "All Sales Final" is debuting at the Asheville Cinema Festival in November. I wrote and directed the film and composed and played the original score. I love photography, playing the piano, singing and I'm learning the cello. I love to cook, I like long walks on the beach and quiet candlelight dinners. Why do you create? Creation … [Read more...]