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  • Interconnectedness of Story World

    A Moon Brothers Film...
    18 Jan 2012 | 6:53 pm
    A movie is first and foremost a story. While real life is not known for always making sense, it's different for movies. The viewer expects a movie to make sense... For everything in the story to make sense within the framework of the story.So, good movies try to keep this in mind... There is an interconnectedness of the story world.Everything from props to setting to costume to plot. They all there to augment story. Let's take for our example the movie Strangers on a Train (1951).The movie revolves around a murder plot. When you first meet the murder victim, we see her wearing glasses. Now,…

  • Screen Actors Guild Board Approves Merger With AFTRA

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    Sharon Waxman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:35 pm
    The merger of Hollywood's two leading acting unions, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, moved closer to reality after SAG's national board approved the measure on Friday. The vote was approved: 87.1% to 12.9%. Related Articles:  SAG and AFTRA stand in place SAG Approves AMPTP Contract by a Landslide read more

  • Charlie Kaufman's 'Frank Or Francis' Adds Elizabeth Banks & Paul Reubens

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    27 Jan 2012 | 8:37 pm
    It just keeps getting better and better. Only a day after Charlie Kaufman's wildly ambitious "Frank Or Francis" landed its first female leads in Kate Winslet and Catherine Kenner, another exceptionally talented thesp is coming on board. THR reports that Elizabeth Banks has joined the crazed musical satire, adding another strong voice to the already first rate cast. She'll join Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage and Kevin Kline in the film that will follow three characters -- pretentious screenwriter Frank Arder (Carell); an online film blogger (Black) and…

  • French filmmaker Jeunet shifts focus to rural Alberta - Calgary Herald

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    28 Jan 2012 | 5:04 am
    French filmmaker Jeunet shifts focus to rural AlbertaCalgary HeraldA French filmmaker known for his dazzling visuals is set to shoot parts of his next film in southern Alberta. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, best known for surreal and colourful films such as Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children and the Oscar-nominated Amelie, and more »

  • Tech Council launches Creative Technology Network

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    27 Jan 2012 | 4:11 pm
    A snazzy video set the tone for the kick-off of Creative Technology Network the latest initiative of the Pittsburgh Technology Council, and one that ties together a theme that has marked Audrey Russo's time at the group's helm.
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    TheWrap.com - Entertainment Industry Analysis, Breaking Hollywood News

  • Screen Actors Guild Board Approves Merger With AFTRA

    Sharon Waxman
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:35 pm
    The merger of Hollywood's two leading acting unions, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, moved closer to reality after SAG's national board approved the measure on Friday. The vote was approved: 87.1% to 12.9%. Related Articles:  SAG and AFTRA stand in place SAG Approves AMPTP Contract by a Landslide read more

  • Academy Makes Exception for 'The Tree of Life' -- Credits 4 Producers

    Steve Pond
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:24 pm
    The Academy has made an unusual exception for "The Tree of Life," determining that the film has four true producers and should not be limited by an AMPAS rule that limits the number of producers on a Best Picture nominee to three. Related Articles:  'Tree of Life' Tops Online Film Critics Awards Terrence Malick 'Tree of Life': Get Ready for the 6-Hour Version? read more

  • 'Robot & Frank,' Lucy Walker, International Directors Win Sundance Awards

    Steve Pond
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:10 pm
    The Sundance Film Festival will announce its main awards on Saturday night – but in the meantime, the festival has given awards to several other films, from the new Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions/Samuel Goldwyn Films acquisition "Robot & Frank" to a number of international and short films. A roundup: Related Articles:  2 New Oscar Nominees Win Sundance Shorts Awards 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Wins Sundance Producer's Award read more

  • 'So You Think You Can Dance' Choreographer Alex Da Silva Gets 10 Years for Rape and Assault

    Tim Kenneally
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:53 pm
    Alex Da Silva, a former choreographer for Fox reality competition "So You Think You Can Dance," was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for raping a former dance student and assaulting another, TMZ reports. Related Articles:  'So You Think You Can Dance' Revamp Planned After Fox Cancels Results Show read more

  • ABC Picks Up 3 Comedy Pilots -- Including Project From 'Work It' Producer

    Tim Kenneally
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:48 pm
    ABC beefed up its comedy stockpile Friday with pilot orders for three pilots. Related Articles:  'Accidentally on Purpose' Creator Claudia Lonow Lands Pilot Deal With ABC 'Time Traveler's Wife' Series Travels to ABC read more
 
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  • Charlie Kaufman's 'Frank Or Francis' Adds Elizabeth Banks & Paul Reubens

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:37 pm
    It just keeps getting better and better. Only a day after Charlie Kaufman's wildly ambitious "Frank Or Francis" landed its first female leads in Kate Winslet and Catherine Kenner, another exceptionally talented thesp is coming on board. THR reports that Elizabeth Banks has joined the crazed musical satire, adding another strong voice to the already first rate cast. She'll join Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage and Kevin Kline in the film that will follow three characters -- pretentious screenwriter Frank Arder (Carell); an online film blogger (Black) and…

  • 'Robot & Frank' and 'Valley of Saints' Receive Sundance Sloan Awards

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:35 pm
    As part of Sundance and the Sloan Foundation's Science-in-Film Initiative, Jake Schreier's Premieres film "Robot & Frank" and Musa Syeed's World Competition title "Valley of Saints" have both received the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.   The Sloan Prize goes to Sundance Film Festival fiction projects that explore themes of science and/or technology.  The two films will split the prize's $20,000 reward. Both films have been given grant support by the Sloan Foundation during their respective…

  • Nice! High Stakes Gambling Drama "High Chicago" To Make USA Debut At Pan African Film Fest

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:14 pm
    Glad that this new Canadian-produced feature I previously profiled enthusiastically on S&A (and which was received just as enthusiastically) is finally set to make it USA premiere; and it will do so at the upcoming Pan African Film Festival which begins February 9th. Titled High Chicago, the film stars black British thespian Colin Salmon, and is directed by Alfons Adetuyi, his feature film directorial debut; though Adetuyi is no stranger to the cinema, as he's worked primarily as a producer and director of TV and documentaries in Canada. As I said previously, I really like the look…

  • 'The Blind Side' Director John Lee Hancock To Direct John Grisham's 'The Partner'

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:04 pm
    There was a time (the early '90s) when adapting a John Grisham novel for the big screen was essentially like printing money. The run of "The Firm," "The Pelican Brief," "The Client" and "A Time To Kill" arguably marked the high point of those years, while nowadays, NBC is struggling to get anyone to care about their TV take on that Tom Cruise movie. But New Regency, whose honcho Arnon Milchan was behind 'Kill,' 'Client' and "Runaway Jury," is going to give it another go with "The Partner." "The Blind…

  • UPDATE: Ava DuVernay's 2012 "Middle Of Nowhere" Jointly Acquired By AFFRM, Participant Media

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:52 pm
    AFFRM and Participant Media have teamed up to jointly acquire Ava DuVernay's 2012 Sundance Film Festival selection, Middle Of Nowhere.  Complete details are forthcoming, so once I have them in full, I'll update this post.  If you missed my review of the film, read it HERE. UPDATE BELOW: As promised, here are the full details... Participant Media and AFFRM (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement) have jointly acquired U.S. theatrical rights to MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, an elegant and emotional drama chronicling a woman’s separation from her incarcerated husband and…
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    A Moon Brothers Film...

