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After more than two decades of working as a film score composer, Los Angeles-based musician Miriam Cutler understands her job perfectly well: “I have really learned,” she says, “that I am just a vessel for the director.” It would be easy for any artist in this situation to view herself…
2010 Sundance Roundtable Video: Music & Film, The Creative Process
2010 Sundance Roundtable: Music & Film, The Creative Process BMI and the Sundance Film Festival presented the twelfth annual composer/director roundtable, entitled “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” on Wednesday, January 27 at the Sundance House at the Kimball Art Center. Moderated by Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President, Film/TV Relations…
Sundance Video Blog: Miriam Cutler on Her 2010 Sundance Contributions
Miriam Cutler composed the scores for two documentaries which were screened at Sundance 2010: Family Affair, directed by Family Affair, directed by Chico Colvard, and The Fence, directed by Rory Kennedy/HBO. At the festival, Cutler took a moment to discuss the challenges of creating music for two powerful—and very different—projects.…
Sundance Blog: Miriam Cutler Looks Back on Another Year
This year’s festival was even more fun for me than usual, as I had 2 films premiere in competition: Family Affair, directed by Chico Colvard, and The Fence, directed by Rory Kennedy/HBO. The Fence screened on opening night as part of a lively and well-attended shorts program, introduced by Robert…
Sundance Profile: Chico Colvard
Director: Family Affair After graduating from law school, Chico Colvard pursued a career in corporate litigation and later, the field of education. For several years he has offered courses at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, that examine his interests in race, law and media. Family Affair is his feature-length…