“The Doll”
from Story to Screen
African-American Cinema
Did you know the first all African American cast film was not made until 1919 (The Homesteader) by filmmaker great Oscar Micheaux (www.black-cinema.org)? Micheaux was the first man to produce a full-length, eight-reel, all-African American film, and the first African American to write and publish a best-selling novel--with a circulation of over 55,000.
A list of prominent works within African Americn Cinema can be found here:
A brief timelines of African American Cinema:
Professional Filmmaking
The Directors Guild of America, founded in 1936 and with a membership of about over 13,000, represents directors, managers, and production assistants. The Guild has various training programs whereby applicants can gain experience working in the film or tv industry. The Guild also make agreements with film production companies regarding pay and working conditions for its members.
Founded in 1933, Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) is a labor union representing writers of television and film and employees of television and radio news. The 2006 membership of the guild was 7,627. The Writers Guild of America, west is affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, East. Together the guilds administer the Writers Guild of America Awards.
The Screen Actors Guild is an organization representing over 120,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide. The Guild was founded in 1933 in an effort to eliminate the exploitation of actors in Hollywood, essentially acting as a labor union. It also sets guidelines regarding film production and puts on a fabulous awards show every year, the only one where actors vote for actors.
The Internet Movie Database or iMDb is a great source for daily movie news, memorable quotes, trivia for everything in film and television. It’s a great resource for any filmmaker from movie fans to cinema professionals.
Student Filmmaking Resources at Duke University
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One of the students brings an antique chair on set at Karen James Studio in Annapolis,MD.
Interesting Links