  • Interconnectedness of Story World

    18 Jan 2012 | 6:53 pm
    A movie is first and foremost a story. While real life is not known for always making sense, it's different for movies. The viewer expects a movie to make sense... For everything in the story to make sense within the framework of the story.So, good movies try to keep this in mind... There is an interconnectedness of the story world.Everything from props to setting to costume to plot. They all there to augment story. Let's take for our example the movie Strangers on a Train (1951).The movie revolves around a murder plot. When you first meet the murder victim, we see her wearing glasses. Now,…

  • Film Course Coming to Niagara Falls

    12 Jan 2012 | 12:02 pm
    Some Quick Facts at a Glance:-- a 7-week seminar -- February 6 to March 19, 2012-- Monday evenings, beginning at 6 pm (3 hour class)-- Will present a comprehensive theoretical overview of the filmmaking process-- Course Objective: to provide a foundational sense of how filmmaking positions function and interact with each other -- Topics include: The History of Film, Production, Pre-Production, the Creative Process, the Visual Cinematographic and the Audio sound-scape component of filmmaking, finally Post-Production the art of editing, distribution, etc. -- at Transitions College in Niagara…

  • Top Blog Posts of 2011

    28 Dec 2011 | 11:35 am
    Our final blog post of the year... Here's a look back at the top ten most popular blog posts of 2011...#1 -- Sunday ScreeningSome snapshots from last week's screening of Under Jakob's Ladder at the Manhattan Film Festival on Sunday, July 24th... Read more#2 -- Monday ScreeningAnother round of snapshots from last week's screening of Under Jakob's Ladder at the Manhattan Film Festival on Monday, July 25th... Read more#3 -- Porky Pig was a Method ActorThere are all sorts of actors out there. One type is the method actor. That's the actor who becomes the character they are playing... Read more#4…

  • From Flop to Christmas Classic

    21 Dec 2011 | 10:16 am
    You'll be hard-pressed to find a Christmas Top Ten movie list without It's a Wonderful Life on it.However, when It's a Wonderful Life first came out in the theatres in 1946, it didn't do very well at the box office. (Okay, it wasn't really what you'd call a flop. It did make over $3 million, but that was not enough to recoup what it cost to make the movie.)Blame it on the Christmas weather (it was released on Dec 20th). Blame on the people who thought it was "too dark" for a Christmas movie (the movie does open with an attempted suicide). It's one of those films that would have been lost in…

  • Ray Bradbury's Interpretation

    14 Dec 2011 | 1:11 pm
    When it comes to storytelling, everybody's an expert. That's what author Ray Bradbury found out. And he didn't particularly like it when others began telling him what his stories meant. Or what they should mean...The occasion was an assembly at UCLA where Bradbury was asked to speak. When the students began to insist that his book, the famed Fahrenheit 451, is about government censorship, Bradbury just got up and walked out.Anyone in creative work deals with interpretation. What does the shark represent in Jaws? What about the feather in Forrest Gump? Or the fact that To Kill a Mockingbird…
 
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  • French filmmaker Jeunet shifts focus to rural Alberta - Calgary Herald

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:04 am
    French filmmaker Jeunet shifts focus to rural AlbertaCalgary HeraldA French filmmaker known for his dazzling visuals is set to shoot parts of his next film in southern Alberta. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, best known for surreal and colourful films such as Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children and the Oscar-nominated Amelie, and more »

  • Shonali Bose wins Mahindra Global Filmmaking award - Indiantelevision.com

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:21 am
    Shonali Bose wins Mahindra Global Filmmaking awardIndiantelevision.comMUMBAI: The Sundance Institute – Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award 2012 was presented to Indian director Shonali Bose for her film Margarita. With A Straw. With this, Bose stands among the four filmmakers who won the award announced at the Sundance Film Sundance Institute Selects Four to Receive the $10000 Mahindra Global Indie WireShonali Bose wins Sundance Institute–Mahindra Global Filmmaking AwardDearCinemaall 4 news articles »

  • Filmmaker finds interracial marriage the normfor Japanese Canadians - Lethbridge Herald

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Filmmaker finds interracial marriage the normfor Japanese CanadiansLethbridge HeraldThe half Japanese-Canadian filmmaker from Kelowna, BC was told again and again while researching his animated and live action documentary that he should visit the city. "Lethbridge kept coming up," Chiba Stearns said, after arriving in the city for the

  • Sundance doc examines costs of U.S. war on drugs - Salt Lake Tribune

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:22 pm
    News OneSundance doc examines costs of U.S. war on drugsSalt Lake TribuneWith “The House I Live In,” the filmmaker takes a close-up look at the results of US drug policy. Jarecki said he was moved to explore the issue because, while his parents escaped persecution in Nazi Germany, he sees another kind of Holocaust taking Sundance doc examines costs of US war on drugsSan Francisco ChronicleHow 'Arbitrage' Director Found the Perfect Mansion for His MovieWall Street Journal (blog)all 14 news articles »

  • 'Man On A Ledge': A Man, A Ledge And 'So Much More' - MTV.com

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:35 pm
    Movie Fanatic'Man On A Ledge': A Man, A Ledge And 'So Much More'MTV.comBy Kara Warner (@karawarner) While some filmmakers go the mysterious or fanciful route with their titles, there are just as many who tell their prospective audiences exactly what they're going to see. "Man on a Ledge," which opened Friday (January 27), Man on a Ledge Exclusive: Ed Burns Takes Us Inside FilmmakingMovie FanaticMOVIE REVIEW: Entertaining train wreck 'Man on a Ledge' is so bad that it's goodWicked LocalThe PhilmGuy Reviews: 'Man on a Ledge' Starring Sam…
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  • Tech Council launches Creative Technology Network

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:11 pm
    A snazzy video set the tone for the kick-off of Creative Technology Network the latest initiative of the Pittsburgh Technology Council, and one that ties together a theme that has marked Audrey Russo's time at the group's helm.

  • Daily Edhat - 01/27/12

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pm
    Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Below passes and canyons...areas of northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph in the morning.

  • Filming Experience Grocery Store Style

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:23 pm
    I know there are a lot of people who know about film making and how it works. For those people this is one experience from one film maker to another.

