Read best of Interviews with Professional Sound Designers and Composers in the Industry

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Go to http://www.matthewtoffolo.com and read many interviews with professional in film and TV. 

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Interview with Composer David Buckley (The Good Wife, The Town)

With the demands of modern film-making, it’s not always easy to physically sit in the room with a director as he/she will have many things to deal with other than music. When there is a moment, I think it’s important to try and absorb as much information one can from the director or any other film maker. Not just specific things but bigger picture issues too. Learning what they know and what they have experienced (be it on the movie, or life in general), will presumably help deliver a score that is to their liking.

Interview with Sound Editor Piero Mura (The Accountant, 500 Days of Summer)

Everything in post-production changed…

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Last Chance to get FREE tickets to the ACTION Toronto Short Film Festival this Thursday

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SPECIAL EVENT: Thursday October 20th. 7pm. Carlton Cinemas. Best of Action and Crime Short Films from all over the world.

http://www.wildsound.ca/actioncrimetorontofilmfestival.html

This is a terrific lineup of dramatic and exciting films in the crime and action genres. Some high budget short films this month from Australia, UK, USA, Canada, and Belgium. Something for everyone. It’s a solid lineup from the first to last film.

To RSVP, simply click on the below website link and request your tickets. Then you can come for FREE or make a donation on the night. Or, you can RSVP on the program page and make a donation via paypal or credit card.

http://www.wildsound.ca/actioncrimetorontofilmfestival.html

Giving you films from all corners of the world in different genres and formats.

Due to the popularity of the festival, we will now be doing 2 events a month. So if you can’t make one, you can make the other. Or…

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TV SPEC of THE UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT “Kimmy is a VIP” by Mike Miller

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Watch the October 2016 Winning TV Screenplay.

TV SPEC of THE UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT “Kimmy is a VIP”

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
KIMMY – Erynn Brook
TITUS – Martin Huss
JACQUELINE – Viktoria Napoleonova
LILLIAN – Michelle Alexander
ULLR – Brogan Caulfield
DORMAN – Michael Lake

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Comedy

Kimmy and Titus go on a quest to get Jacqueline back on an exclusive VIP list for a restaurant opening and Kimmy seeks justice after being rejected on Tinder.

Get to know the winning writer Mike Miller: 
 
What is your Kimmy Schmidt screenplay about? 

The feeling of not being included as we explore Jacqueline’s fear of being pushed out of high society, plus a little satire about the idea of exclusivity and how badly some people feel the need to be “above” others, and Tinder. Most of us can relate to the awkwardness of online dating, relationships, or…

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Deadline Oct. 15th: Screenplay Festival Submissions (Feature or Short)

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SCREENPLAY CONTESTSUBMIT your FEATURE Script
FULL FEEDBACK on all entries. Get your script performed

Deadline: Screenplay Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplaycontest.html

Watch WINNING Screenplay Readings – Watch videos of past winners performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/feature_script_readings.html

READ 100s of testimonials from past submitters –
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/feature-screenplay-submission-testimonials-wildsound-screenplay-contest-review

WILDsound is a screenwriter’s treasure! They take enormous time to provide the most expert, detailed feedback, even allowing my choice to incorporate all the committee’s ideas or stay with my draft. With caring support, they’ve honored each deadline and every award they promised, and I’m forever grateful for their right-on insightful niggles to enhance my story. WILDsound provides everything a screenwriter needs to find the way to a story’s successful completion. I’m forever grateful!
– Elan Carlton, Cahoots, Feature Script

I have taken the time to review your feedback and have found your comments and suggested invaluable. As an…

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Deadline Oct. 15th: TV Festival Submissions (Pilot or Spec)

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SUBMIT your TV PILOT or TV SPEC Script
Voted #1 TV Contest in North America.

Deadline: TV PILOT/SPEC Script Festival – Get FULL FEEDBACK. Get script performed by professional actors
http://www.wildsound.ca/tvscreenplaycontest.html

Watch WINNING TV PILOT Screenplay Readings
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/tv_pilot_readings.html

Watch WINNING TV SPEC Screenplay Readings
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/tv_spec_readings.html

READ 100s of testimonials for past submitters –
TV Screenplay Testimonials from the WILDsound Festival

This is most excellent. I loved the thorough feedback, and some of the fixes or easy and some require a little more thinking but regardless, I’m glad to be getting your feedback.
– David Baugnon, (The Messiah Project)

Thank you for your encouraging words and for this great chance you are giving me. If I had to rate your feedback, I would give it 110 over 100 !! In fact, it is thanks to your previous feedback that I was able to improve this piece: even when they are harsh, your…

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Deadline Oct. 15th: Novel Festival Submissions (1st. Ch., Novel, Transcript)

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1st CHAPTER or FULL NOVEL CONTEST
Get full feedback! Winners get their novel made into a video!

