Yes, I’m a self-proclaimed film geek. As you’ve been reading in other posts, this field is extremely hard work. We wouldn’t do it if we didn’t love it, and love it in a crazy, goofy way that can only be described as geekiness.
Engage WI
Geekiness: Dispatches from Wisconsin Women in Media
February 6th, 2012 | by Frances Perkins | published in Engage WI, Women and Girls Lead
Pulling Your Weight II: Dispatches from Wisconsin Women in Media
December 23rd, 2011 | by Nicole Docta | published in Engage WI, Women and Girls Lead
Documentary filmmaking is mostly about relationships. You build a rapport with the people you want to film so they will show you a window into their lives. Being a woman in the industry definitely has its benefits but just being a woman won’t cut it.
Responsibility: Dispatches from Wisconsin Women in Media
December 21st, 2011 | by Frances Perkins | published in Engage WI, Women and Girls Lead
The producer is the one who has to say yes as often as possible, no as rarely as possible, and has to keep the production rolling forward at all costs, whether there is a blizzard or not.
That’s Amore: Cooking (and Eating) Well in a Food Desert
December 14th, 2011 | by Cara Ladd | published in Engage WI, Food Insecurity in Wisconsin
What most college students don’t realize, particularly in a place like Madison, is that where there is an abundance of food, especially local and organic, there may also be a food desert nearby.
Pulling your Weight in the Film Industry: Dispatches from Wisconsin Women in Media
December 5th, 2011 | by Nicole Docta | published in Engage WI, Women and Girls Lead
I felt and was treated like a respected colleague among friends that varied from first-film-struggling-artists to seasoned veterans making a living off their personal work. It was fun and inspiring to hear how other people got started in the industry and to realize that most are going through the same struggles.
Giving Thanks to Restaurant Workers: Cheers to the National Dining Guide!
December 3rd, 2011 | by Aly Miller | published in Engage WI, Food Insecurity in Wisconsin
Only 20 percent of all available jobs in the restaurant industry offering a living wage, and most of them are found in the front of the house in fine dining establishments.
To Film a Chicken: Dispatches from Wisconsin Women in Media
November 30th, 2011 | by Tashai Lovington | published in Engage WI, Women and Girls Lead
A group calling themselves the Chicken Underground were banding together to get the local ordinances changed to allow for the legalization of backyard poultry. My chicken book idea came back into focus, but I began to think of it in a more dynamic way–as a film.
Not Just Local
November 17th, 2011 | by Aly Miller | published in Engage WI, Food Insecurity in Wisconsin
For many, decisions on what to eat are not so complex; often they revolve around questions of “what’s left in my cupboard?” I envision a future of eaters looking to their community gardens, grow houses, and market baskets to decide “what to eat.”
Pursuing the Twists and Turns: Dispatches from Wisconsin Women in Media
November 9th, 2011 | by Frances Perkins | published in Engage WI, Women and Girls Lead, Your Stories
Innumerable times I have repeated the same phrase to my many students. What do you love? What are your passions, your goals? And, even more importantly, I tell them that it’s okay not to know.
Maraschinos, as They Were: Prohibition Cocktails Pt. 2
October 26th, 2011 | by Sarah Karon | published in Engage WI, Prohibition, Your Stories
Maraschino cherries weren’t always so déclassé. Before Prohibition, they were downright chic, though they bore little resemblance to the neon orbs we know today.