  • Domestic Crisis

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:38 am
    Sadly, something deeply touched my life this week, that evoked me to scribble down this few words.

  • Patrol ng Pilipino: Filipino indie filmmaker makes it to Rotterdam, Jeonju

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:35 am
    Ex Press , a true story about a train derailment of the Philippine National Railways, is young Filipino filmmaker Jet Leyco's debut feature in the 41st International Film Festival Rotterdam , the biggest annual gathering in the Netherlands for filmmakers around the world.
 
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  • Scorsese's 'Hugo' and the Mechanical Universe

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    I was delighted to see Martin Scorsese?s adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret nominated for eleven academy awards, including artistic design. While the nostalgia for the earliest forms of silent film-making is a major component of the plot?and was a major interest for Scorsese? for me, the most unforgettable images in the film are ...

  • 'V/H/S': Sundance 2012 horror film making people pass out

    25 Jan 2012 | 7:56 pm
    At the Sundance Film Festival, a horror film called "V/H/S" made people pass out. Not a bad marketing ploy!

  • Blog - Do Solar Cells Offer Kodak a Way Back?

    19 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm
    Kodak hopes to use its expertise in film making to produce flexible solar cells. It may be a long shot, but Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy today, thinks it might have a use for its idle film production equipment: making solar cells.

  • George Lucas to ditch blockbusters

    18 Jan 2012 | 7:58 pm
    The veteran film-maker blames negative fan reaction to his recent efforts for decision to return to small-scale film-making The creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, has said he is to retire from commercial film-making in order to return to the experimental fare that marked the early years of his career. In an extensive interview with the New York Times (paywall) to mark the arrival in US cinemas ...

  • British film-making must not be inhibited by box office returns

    18 Jan 2012 | 7:58 pm
    Wandering a little off my usual media beat, I have devoted my London Evening Standard column today to the British film industry. I was taken with this week's release of the report entitled A future for British film – it begins with the audience , which was the result of deliberations by a review panel chaired by Lord (Chris) Smith. Its stress on the need for Britain to produce a wide range of ...
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  • Shadow Dancer: Sundance Review

    info@filmmakingcentral.com (David Basulto)
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:07 pm
    Shadow Dancer, the latest film by James Marsh is a moody thriller about the MI5’s infiltration of the IRA in Ireland during the 1980’s and 1990’s. The MI5 “hero” played by heart throb Clive Owen is somewhat dwarfed by the breathtaking performance of young Andrea Riseborough who plays Collette McVeigh. Collette is a Northern Irish woman who is forced to choose between the loyalty she has to the IRA and her brothers and the love she has for her own [...]

  • Redrock Microsystems – The ascension of a great company

    info@filmmakingcentral.com (David Basulto)
    11 Jan 2012 | 11:11 pm
    Back in 2005 I was asked to direct a film. My budget was ultra low and the financier wanted me to have the "depth of field look" he loved so much. His belief was that a shallow depth of field would make the movie seem bigger budgeted and give it a filmic look. I was left to task to find the solution for this if I wanted him to write the check. I found a little company called Redrock Microsystems. [...]

  • Premiere Pro CS5.5 Fast Start – Editing Canon 7D footage now!

    info@filmmakingcentral.com (David Basulto)
    6 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm
    This is a fast start tutorial to get you up and running in Premiere Pro CS5.5. I will be using footage from the Canon 7D. Enjoy!
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  • Celebrating The Power of Cinema, the 6th Texas Black Film Festival returns to Dallas

    Editor
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:27 am
    6th Texas Black Film FestivalCelebrating The Power of Cinema, the 6th Texas Black Film Festival returns to STUDIO MOVIE GRILL DALLAS next week, February 1st through 4th. Featuring the premieres of independent film from around the world, TBFF celebrates a rich culture through the art of film, workshops and filmmaker Q&A. Throughout the festival, TBFF will premiere over 50 shorts, documentaries, features and animations of independent filmmakers from Texas and from around the world. Wednesday February 1st at 6pm, actress Lynn Whitfield appears for the Red Carpet Premiere of the film…

  • 2011 a record year for France: quite a combination of records if you look back to 2011

    Editor
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:23 am
      I am simply amazed by the combinations of historical records broken by the french film industry last year AND wanted to take a moment to share the salute with you, and them.   2011 was one of the best Cannes selection in years, in my view, with Awards everyone agreed to be well deserved and well balanced. 215 M admissions, a record (going back to 1966 levels, pre facebook, pre TV, pre world Cup audience...) Record percentage of cinema attendance 65.6% of French population saw a film: crisis what crisis?. ("Let us go to the movies to forget"...) Record 41% of Box Office…

  • LA Film Fest appoints Stephanie Allain as Festival Director

    Editor
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:46 pm
        Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, announced the selection of accomplished film producer Stephanie Allain as its new Los Angeles Film Festival Director, starting immediately. She succeeds Rebecca Yeldham, who recently elected to step down for personal reasons. Stephanie will be working closely with Festival Managing Director Gloria Campbell and Festival Artistic Director David Ansen, as well as Associate Director of Programming Doug Jones, Senior Programmer Maggie Mackay and Programming Coordinator…

  • The Awards list for the Oscar 2012/ Artist and Hugo lead the pack

    Editor
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Actor in a Leading Role Demián Bichir in "A Better Life" George Clooney in "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Brad Pitt in "Moneyball" Actor in a Supporting Role Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn" Jonah Hill in "Moneyball" Nick Nolte in "Warrior" Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Actress in a Leading Role Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis in "The…

  • A Festival at the crossroads of cultures

    Editor
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:46 am
    Westerns from all over the world, a focus on Bangladesh and several programme sections with prominent Swiss figures: new Artistic Director Thierry Jobin and Secretary General Esther Widmer announced the concept of the 26th edition of the International Film Festival Fribourg at a presentation given at the Solothurner Filmtage. For the first time, the FIFF introduces annually recurring parallel sections, which highlight thematic core areas. Amongst other things they include sections devoted to the genre film, regional film industries that have received very little attention in the past or the…
 
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  • Magic Lantern - Assignable Buttons?

    ectobuilder
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:41 am
    Is there a feature in Magic Lantern to assign any buttons to any function we choose? I'm looking to remap the White Balance control directyly to the button next to the expanded focus button, is there a way to do this?

  • Having a stand-in for reference, should I get a light meter?