DEADLINE: 1st CHAPTER/FULL NOVEL Festival. Get your story performed at the Writing Festival. FULL FEEDBACK on all entries.
http://www.wildsound.ca/book_contest.html

NEW OPTION: Or, just submit for an actor performance reading transcript of your novel (any 5 pages of your book). Great way to promote the sales of your book if you’re already published. (see examples on the video playlist below)

Watch the Recent Winners. At least 3-10 winners every month:
http://novelwritingfestival.com

Thank you. thank you for your honest & detailed appraisal of my work! It is extremely helpful & insightful.
– Michelle Desgagne
The Distracted Yogi, Novel

I appreciate WILDsound’s committee feedback on the first chapter/prologue submission of my memoir Am doing a rewrite to address your recommendations and, per your suggestion, will send back my revised submission as soon as possible.
– Danielle…

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Highlights of the September 29, 2016 – FEEDBACK Film Festival

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WILDsound FEEDBACK TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
Highlights from the Thursday September 29, 2016 event.

festival posterWE’LL SEE IF WE DROWN, 20min., France, Comedy/Crime
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterUNPRINCIPLED, 13min., USA, Comedy/Drama
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterBACK TO THE FUTURE?, 10min., USA, Comedy/Sci-Fi
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterTHE SOUNDS OF STREET VENDORS, 8min., USA/Cuba, Documentary
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterWAR OF SPACE, 5min., USA/Kenya, Documentary
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterTHE CHAMPION, 17min, USA, Documentary
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK

Documentary and Comedy generally do not mix – especially in a film festival screening. This month was a experimentation in programming. We began the festival with three excellent documentary short films that have gotten into every festival they have submitted to. And we ended on three comedy shorts that were polarizing to all.

The theme of the Documentary/Comedy Festival was “Overcoming external conflicts”.

We were excited to showcase our first FAN FICTION short film at the festival. A sequel to the…

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Read Reviews from the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Festival in September 2016

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Best of Reviews of Kierston Drier: https://festivalreviews.org/tag/kierston-drier/

Movie Review: DARKNESS FALLS (2016)

Melissa suffers from amnesia. When she slowly regains her memory, the world isn’t what it supposed to be. Darkness Falls is the winner of best Sci-Fi Picture award at OutlantaCon Short Film Festival 2016 and nominated for best Sci-Fi picture at SCI-ON! Film Festival 2016. Darkness Falls is also the winner of Best Cinematography at Roswell Film Festival 2016.

Movie Review: 20:15 (2016)

20:15 is a drama-mystery, sci-fi thriller in which we follow the lives of a mysterious man and a loving couple. Their lives will forever be changed once their two worlds collide.

Movie Review: THE LAST JOURNEY OF THE ENIGMATIC PAUL WR (2016)

The red moon threatens our existence on earth. Our only hope is the enigmatic Paul WR, the most talented astronaut of its generation. But few hours before the start of the great mission, Paul disappears.

Movie Review:…

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Read Festival Director Interviews from Festivals in California

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Interviews by Matthew Toffolo. 

Interview with Festival Director Lynn M. Holley (Fine Arts Film Festival Santa Barbara)

The Fine Arts Film Festival premiered in Santa Barbara, California in 2010; it then occurred as a film festival in Venice, CA in 2015. In 2016 it will explode as an International Fine Arts Film Festival full of shorts plus a few full length features back in fabulous Santa Barbara, California!

Interview with Festival Director Shari Carlson (Best Actors Film Festival)

Held in the San Francisco, California Union Square District. A tribute to the performers and directors of your film. Best Actors Film Festival is created to entice film makers to reward the performers in their film in a way that truly acknowledges their work.

Interview with Festival Director Christina Wilkinson (ITSA Film Festival)

The 7th Annual ITSA Film Festival takes place in Sonora, California in the heart of Gold Country the second Friday, Saturday and…

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Full List of Movies that played at the WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival in September 2016