UNCW Workshop: Crossing The "T" From Tribute to Theft
Thursday, March 25, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM @ Community Arts Center
A panel featuring UNCW film studies professors Todd Berliner, Dave Monahan (also director of "Monkey Junction"), and Andrew Lund.
Where is the line between paying homage to an influential filmmaker, seminal film or groundbreaking cinematic technique and misappropriating the work of another? What are the ways that creative influences manifest themselves in filmmaking? How do directors transform themselves into something new and uniquely their own expression? Where does creative freedom end and copyright infringement begin? This panel examines the varied impact that past filmmakers have on new generations of directors, as it charts the continuum between influence, homage and theft.