    Martin Oller
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:57 am
    So we're having a stand-in for the real actress on location, comping her in later with chroma. The stand-in is basicly just for reference regarding light and all that. On already tight budget... but should I get a light meter? Or is this bit overkill? (I mean, exposure isn't REALLY my main concern when fitting in the comp... right?) Thanks. Hope I make sense. lol

  • FOR SALE HMC 41 PAL HD+ AGMYA 30 G+MJ700P+Raynox 0.6

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    28 Jan 2012 | 1:50 am
    KIT Completo per amatori Vendo per passaggio ad altro sistema HMC 41 (ore 33) , videocamera HD 3MOS. Videocam acquistata a Novembre 2010, usufruisce dell'avccam 3 years program, ovvero della garanzia 3 anni, già attivata ed approvata da Panasonic Italia. Avchd 24Mbps su SDHC. Videocamera di livello professionale, tasti configurabili dall'utente, uscita HDMI, downscaling dell'uscita video. Offro tutto il contenuto dell'imballo originale (imballo compreso), ovvero: manuali batteria standard : vw/vbg260 Litio 2500mah paraluce caricabatterie finta batteria per l'uso della cam senza batteria,…

  • Canon c300 Unboxing

    goetzpd
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:48 am
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  • Communist Robot Aliens - rough trailer

    Sniper1154
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:43 pm
    This is the trailer to our silly homage to the Ed Wood films of the 50's. The Z-grade uber-low budget films churned out during that glorious time. The trailer's a bit rough - I'm still waiting for the audio to get processed/edited; however I wanted to whip up something to get an idea for the visuals, style, and feel for the film. Hope everyone enjoys :)
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    27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 pm
    an ad for leomi bank app - the digital wallet

  • PATMAP

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    Interactive Mapping

  • GOOD Magazine

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:30 pm
    Animation, storyboarding, and illustration for GOOD Magazine on the estimated total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Collaboration with Volumeone.

  • altomayo naturaleza

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:30 pm
    * Producción con tomas en vivo y elementos 3d como plantas, grass , la tortuga y los insectos. * Realizado por Tunchefilms. ( www tunchefilms.com ) * Mi labor fue texturizaciòn , iluminacion y render de varios de esos caracteres en especial de la tortuga y la libelula.

  • Gladstone Media Promo

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
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  • Writing with no words

    21 Jan 2012 | 5:50 am
    In the recent podcast I talked about visual language, in relation to The Artist. I really liked this new silent film for two reasons. Firstly, because of the boldness of attempting such a thing. Secondly, because they do it so well. It isn't a gimmick, it has some wonderful shots and ideas in it. So I'm pleased it is doing well - at least with film fans!I'm drawn to the era too and it has inspired my own work, such as 10 Seconds which is at the bottom of this post, or Mr Vista. Both of these projects have sound, but they are very much based on a Buster Keaton character and have…

  • Podcast 17 - Goals for 2012

    9 Jan 2012 | 4:03 pm
    Mentioned in the podcast this month...Red Planet PrizePrequel to CannesBAFTA guru websiteOur new(ish) facebook page - which you will find the extra goodiesStephen Fry's interview (which you can also see below)Richard FeynmanSullivan's Travels by Preston Sturges (in fact from 1941, not the 50s)Fleabag MonkeyfaceReviewed:Midnight in ParisDriveArthur ChristmasThe ArtistYoung AdultThe DescendantsNew GirlCommunityIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia BorgenThe links are in the podcast too if you have a snazzy device that reads them.

  • Merry Christmas

    23 Dec 2011 | 4:58 am
    MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Yes, it's time for this year's Christmas film - now a slight tradition of mine. I feel making a film is better than sending a card and more fun too.This year, take away some of the musical befuddlement around the festive season with my handy guide to one verse of Fairytale of New York.

I'm sure you will find it both useful and a comfort - that's right, you're not going deaf, he really is mumbling that much. Now you can finally join in with the whole feel-good Christmassy vibe of the song.

You may need to watch it twice. And for extra help I added…

  • Puttnam's career advice

    18 Dec 2011 | 5:43 am
    In a follow up to the last video, Lord Puttnam outlines 3 words that he feels sums up what is needed to get ahead in the film business.

  • Puttnam on Scriptwriters

    7 Dec 2011 | 2:43 pm
    Hey writers - this will pep you up! I recently interviewed Lord Puttnam, producer of Chariots of Fire, The Mission, Killing Fields and Memphis Belle. I asked him his view of scriptwriters and what he wanted from them.
 
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  • Your Wednesday Links: Oscar Reax

    J. Ott
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:41 am
    NYTimes: Oscars 2012 Ballot - Get yours printed and ready for the office pool. Remember Making the Movie's Oscar Tips. Grantland Oscarmetrics: The 'Yes,' The 'Huh,' And the 'What The Hell?!' of Nominations Day Vulture: Patton Oswalt’s Wonderful Oscar Snub Response Kickstarter: A $60 Fifty Dollar Follow Focus Chris Jones Blog: Avid or Final Cut Pro X? Tips for setting up your first feature film cutting room. - Interestingly, he lists some none-of-the-above options, like Lightworks. A photo gallery of old movie houses - from John Ott on Google+ Deadline: How Did Last Year’s Festival Films…

  • Movie Review: Coriolanus

    J. Ott
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:27 am
    Screenwriter John Logan was just lauded with an Oscar nomination for his adaptation of the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret into the Scorsese-directed film Hugo. But he tops himself with yet another kind of adaptation entirely: obscure Shakespeare. Though great swaths of Shakespeare's play Coriolanus have been cut out of the new film version, starring-and-directed-by Ralph Fiennes, no violence has been done to the text. It breathes with cinematic life and startling immediacy. Part of that is accomplished by transporting Shakespeare's Rome to a modern, Balkan setting. Only a few elements seem…

  • Movie Reviews: Carnage and Rampart

    J. Ott
    21 Jan 2012 | 2:16 pm
    Carnage Carnage does not pretend it isn't based on a play, unlike Ides of March. There are two -- at least, perhaps more -- times where the characters decide, under the flimsiest of motivations, to stay in the same room yelling at each other. If you're willing to overlook that, and the rather uninspired directing by the usually confident Roman Polanski, you'll be treated to three excellent performances and a very good one. Jodie Foster is a bit out-matched by Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly and Christophe Waltz, even though her character, Penelope Longstreet, a pious liberal with a quiet…

  • Avid Error of the Day: File ‘creating6′ can not be deleted because it is busy.

    J. Ott
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:16 pm
    As with all of these Avid errors, just skip ahead to other less-technical blog content. I post these when I want solutions to turn up better in searches for other Avid users (and myself). I've seen this as "creating2" "creating3" "creating4" "creating5" "creating6" etc. Had a crash while importing an image -- images longer than around 10000 pixels in one dimension will cause Avid to hang. Also, TIFF in 16bit RGB instead of 8bit RGB. No problem, right? Force quit Avid and restart. Problem is, it doesn't see the drive I was importing to anymore, so it gives this file error. (Some speculation on…

  • Your Wednesday Links: Hey, Have You Heard of SOPA/PIPA?

