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December 16, 2019 by Deb

Deb's FILM & INK Tips & Tales

I’m back online (finally!) and bring with me a bit of news: My FILM & INK blog has been converted and expanded into a FILM & INK Tips & Tales Newsletter. Come and enjoy some film production stories and nuggets of advice for working professionals and for teens just starting out: Deb’s FILM & INK […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, Gladys Comics by Deb Tagged With: film, film education, newsletter, writing life

Inspiration at the Movies: Moana

April 15, 2017 by Deb

“Is there something you want to hear?” – Gramma Tala (Moana, 2016) I love Gramma’s question. It reminds me of the essential role that the student plays in the learning process. The teacher may share information, but if the learner is not ready to receive, tha tinfo won’t be received and learned. Not only do […]

Filed Under: FILM, Inspiration Tagged With: education, film education, lessons, mentoring

3 More Things I Learned About Filmmaking from… the Opera

October 21, 2012 by Deb Leave a Comment

1. We Love To See The Same Story Again and Again We get excited that the opera we saw a couple of years ago comes back to town and off we go to see it again – even though we know the story from previous viewings, and re-read the story before the curtain rises. Operas, […]

Filed Under: Life, What I Learned From... Tagged With: film education, opera

Teaching “The Biz”

July 27, 2012 by Deb Leave a Comment

We say “the biz” or “the business” when we mean to say “the film industry” or “show business”. Funny how we shorten it to refer only the “business” portion instead of the “film” or “show” portion when we are so proud that it’s a creative industry! Just goes to show you how important business activities […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, Management Tagged With: film education, MWP, pm101

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