As I left the Lake Placid Film Festival on Sunday, Nov. 2, I looked back at the Palace Theatre, the white marquee, the red lettering advertising the current showings, the glow of overhead lights. I was a little sad to say goodbye to the cinema, the event and the town as I drove back to ...

Laela Kilbourn is patient. Behind her lens, she waits to capture what is withheld, the gap between the spoken and the unspoken. The existential attentiveness is necessary for Kilbourn’s work as a cinematographer, a job that creates space for the subject, the actor and the scene to reveal its ...

When lighting designer Justyn T. Davis discussed light, I thought of the Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus and his famous saying about rivers. The exact phrasing is unknown, but the most common version is, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and ...

If you’re a struggling student interested in breaking into the film industry, the Lake Placid Film Festival from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 will offer a unique opportunity. The Student Summit is a program that aims to provide knowledge, inspiration and a network for students who love film. “You ...

A “jack of all trades” has a mediocre reputation. The full saying is, “a jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than a master of one.” When it comes to location management on a film set, the saying quickly loses traction. As I listened to John Maher describe his ...