    J. Ott
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    Confessions of a Hollywood Professional: Why I Can't Support the Stop Online Piracy Act - A working Hollywood editor looks at both sides of the argument before determining the flaws of the bills. Free PDF screenplay downloads from this year's Sony films, including Moneyball Tips for Using Audio Engineering Mistakes Creatively - warning: geeky NYTimes: A new theory of what makes films satisfying The documentary A Personal Journey Through American Films with Martin Scorsese is now available free online Quentin Tarantino’s favorite films of 2011 Most of these links come from the…
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    Kino-Eye.com

  • Imagine a world without free knowledge

    David Tames
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:31 am
    Right now the U.S. Congress is considering legislation (SOPA and PIPA) that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, Wikipedia is blacking out their English language edition beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. I join Wikipedia in encouraging you to share your views with your representatives, and [...] Visit the Kino-Eye.com web site for the full article and more.

  • Whitney Dow: When the Drum is Beating

    David Tames
    30 Nov 2011 | 2:47 am
    David Tames talks with Whitney Dow about his film, When the Drum is Beating, a documentary that weaves together the history of Haiti with the story of Orchestre Septentrional, Haiti's most popular band. The film is currently seeking funding via a Kickstarter campaign in order to secure the funds needed for a theatrical and home video release. Visit the Kino-Eye.com web site for the full article and more.

  • Chris Paine: Revenge of the Electric Car

    David Tames
    3 Nov 2011 | 4:45 pm
    Chris Paine, best known as the director of Who Killed the Electric Car?, followed the rise and fall of General Motors EV-1, of which he was a passionate owner. He recently completed a new film, Revenge of the Electric Car, now going into theatrical release. It opens on Friday, November 4th at the Kendall Square [...] Visit the Kino-Eye.com web site for the full article and more.

  • Researching Macro Trends

    David Tames
    15 Oct 2011 | 9:53 am
    While I was preparing my presentation, "Seven Macro Trends," I reached out to people I thought might have some ideas and/or examples I should weave into my presentation. This posts brings together the highlights of their responses to my query, "what do you think is the most significant macro trend in media and entertainment today?" Visit the Kino-Eye.com web site for the full article and more.

  • Seven Macro Trends (RioSeminars 2011 Presentation)

    David Tames
    15 Oct 2011 | 7:42 am
    I promised during my keynote presentation on Monday, October 10, 2011 at RioSeminars 2011 that I would post my slides and some notes before Sunday at midnight, so here there are along with some notes that go with the slides. Visit the Kino-Eye.com web site for the full article and more.
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    Film Directing Tips, Film Making Articles and Online Resources for the Independent Filmmaker

  • Indian cinema yet to be freed from the clutches of colonial behaviour, says veteran film maker

    Peter D. Marshall
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:52 am
    from The Hindu. Acclaimed film maker P.T. Kunju Muhammed has opined that Malayalam cinema was yet to free itself from its colonial behaviour. Participating in a panel discussion on Malayalam cinema at Mahatma Gandhi University on Thursday, Mr. Kunju Muhammed said that the people were still yet to free themselves from the clutches of slavery in our outlook. “Unfortunately, our educational system has only strengthened this control in our thinking process that has been imposed upon us by the colonial powers. The boundaries that we have created in our perception have been deep-rooted in our…

  • Film Directing Tips: Publishing Daily Filmmaking Articles for Indie Filmmakers Since 2007

    Peter D. Marshall
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    I’m Peter D. Marshall and I created this film directing blog in 2007 as an online movie making resource center for Independent Filmmakers like yourself. (As of January 27, 1573 film making posts have been published on this blog!) For over 38 years I’ve worked (and survived) in the Film and TV industry as a Film Director, Television Producer, First Assistant Director and Creative Consultant. (See IMDb Credits.) In 1999, I started my website, ActionCutPrint which has grown into one of the top film directing websites for Independent Filmmakers on the Internet today featuring online…

  • YouTube, Ridley Scott team up to find next filmmaking star

    Peter D. Marshall
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:34 am
    by Bruce DeMara. A short film contest sponsored by YouTube will cast a worldwide net for new filmmaking talent, with 10 finalists presenting their works at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in August. The contest winner will then have the opportunity to work with legendary filmmakers Ridley and Tony Scott. The contest, called Your Film Festival, will officially launch at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah which opens Jan. 19. The contest is co-sponsored by Emirates Airlines. Nate Weinstein, entertainment marketing manager for YouTube, said the contest is “really about…

  • Quietly Radical Mission at Sundance: Supporting Native Filmmakers

    Peter D. Marshall
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:29 am
    by Jamilah King. It’s days before the Sundance Film Festival and Aurora Guerrero is busy. The 40-year-old filmmaker is set to debut her first feature-length project “Mosquita y Mari” at the festival in Park City, Utah, on Saturday, but it’s Wednesday and she finds herself in Los Angeles preparing to get in front of the camera for a television spot on up-and-coming filmmakers to watch. It’s not exactly a standard Hollywood story. Her independent film is a teenage love story between two Chicana best friends who grow up in South East Los Angeles’ vibrant immigrant community. It…

  • 2012 Sundance Filmmakers: Andrew Ahn

    Peter D. Marshall
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:26 am
    by Ian Wang. The Sundance Film Festival is once again upon us, having officially kicked off Thursday, January 19 in Park City, UT. While the bulk of the attention is usually given to feature films, the Shorts Program has also been a cinematic treasure trove, often launching many young filmmakers onto the path of making their first features. Among this year’s shorts are two Asian American filmmakers, Andrew Ahn and Kangmin Kim. Coincidentally, they are both of Korean descent and members of the same 2011 class at CalArts. Hyphen chatted with them briefly this week to learn more about…
 
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    Directors Notes

  • DN230: Left Right – Tom Willems

    directorsnotes@googlemail.com (MarBelle)
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:50 am
    Most directors know that if they can concentrate on pulling great performances from their actors the battle’s half won, but it’s not quite that simple when your leads are a pair of hands. Director Tom Willems joins us this week to discuss how his short Left Right demanded he craft a new approach to filming and why faces were the last thing he needed in frame. What’s overacting, what’s under acting, what’s good acting for a hand? Left Right Materials Storyboard Showlinks Caviar Phantom Gold Tilt-shift Lens

  • Left Right – Tom Willems

    directorsnotes@googlemail.com (MarBelle)
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Left Right (2011) What if your left arm gets jealous of your right arm? The left arm of Boris is jealous of the right one. After 35 years of neglect, it decides to take matters into his own hand(s).

