Bart Weiss, an award-winning filmmaker, educator and director/founder of the Dallas VideoFest, joins Martheya to talk about Filmmaking. They discuss advice for makers, predictions for the film industry, mobile filmmaking, and dance films . (36:58)
This week on DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…
[0:12] Martheya says welcome back
QUESTIONS WITH THE GUEST
[0:44] Topic: Getting to kNOw Bart Weiss
[1:10] Martheya asks: “ If you had to pick a film that describes your view of the world, what would it be?”
[2:40] Martheya asks: “Could you briefly introduce yourself and talk about your relationship with the film industry?”
[7:35] Topic: Advice for Filmmakers
[7:35] Martheya asks: “What kind of advice do you have for makers?”
[8:31] Martheya asks: “What do you think were the elements of a successful dance film?”
[13:20] Martheya asks: “In your experience teaching many workshops about mobile filmmaking, can you give us a mini lesson about how you think about mobile filmmaking and what we should be doing and what we should avoid?”
[17:46] Martheya asks: “Can you elaborate on some things that should be avoided when creating films with mobile devices?”
[23:53] Topic: The Future of the Film Industry
[23:53] Martheya asks: “What do you think the trends are for filmmaking in 2024?”
Questions from kNOwBOX dance Archive
[28:36] Martheya asks: “How do you say NO to the BOX?”
[30:42] Martheya asks:
1- If you had to recommend a resource to our audience what would it be?
[31:32] Martheya asks:
2- What was the first dance you saw?
My mother took me to ballet performances in Philadelphia.
[31:58] Martheya asks:
3- Do you think social media has a positive influence on the dance world (yes or no)?
Both
[38:50] Martheya asks:
4- What is your favorite social media platform?
Facebook
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Connect with Bart Weiss
Instagram: @videofest @bartweiss
Facebook: /videofest /bart.weiss.58
Twitter: kinodeluxe
Bart Weiss is an award-winning filmmaker, educator and director/founder of the Dallas VideoFest. He produces “Frame of Mind” on KERA TV and host of the podcast the Fog of Truth and is a professor of film at the UT Arlington. He was President of AIVF and was a columnist for The Dallas Morning News, and United Features Syndicate. He currently writes for Student Filmmaker Magazine, is an Apple distinguished educator and has MFA from Columbia University.