A great learning tool for any budding indy mogul is reading an interview with an established filmmaker. It doesn’t sound quite as exciting as I’d hoped, but anyone working in the industry, be it their first feature or fiftieth, has had a plethora of experiences, a few tips or insights to share, and hopefully one or two good stories. Scattered across the interwebs this week are several...
Not seeing Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe after work like me? Then head to Chinatown for the Downtown Community Television Center’s (DCTV) fall open house. Running tonight (9/19) from 6-9PM, the organization promises a sampling of new workshops on HD and digitial filmmaking, screenings of 2 indy flicks made with help from DCTV, the opportunity to play with a Panansonic HVX200 and...
With hundreds of channels available on cable why is there sometimes nothing on? “Change the way you watch TV,” say the folks at Scriptapalooza, and create what you think should be showing on the tube. Submit your original or spec script for a half-hour sitcom, one-hour program or reality show to the 9th Semi-Annual Television Writing Competition.
Created to “promote careers in television and...
While reading AICN (I know, I know) earlier, I stumbled across a tasty bit of information that should be exciting to at least a few of you. Roger Avary, the Hollywood mainstay often associated with Tarantino's earlier works, let slip that he is working on a small side project that will utilize a RED ONE camera.
While the project itself may or may not be interesting, the presence of a...
How to make a superhero costume
Hey everyone and welcome to the technical blog for Episode #18 (SuperHero). This week we were challenged by the guys over at The Stack. The deal is if I make an "animal themed superhero", Justin has to wear the costume for their entire show. Well BFX stepped up to the plate. Send in your superhero videos and remember you can submit your project...
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With the advent of color correction in FCS2, I’m sure fewer DIY-ers are concerning themselves with lighting gels. But digital color filters are still no match for the natural effect achieved by rigging up those thin sheets if plastic.
Of the three basic types of gels, color conversion gels may be the easiest to work with. These gels convert one color temperature of light to another...
How to plan a fight scene
Hey, everyone, and welcome to the technical blog for Episode #17 (Kung Fu). I had the honor of working with Justin and John from Westhavenbrook on this one. This will be a very short technically blog considering we didn't actually build anything. I will try my best to write down and organize the wisdom John and Justin bestowed on me. Send in your butt...
In the last few weeks, for some reason, I have been bombarded with emails from friends and colleagues regarding Mumblecore . Maybe it was because of the New York Times article a few weeks ago, or The New Talkies screenings at the IFC Center, even the cover story in Filmmaker Magazine. That is all likely and possible, however I would like to think that it is because my contemporaries...
An adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's "All About My Mother" makes its West End (London's version of NYC's Broadway) debut on Sept. 4.
Before you cringe and moan "Why, Pedro, Why?," an article in Time Out London gives me reason to believe this adaptation hasn't gone the route of most film-to-theater conversions who copy the original word-for-word or inexplicably turn into a...
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