  • DN229: The Father – David Easteal

    directorsnotes@googlemail.com (MarBelle)
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:16 am
    Director David Easteal’s short The Father explores redemption and sacrifice after an unnamed dereliction of duty. David joins us to discuss capturing reality and how it’s possible for an audience to discover themes in a film its director was unaware of. I like something to seem real […] If I can capture that moment, that’s what I’m going for, that’s what I like. Showlinks David Easteal The Father

  • The Father – David Easteal

    directorsnotes@googlemail.com (MarBelle)
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:33 am
    The Father (2011) Haunted by his past, a man searches for forgiveness. Getting it however, may come at a cost.

  • DN228: Tower Block – Nikias Chryssos

    directorsnotes@googlemail.com (MarBelle)
    12 Jan 2012 | 12:06 pm
    Nikias Chryssos’ short Tower Block is the exception to the rule of keeping shorts under the 20 minute mark. Running at nearly 40 minutes it’s an enthralling blend of social realism and flights of fancy, which tell the story of a young boy’s quest for a father figure in an environment severely lacking in suitable candidates. Nikias and I discuss the hazzards of having fish on set and allowing a film to dictate its own running length. For me it’s really nice to be on a set & you don’t really know what will happen. Showlinks Nikias Chryssos   If you…
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    Bright Lights After Dark

  • It’s a bourgeois town: the feel-good Oscar Nominees for 2011

    Erich Kuersten
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:01 am
    There's nothing wrong with these films per se, they stir deep emotions; they move us, en masse; they spark enraptured conversation on the drive home from the mall-tiplex, are superb examples of craftsmanship, and most importantly, they make bourgeois Oscar voters feel good about themselves, and their profession; these films rub the voters' shoulders and whisper in their wrinkly ears - "you, my darling Academy member, are the makers of our dreams."

  • How About This For a Double Feature?

    C. Jerry Kutner
    15 Dec 2011 | 9:09 pm
    Now playing at the local Arthouse – Can’t you just see it on the marquee?

  • Have Yourself a Merry Little Bright Lights Holiday: A Gift Guide

    Bright Lights Film Journal
    14 Dec 2011 | 3:18 pm
    We recently heard, and verified, the shocking news that some of Bright Lights’ contributors actually have lives and activities outside their work on the once-humming BL assembly line. Apparently some of them (and you know who you are) have been busy writing books and making art! After we recovered from our initial dismay that BL [...]

  • The Savvy Tivo: Exotic Pre-codes for 12/12-12/20

    Erich Kuersten
    14 Dec 2011 | 10:34 am
    In darker shadowy lairs, Myrna Loy meets with her devoted astrologer, Swami Yogadaci (the ever villainous C. Henry Gordon) to figure out how and when the constellations want her to assassinate her former sorority snubbers. Loy's the villain, ostensibly, but you'll be rooting for her all the way (unless you've never felt the sting of a snubbing yourself).

  • Criterion goes Pre-Code: DESIGN FOR LIVING (1933)

    Erich Kuersten
    5 Dec 2011 | 8:24 pm
    Unseen for years thanks to its "dangerously progressive" attitudes towards sexual relationships outside wedlock, tomorrow, Tuesday 12/6/12! Criterion has released it in the stand-alone glory it deserves, replete with extras and an essay by the great Kim Morgan.
 
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    Motionographer | Digital Filmmaking, Animation, Motion Graphics, Design, Film, Visual Effects and Experimental Moving Image Storytelling

  • Electric Theatre Collective

    Igor Sordokhonov
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:47 am
    Electric Theatre Collective launched.Posted on Motionographer

  • This Idea Is Not Working by Henrique Barone

    Brandon Lori
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:59 am
    After we were initially sent Henrique Barone’s stellar short, This Idea Is Not Working, our jaws hit floor. We immediately wanted to share it with our  Motionographer readers, so got the engine warmed up and put things in motion. Then, something happened: we found out it’s a student piece. Jeepers! We scratched our head and weighed the options. Of course, we do have our Students section and although you can find it there, we were so impressed by Barone’s animation skills that we had no choice but to give it some love in our Main section. One thing we never want…

  • The Witcher 2: Ice Bomb Trailer

    Justin Cone
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:10 pm
    Jaw-dropping trailer created by Platige Image for CD Projekt RED’s forthcoming Xbox 360/PC title, The Witcher 2. WARNING: Extreme gore. Credits and more info here.Posted on Motionographer

  • Kristof Luyckx: Bird Benny

    Fabricio Lima
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:57 pm
    Check it out the hilarious (but NSFW) Bird Benny! By Kristof Luyckx and sound design by David Kamp.Posted on Motionographer

  • Bill Maher’s ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ by Fraser Davidson

    Brandon Lori
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pm
    Earlier this week, we posted Fraser Davidson’s slick, type-driven animation, Irritable Bowl Syndrome: an infographic piece inspired by a cutting excerpt taken from Bill Maher’s book, “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass.” With the Superbowl only 10 days away, once again, sports fans and advertisers become unlikely bedfellows. In the spirit of this great, hard-hitting American tradition, we’ve upgraded the piece to our main section and chatted up the artist for a little Q&A. Enjoy the foxy animation and witty…
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    Totally Unauthorized

  • Night Two

    Peggy Archer
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pm
    Of course, when we showed up at work the first thing we did was split the crew – some stayed down at the beachside set to work the day exterior, and the rest of us went back up the hill to re-rig the set up from the night before. It wasn’t as bad, since we were rigging the turn around from the first night – the original shot had been looking down the hill, so we saw (and had to light) much more than we did when the camera was aimed up the hill. Still, we barely got finished in time, and once the shooting crew landed, everything got changed around, but this time we had more…

  • Ouchies.

    Peggy Archer
    21 Jan 2012 | 8:32 pm
    The gaffer and crew on Reluctant Porn Star are some of my favorite people in the world to work with, no matter what it is, but the DP on the show, while a very nice guy, isn’t really used to working on low-budget shows. He’s used to working with higher budgets which means more equipment and larger crews (and rigging crews, which RPS doesn’t have), so the lighting set-ups are way too big for the small crew that we have. Our location was a neighborhood of  some very lovely hillside homes in the south  bay – the views from the houses were amazing, but the problem with…

  • Time flies when you’re busy

    Peggy Archer
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    January has been crazy (the good kind, not the drama kind). I’m getting multiple work calls almost every day, which, as I’ve mentioned before, is unheard of this time of year. Tuesday, I missed a work call for Wednesday as I was swimming when the call came. Since I have yet to figure out how to bring my phone into the lap pool with me, by the time I dried off and got back to the locker the job had been given to someone else who called back sooner. “Oh, well” I thought “I’ll just clean the house and hopefully I’ll get a day near the end of the…

  • I’m not sure how I feel about this.

