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Up for a Mini-Seminar at DM Youth Expo (Sat. Feb. 9)?

February 4, 2019 by Deb

The Digital Media Academy (DMA) is holding its Digital Media Youth Expo again this February and I’m thrilled to participate again – this year at the MWP and Biz Books booth. More than 800 students and their families attend to learn about the numerous educational and employment opportunities available in the Digital Media and Film […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, FILM, INDUSTRY, Industry News, Skills Development Tagged With: career choices, pm101, writeshootedit

Ciné Surfer: Happy Public Domain Birthday To You

December 20, 2015 by Deb

The song that was – suprising to many – NOT in the public domain is now in the public domain?!? Wow. Here’s a great article from The Daily Signal that talks about the change of status: http://dailysignal.com/2015/10/01/why-the-happy-birthday-songs-copyright-has-finally-been-ruled-invalid/ Remember, though, that the rights we’re talking about here are the publishing rights (the right to use the […]

Filed Under: Ciné Surfer, FILM, Management Tagged With: Industry News, music, pm101

Words to Ponder: Blaise Pascal (and contest winners)

June 21, 2015 by Deb 1 Comment

“I have made this letter longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter.” – Blaise Pascal How efficiently Pascal describes the usefulness of an editor! … makes me think about that Budgeting/Writing Pencil again. Happy first day of summer to the winners of the spring contest to win one! Thank you […]

Filed Under: FILM, Fun, INK, Inspiration Tagged With: editing, pm101, quotation

What Are Your Skills? People Are Already Telling You…

April 23, 2015 by Deb 2 Comments

Need to know your skills and strengths for your resume? Notice what people say around you. I was working in the production office as a coordinator at the time. As usual, I was in the middle of several activities at the same time. I slid a note about credits into the blue file folder in […]

Filed Under: FILM, Management Tagged With: organization, pm101

MWP New Spring Catalogue is here!

April 8, 2014 by Deb Leave a Comment

Spring and the birth of new trees… happy sigh. Though books don’t grow on trees, they are made of trees… well the hard copy is, at any rate. If you love to browse through through bookstores – especially to be re-inspired in your craft – surf over to MWP.com and peruse the books now available […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, Management Tagged With: career choices, pm101

Film Gifts Can Last A Lifetime

November 14, 2013 by Deb 1 Comment

Christmas decorations are filling stores and websites. Catalogues of all types are arriving for perusing both typical and unusual gift ideas. How fun to see what’s been invented or written this year! The season of giving approaches. When it comes to the gifts we give, we want them to be both thoughtful and meaningful. Though […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, Management, Skills Development Tagged With: career planning, christmas, MWP, pm101

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