Christine

May 2014 10

Finding Yourself – in Film

2014 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Christine Autrand Mitchell

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

I used to write and edit for KRL, until I moved to Portland, Oregon. If you ask me what I do, I’d have a hard time answering you, hence my handle on Twitter: @dilettantegal! I’m an optioned screenwriter as well as a script consultant/coach. I have published fiction and non-fiction and am a freelance editor and writer. My film and television credits include Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Casting Director, and a bunch of other crew jobs. I also work with arts organizations to get their business side functioning properly. This is my second career; I used to be a business consultant.

May 2012 19

Screenwriting: A Different Form of Writing

2012 Articles, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Terrific Tales

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

That’s how a screenplay begins, and it ends with FADE OUT. As a writer of screenplays, novels, short stories and non-fiction articles, I’m going to take you on a journey through a landscape of writing to point out familiar landmarks, for those strangers to screenwriting.

Jan 2012 7

Millenium Trilogy – Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson: A Writer’s View

2012 Articles, Books & Tales, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

I am a literary fiction fan, both as a reader and as a writer, but I needed a break. Something in the universe led me to Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. I am so grateful for it. As a teenager I read through the Agatha Christie books but pretty much abandoned mystery/thrillers since then, other than film.

Jun 2011 11

Thread: Original Short Story

2011 Articles, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

Our lives unraveled off a circular stairwell that spun upwards into eternity, made up of a large turquoise dome, like the heavens painted on ceilings in cloisters and monasteries across Europe, where I once fell in love with the color. It was encircled in a giant gold band, to protect it from the visceral. A polished wooden railing held up by fragile, narrow rungs accompanied you on the way, the corporeal matrix of our design cast below the heavens. I never looked up when traversing the stairway because I knew I didn’t have to, not there. I was safe there. But we each finished alone in the end, completing our journey in our own mysterious shells just as we started.

May 2011 21

Finding Hope

Arts & Entertainment, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Contributors, Helping Hands

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

So sometimes art mirrors life, and sometimes it’s the other way round, but the local feature film, Finding Hope Now, has done both, passing through some sort of prism. It was shot in Fresno in 2009 and I was privileged to work on this film as Producer as well as the chance to wear several other hats. This is the film’s amazing story thus far.

Feb 2011 12

Diary of a Local Filmmaker – Part 2

2011 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Contributors, Helping Hands

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

Things really are meant to be... even rain during a two day outdoor film shoot! The Hopes and Dreams Project’s first film, How to Build a Better Fastball, was touted as a professional production by those involved and those observing, and we are very proud of this; the detailed planning allowed this to happen.

Jan 2011 29

Diary of a Local Filmmaker – Part I

2011 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Contributors, Helping Hands

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

It’s strange how things happen, but it seems that sometimes they’re just meant to be. Through a friend I was approached in early December to produce a series of short films through a non-profit outreach program called Hopes and Dreams Project.

Dec 2010 13

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Movie Review

2010 Articles, Books & Tales, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Contributors, Fantasy & Fangs

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

Director Michael Apted helms the third installment of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which opened this weekend. His trademark focus is characters and actors whose performances are Oscar contenders.

Oct 2010 23

Casting, Agent and Manager: Who Are These People?

Arts & Entertainment, Christine Autrand Mitchell, Contributors

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

You may know me as a writer and filmmaker on this site, but I also take on roles as Casting Director/Agent and teacher. I’m constantly educating actors and models on everything from resume advice to technique.

Sep 2010 18

Credits

Arts & Entertainment, Christine Autrand Mitchell

by Christine Autrand Mitchell

I’m one of those people who stay in their seats after the final scene of a movie fades to black and watches the credits roll. Why? Because filmmaking is a team effort and I feel that everyone deserves their bow—even if we only see their names during final credits. I’ve been one of those faceless folks, so I know.