    Peggy Archer
    17 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm
    By now, I’m assuming that you’ve all heard about the flap over SOPA, a fun, flirty bit of potential legislation that’s attempting to curb internet piracy. While censorship is, of course, a horrible thing, stealing is also horrible. When you download or stream pirated movies, you’re stealing. From me. Let me explain. Below-the-line crew don’t get residuals paid directly as do actors, writers, producers, etc.. Instead, we get what would be residuals paid into our health and pension fund. When people illegally download a movie, that’s lost money that should be…

  • Crosstown drives and short turnaround

    Peggy Archer
    11 Jan 2012 | 11:07 pm
    Tuesday, I had a last-minute call on Been Done Before – with a mid-rush hour start time all the way across town (of course), which meant I had to leave home extra early and still stressed out the whole time I sat on the freeway, not moving. Awesome. They called wrap around 8 pm, and we had to load our truck and then find a van to take us back to crew parking. I got home around 9 pm, and I had a 6:30 am call all the way across town (in the other direction) this morning for a rigging call on Yet Another Cop Show. Why is it that when I come in rested we have an eight-hour day, but when I…
 
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    filmmaking « WordPress.com Tag Feed

  • The New Arab Cinema (Microphone)

    anwarokasha
    21 Jan 2012 | 8:16 am
    Khaled, a young man who lived most of his life in Alexandria and left is country to discover him self abroad. However, he returns to his home town and finds out how his city changed as he lacks communication with his father and having his first love telling him how she feels left out living in this country. Later, he rediscovers himself in art and music as he meets and make friends with skate-boarders, street graffiti artists and underground musician that are all fighting for the cause of freedom of expression and heterogeneity. Mohamed Hefzy, the producer, was quoted saying:…

  • PED3-Tripod Steel Rotating Holder Tripod Mount for iPhone and iPod touch

    djnomore
    21 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    PED3-Tripod Steel Rotating Holder Tripod Mount for iPhone and iPod touch.

  • When Should Movies Be Re-made?

    Ron Dawson
    21 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    One of the hottest films out right now is the David Fincher re-make of the hit Swedish movie,

  • Bridging the Gap

    icanseebetterthroughthefog
    21 Jan 2012 | 4:07 am
    Bridging the Gap by maxdavidlittman Press play above to hear an audio recording of this latest entry. If it doesn’t work, you may need the latest version of flash software. (click here to download)  

  • New L5 Trailer and Release Date!

    Mark Strauss
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:36 pm
    I was fortunate back in December 2010 to get to read the pilot script for the upcoming hard science
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    YouTube: Film

  • Will Ferrell's New Spanish Comedy Trailer!

    FilmState
    20 Jan 2012 | 3:06 am
    Will Ferrell's New Spanish Comedy Trailer! On today's episode, we bust out trailers for Moonrise Kingdom, Detachment and Casa De Mi Padre! Trailers: Moonrise Kingdom: trailers.apple.com Detachment: trailers.apple.com Casa De Mi Padre: trailers.apple.com ____________________________ Like, Comment & Share This Episode: www.youtube.com Never Miss An Episode- Subscribe For Free!: ‪www.youtube.com Follow Ryan on Twitter: ‪www.twitter.com Like Film State On Facebook: ‪www.facebook.com Website: ‪www.revision3.com Ryan on Google+: bit.ly ABOUT FILM STATE Film State…

  • Your Film Festival

    yourfilmfestival
    18 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am
    Your Film Festival Learn more at www.youtube.com/yourfilmfestival. The global search for the world's best storytellers. 15 minutes to tell a story. Millions of people to watch it. $500000 to make a new one for the world to see. This is Your Film Festival. You have until March 31st to submit a short, story-driven video. There's no entry fee. It can be any format - short film, web-series episode, TV pilot - and any genre. In June, audiences around the world will vote, sending 10 deserving storytellers to open the 2012 Venice Film Festival where a Grand Prize Winner will be be rewarded…

  • Ujala Asianet Film Awards 2012

    2002digimax
    7 Jan 2012 | 6:05 am
    Ujala Asianet Film Awards 2012 cinemadoctor.blogspot.com Dubai Event Programme *Best actor-Mohanlal(snehavedu,pranayam,oru marubhoomi kadha,christian brothers) Best actress-kavya(gadhama,venice) Special jury award-Salim kumar golden star-mamooty Life time achievement award-Sharukh khan Best film-Adaminte makan abu Best dir-salim Ahammed(Adaminte) Best villian-Vijayaraghavan(Christian brothers,venice) Best comedian-suraj Most popular actor-Jayram(swapna sanchari,seniors,makeupman) Youth icon-Asif Ali(salt n pepper,traffic,sevens) Film with National integration-Urumi From: 2002digimax Views:…

  • 2011/12 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Canada/USA)

    TheBanffCentre
    14 Nov 2011 | 5:10 pm
    2011/12 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Canada/USA) The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, coming to a location near you. For dates, locations, and a list of films on tour, please visit www.banffcentre.ca From: TheBanffCentre Views: 46300 231 ratings Time: 07:40 More in Sports

  • PRISM - Action/Scifi Film!

    CorridorDigital
    30 Jun 2011 | 12:55 pm
    PRISM - Action/Scifi Film! Check out the program we used for the FX, HitFilm: hitfilm.com http Click to tweet: clicktotweet.com MUSIC ON iTUNES: bit.ly MUSIC ON BANDCAMP: corridordigital.bandcamp.com Prism. VADIM - Jimmy Wong (youtube.com NESSA - Mary Kate Wiles HAYDEN BLACKWELL - Jilon Ghai PAUL - Rob O'Brien SWANSON - Adam Kirley SHOCK TROOPER CAPTAIN - Jake Watson SHOCK TROOPERS - Erik Anderson, Drew Martin, Kevin McMahon DIRECTED BY - Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski PRODUCER - Freeman White PRODUCER - Darya Danesh EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Josh Davies PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - Alexis Jones…
 
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    The Independent

  • Alchemy Springs from the Striking Artistry of Sundance Shorts

    erin
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Utah, PARK CITY – When it comes to challenging and adventurous short films, the 2012 Sundance Film Festival’s mojo was in top form as the nation’s most prominent tastemaker for the state of indie cinema, both in America and abroad. read more

  • Approaches to End of the World Docs

    erin
    19 Dec 2011 | 5:28 pm
    Two social justice docs at IDFA targeted and systematically attacked the same universal villain: progress. Four Horsemen and Surviving Progress are both "big picture" documentaries that tackle some of today's most globally pressing issues. read more

  • Reasons for the Cutting Room Floor

    erin
    19 Dec 2011 | 12:00 am
    It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to speak with one of Hollywood’s premiere film editors. If you ever have the means, I would highly recommend it. For those in the Boston area, the means may be closer than you think. read more

