USC films that rock

Last week I spoke on a panel at USC for a class of students about to make their thesis films. There were a million things I wanted to tell them and the other panelists were no different. There were four of us on the panel and we all bubbled over with information, eager to help these students make the best films they could.

I don’t know if the class found the evening useful, but those of us on the panel certainly did. Afterwards the four of us went out for dinner and found that we’re all going through the same challenges and learning the same lessons but in relative isolation of one another. Each of us feeling as if we’re cutting a new path, but in fact we’re pushing forward just beside one another, going in the same direction with blinders on.

I was incredibly inspired by these three filmmakers I shared the evening with and very proud to have been included in their company. If you’d like to see some really great USC thesis films check out these guys…

• Rajeev Dassani’s student academy award-winning A Day’s Work
• Matthew Scott Rickels’ very funny web series The Clean Up Crew
• Vineet Dewan’s multiple award-winning Clear Cut, Simple

 

There are incredibly talented people making great films out there. Go see it, support them, be apart of your filmmaking community. If for no other reason, it comes back. I promise.