NYWIFT Blog

Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Nicole West

Welcome to the NYWIFT community, Nicole West! Nicole is a visual effects technical director who has spent her career blending technology with art. She has a great love for the performing arts and is on a creative journey with storytelling. Read our full interview with Nicole below to learn more about her experience working in visual effects, her advice for successful collaborations, and her insights about technology and art.

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Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Ise White

Places everyone. Roll camera. Action…Time to welcome our new NYWIFT member, Ise White! Ise is a New York based director and writer who has directed commercials and narrative work spanning action and drama for film and TV. She grew up traveling the world and is trained in the indigenous martial arts of Silat, Wing Chun and Kali. Ise worked for FLOTUS Michelle Obama, became one of the top luxury fashion editors in the world, and has choreographed fight scenes. Read our full interview with Ise below to learn more about her career pivots, guiding principles, and inspiring volunteer work.

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: THE LIST, THE SCAMS & A RAVEN SPEAKS

Credit: Jordan Strauss/invision/ap Forbes lists the highest paid actresses. (VIDEO) Here’s the problem with the list. “You’ll be a star–for a small fee.” A list of three common actor scams. Martha Nelson joins Yahoo. The female power just keeps rolling in! She’s not a puppet, she’s not a brand. She’s Raven Simone and she’s got opinions,...

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