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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Bill Millios

bill m photoBill Millios has produced a variety of films and videos through his New Hampshire-based production outfit Back Lot Films. HippoPress wrote that "Millios has earned a reputation as one of the state's leading documentary and commercial filmmakers". Millios' three features - Old Man Dogs (1997), Dangerous Crosswinds (2005) and St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral 1905-2005 (2005) have been well-received in Variety, The Boston Globe and America Online and have screened at theatres throughout New England. Other credits include New Hampshire On Ice (2003), Bottled Words (1995), Killing Our Best Friends - The Crisis of Pet Overpopulation (1994). Millios has also completed corporate productions for companies such as Pike Industries, the New Hampshire Veterans Home, Perfect Fit LLC, nhFirstJob and Southern New Hampshire University. Millios also plans a re-publishing of his short story collection, The Winter Thaw, featuring several new stories added. In April of 2006 he was an Artist-in-Residence with Team Mallego at the Barrington Middle School in Barrington, NH. Millios is currently at work writing the script for the follow-up to Dangerous Crosswinds, titled Death & Glory.


Marc Vadeboncoeur

bill m photoSince 1990 Marc Vadeboncoeur has worked in a variety of aspects in the television industry including cable, broadcast, sports, public affairs, and more. He has also worked in the independent film market in a variety of positions, most notably as the DP for the 2005 feature Dangerous Crosswinds. In 2000 he formed his own production company, Goodheart Media Services, which offers a variety of production and video/audio transfer services for corporate and non-profit businesses as well as the general public. To date he has produced videos for clients such as the Greater Manchester YMCA, Northern Electronics Automation, The City of Manchester, NH, and the Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program. Most recently he co-produced and co-directed the music videos Driven and Beg to Differ the for the band Sevendust which has played on MTV and many other television and online venues. Vadeboncoeur was also the president of the New Hampshire Association of Video Professionals for the years 2004-2005. He has also taught film and video production at both the high school and college levels as well as various workshops including Hesser College and Performance Plus.

Guest Speakers
(Subject to change based on availability)


Julia Radochia

bill m photoJulia Radochia, an Arlington , MA native, acted in New England , New York and Los Angeles for several years, with roles in films such as Bleached, Everybody Does It, and Old Man Dogs. In 2001, she enrolled in the Cinema program at LA City College, earning a Women in Film scholarship and certificate in Cinema production. There, she directed award winning short films such as Eddie's Winning Date and Jimmy's House of Hugs. Her most recent short, I Just Want to Eat My Sandwich has screened and won awards at several film festivals since last July.


Matthew Newton

Matthew Newton is the Film Specialist managing the New Hampshire Film and Television Office in Concord. He is a 1997 graduate of the Film Production program at Keene State College in Keene, NH, where he returned to teach film production in 2003 and 2004. He has also worked as a Production Coordinator and Editor at C.2K Entertainment, a commercial production company in Los Angeles, CA and in a variety of capacities on feature film and television projects on the west coast. .


Jeff Rapsis

bill m photoJeff Rapsis is a New Hampshire native who wrote and performed the score for the feature-length film Dangerous Crosswinds. He regularly composes scores for classic silent films, most recently creating and performing music for the newly restored Lessons in Love (1921) as part of the New York Public Library's 2008 "Meet the Music Makers" series. Rapsis is co-owner of HippoPress, the weekly arts and entertainment newspaper of southern New Hampshire, for which he covers classical music and serves as Associate Publisher. As a journalist, Rapsis won first place honors in 2004 for the New Hampshire Press Association in two categories: investigative reporting and business writing.


James McCrackin

Jim McCrackin produced the movie review show Horror Struck throughout 1994-96. Soon after McCrackin crewed on the indie features Old Man Dogs (1997) and Fallen Angles (1998). As a filmmaker, McCrackin has created the short films Dead Minds (1996) and The U.F.O vs. Joe Smith (2004) and is currently in post-production on his first feature The Other Side Of Hell. He also authors a regular blog at www.lunchboxfilm.blogspot.com.


Paul J. Durham

bill m photoPaul J. Durham is an attorney at Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green where he assists companies with varied corporate matters including entertainment and media law. Durham comes to Sheehan Phinney from his own practice, which he founded in 2005. Before moving to New Hampshire, he was Senior Counsel at Playboy TV International, LLC, where he managed international legal affairs. Durham also served as an associate at the Miami law firm of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price and Axelrod LLP. Since 2004, he has taught undergraduate and MBA-level law and business courses at Southern New Hampshire University and Daniel Webster College.


Wendell Goodrum

bill m photoWendell Goodrum recently performed in the theatrical production of Song on the Wind as Webbacowitt - the Medicine Man. Currently Wendell is in pre-production of his own theatrical production called Making A Name For Yourself? Starring Mr. Willerby III. He has been developing this show for the past five years and is expecting it to be on stage shortly. Eventually it will be on tour in the New England area and then made into a feature length film. Wendell also appeared in Bill Millios' previous feature Old Man Dogs.


Britt Hatch

Britt Hatch is an art teacher and a grandmother, making her film debut in Dangerous Crosswinds. Her employment history includes resort management, radio broadcasting and used car sales. She and her daughter Teri were intrigued by the Nashua Telegraph article, which invited interested actors to audition for roles in Dangerous Crosswinds. Another of Britt’s recent projects is the writing and illustrating of children’s books, based on the adventures of Pearl The Wonder Dog.


Clare Callaghan

Clare Callaghan is a stage trained actor, with a concentration on Shakespeare and the classics. She has appeared regionally in a variety of media, including exhibit videos for the Manchester Historic Association, and Manchester Stories, produced and directed by Bill Millios. Clare is currently working with New Art Theatre, bringing critically acclaimed productions of both old and modern classics to New England stages.

 


"I will always produce my own films and avoid finding myself at the distributor's mercy. You must become a producer if you want any control over the fate of your work. Otherwise, it becomes another person's film and he does with it what he pleases. I only had one experience like that and I will never repeat it."

- Wim Wenders

The Digital FilmMaking Workshops are a joint presentation of
Back Lot Films
and
Goodheart Media Services

Recent & Ongoing Projects

Dangerous Crosswinds

Death & Glory The Movie


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