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FREE MOVIE Science Fiction Animation Spiritus by Buffalo Film Director Sabrina Young on YouTube   In this visually compelling animated sci-fi film by Buffalo filmmaker Sabrina Young, a neurotic janitor hitchhikers her way to the dying exoplanet Spiritus to escape the truth of her past in this visually stunning animated machinima film by award-winning Cuban American Director and Composer Sabrina Peña Young.  Full Feature Film Spiritus Available During Quarantine Thrown into the Asylum by her parents after a violent incident, Eleora longs to join the SpaceX crew to journey to Spiritus. Captain Reginald Hunter, a loser playboy, will do anything to stop her from finding the mysterious Ancient alien seer who calls to her light-years away.  Created using a combination of original watercolor paintings created by the director's 8-year-old daughter and video-game inspired machinima, and accompanied by Young's riveting electronica Stranger Things inspired soundtrack, Spiritus promi...

Starting Your First Short Film “Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds…Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul…always remember what Jean-Luc  Godard said. ‘It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.’ – Jim Jarmusch Filmmakers, much like novelists or composers, bear their souls within their films, especially in the earliest stages of filmmaking, before the lights of Hollywood dazzle them with wealth and fame. Yet, to be successful in film/media/video production, there is a combination of inspiration and sheer grit.  You have to know how to create something incredible within a deadline, with a tight budget, with that actress that can’t seem to remember her lines but can’t be fired because she contracted t...

Download FUN Music Lesson plans from Sabrina Young! NEW Songwriting Music Theory Lessons Music Bundle! Grades 1-12 from Sabrina Young DOWNLOAD FOR ONLY $6.99 NOW Enjoy four fun and exciting songwriting music theory lesson plans for Elementary, Middle School, and High School! Students learn rhythm, harmony, music theory, songwriting, and melody through easy improvisation and group activities ideal for beginners. No need to read music. Designed with the classroom in mind by seasoned music educator Sabrina Young. Includes a BONUS "Turtle Songs" Beginner piano solo, duet, and trio (w/teacher) for use in the classroom. Each lesson plan includes variations for groups and different age groups/abilities. ANIMAL SONGS: Students learn songwriting basics using fun animal flashcards. IMPROV WITH CHORDS: Students learn how to use their ears to LISTEN for harmony and chord quality. Advanced student learn about Terry Riley's "In C" and scales. MUSICAL EMOTION...