Word: weintrob
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Dates: during 1992-1992
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...know if it's because the neighbors areso near here, but proctors are very strict," saidSeth Weintrob...
...know if it's because there are neighbors living near here, but proctors are very strict," says Seth Weintrob '96, as he and his roommate prepared an afternoon snack of noodles on their stove. "But we're usually in the Yard at night anyway...
Moss says that it is not only entirely incidental that all VES theses happen to be documentaries this year (with Weintrob's dubious exception), but that it is also fortunate for the department. "We try to teach them to do this form and we are glad when they choose this. Most of the students who pursue the film track didn't come here wanting to make documentaries. They chose it because of what they saw in the movie theaters...
...that an 11-minute roll of film costs more than $200, where do these students get the funding to make films? From a variety of sources, say the filmmakers. The VES department usually funds a portion of the budgets, but the students frequently rely on their own money. As Weintrob said, "My American Express card is about $3000 out." Others rely on parental support, loans, grants and if they are lucky, a private benefactor...
After the filming, which can produce from a few minutes up to countless hours of footage, the students start editing (the workday generally lasts between eight and twelve hours--Weintrob keeps a sleeping bag on Sever's 4th floor) until they have produced a short documentary less than an hour long...