OK, so I have not been great about updating this - I am sorry.  I will try and do better.  I guess I am motivated to write today because of a cool thing that I just did.  I was invited to teach a master class in film composition to directors and composers from Africa and the Arab world in Morocco.  Firstly it was amazing how I got invited.  A member of the board of the Smithsonian Institute recommended the Pacific NW Film Scoring Program (which I created) to another member of the board - which I think is pretty cool.

Anyway, I spent 9 days in Morocco.  I did 2 days of presentations at a film conference/festival held in Dakhla - a beautiful seaside city in the Western Sahara.  There was a huge amount of interest and the class was covered on many Arab language television and radio stations as well as newspapers.

I got to meet and hang out with amazingly talented directors, cinematographers and actors from that part of the world.  It was truly a fabulous experience.

After the festival, I got a chance to visit Casablanca and Marrakesh - both amazing cities. If you ever get a chance to visit there, do it!  The people are warm and friendly, the locations are beautiful and the food outstanding.

I have already been invited back to Marrakesh and a few other locations. Way cool!!

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Posted by Hummie Mann on June 14th, 2010 :: Filed under Uncategorized

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