  • IDFA 2011 - In Touch with the "Planet of Snail"

    erin
    5 Dec 2011 | 12:00 am
    For two years South Korean director Seung-Jun Yi and his assistant director took a two-hour subway ride to the home of the deaf and blind poet Young-Chan and his wife Soon-Ho. The couple communicates through a technique of gentle finger tapping called finger-braille, developed by the Japanese deaf and blind professor Satoshi Fukushima. read more

  • IDFA 2011 - Int'l Perspectives on Digital Distribution and Doc Financing

    erin
    28 Nov 2011 | 1:18 pm
    Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam - A square crowded with coffee shops and clubs (and therefore crawling with tourists) is the proud center of the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the world’s largest doc fest and the beating—and oftentimes bleeding—heart of the documentary industry. read more
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    Atomic Vision: Photography Cinema Visual Arts

  • Photography After Kodak

    23 Jan 2012 | 2:12 am
    One of the biggest stories of the New Year, is Eastman Kodak's recent bankruptcy filing.  It made headlines the world over because it symbolizes the end of an era-- the end to the Age of Film Photography.  To film users everywhere, it was a death spell.  As a fan and Kodak film user, I mourn the good old days when film was the norm and great film stock was available everywhere.  I started my

  • Starting the New Year Right

    6 Jan 2012 | 3:21 am
    The best way to start 2012, is by sharing some humor.  Here are some photography related videos guaranteed to make you smile... Canon vs. Nikon extreme version: Shooting Models without Photoshop: How to get good pictures of yourself: Flash that smile: It's the photographer, not the camera (featuring David Bailey): HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! --videos taken from YouTube.com

  • Grounded 1: Meditations On The Terra Firma

    11 Dec 2011 | 7:55 pm
    Ribbon-cutting for "Grounded 1" last Dec. 7 I have been a practicing Photographer for more than thirty-three years.  Photography started out as a hobby at the age of eleven, and it has been a constant presence in my life ever since. When I turned professional five years ago, I decided to keep a part of my photography personal and experimental.  “Grounded: Meditations on the Terra Firma” is my

  • My 1st Solo Exhibit: "Grounded in the Old Manila International Airport"

    17 Nov 2011 | 6:04 pm
    My new Fine Art Photo Series - "Grounded," will finally be shown to the public.  This first installment of an ongoing Series, is a collection of 18 Art Prints featuring photographs of Los Angeles County streets assembled in a quartet.  Inspired by the avant garde photography of Aaron Siskind, "Grounded" revisits the possibilities of Abstract Expressionism in photography, using the most elemental

  • The Ultimate Camera - RED Scarlet X

    7 Nov 2011 | 11:19 pm
    When I found out about this... I couldn't wait to blog about it too! RED Digital Cinema has finally unveiled its long promised "ultimate camera," the RED Scarlet X, immediately after Canon annouced its new EOS C300.  The Scarlet has been hinted about for more than 3 years, but has not been formally launched until a few days ago.  In the wake of Canon's reveal, RED immediately responded with the
 
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    Truth Seekers

  • The Real Challenge of Our Times:
The Need for a New Worldview

    Anne Baring
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:59 am
    Neither do men put new wine into old bottles; else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles and both are preserved. Matt. 9:17 To reclaim the sacred...

  • Rhetorical Dimensions of Native American Documentary

    Steve Leuthold
    12 Jan 2012 | 8:22 am
    Since the advent of more affordable video technology in the late seventies and early eighties, various indigenous groups have recognized the potential of video for intragroup communication and as a means of gaining cultural and political recognition in the wider...

  • Our Living Universe

    Duane Elgin
    29 Dec 2011 | 9:15 am
    There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is the mother of the universe. -- Tao Te Ching I believe that the most far-reaching trend of our...

  • Poem : Spirit Enlightened

    Culture Unplugged
    15 Dec 2011 | 1:15 pm
    origins of ʻitʼ seen, in zone beyond the known, the story of spirit - in evolution, in enlightenment, in experience, continues. our ancestors dwelled & dug to see ʻthatʼ, that, transcending the ʻgodʼ of our present, that, leading us to...

  • Discovering the Living Universe: Scientific Spirituality for a Global Family

    Elisabet Sahtouris
    8 Dec 2011 | 8:48 am
    The ancient Greek word for science was philosophy -- philos sophias, lover of wisdom. This name was intended to set science on a course of searching for wisdom, for practical guidance in human affairs through understanding the natural order of...
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    Joke and Biagio

  • Caged on MTV – Behind the Scenes of Episode 1

    Joke
    12 Jan 2012 | 12:52 pm
    WARNING: SPOILER ALERT — Episode 1 MTV Caged Details Dead Ahead! Launching a New Show Pilots or “episode ones” are always the hardest to produce. You have to get through so much background information and exposition that it’s hard to move the story forward. Even as an avid TV watcher, I will not judge new shows on first episodes, because they truly are the most scrutinized, the densest, and the hardest to produce. A show should find its rhythm by episode three (at the latest) and so I usually either skip the first two, or stick it out with a new series until then. Caged…

  • Making Caged for MTV: In The Beginning

    Joke
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:58 am
    Our new show Caged officially premieres tonight at 10pm, 9 central on MTV. We’ve blogged about how the show idea was brought to us and the process of getting the greenlight, and if you haven’t already, you can read all about the Caged cast and their backstories over at MTV, but for this post I’ll try and tell the story of how these wonderful people snuck inside my heart and have made a home there. The Job As a tv producer, my job is to think story, character, style. How do I engage the audience and tell each story the way it is meant to be told? I remember googling Minden and…

  • Sports Illustrated Compares CAGED to Friday Night Lights

    Biagio
    8 Jan 2012 | 8:36 am
    Sometimes, when you cry yourself to sleep, it’s because you’re happy. From Sports Illustrated: The wide variety of compelling backstories have to overlap in a town that makes Friday Night Lights’ fictional Dillon look big…None of the shows characters are perfect protagonists…They’re all real characters that can be easily related to…Caged definitely doesn’t follow the obviously stale recipe of The Ultimate Fighter….While The Ultimate Fighter searches for the next Forrest Griffin, Caged gives you a real-life Tim Riggins. Remember what we said in this post?

  • Tae Kwon Do Champ Sabrina Schmeck Speaks Out About Caged on MTV

    Biagio
    6 Jan 2012 | 10:52 am
    As you know if you hang around this blog, several years of working to bring our new doc series Caged to MTV is about to kick off in a big way. Caged officially premieres this Monday night, Januaray 9th at 10pm, 9 central. MTVs Caged is set in the world of mixed-martial arts, following the lives, loves, and struggles of the young men and women in and around the fight world. Once the Caged trailer hit, we were excited to learn that Sabrina Schmeck, Tae Kwon Do Champ and blogger had picked up on the show, and had some strong opinions about it. Sabrina, who can be found on twitter @RYUapparel…

  • MTV Caged: Sneak Peek of Episode One Tonight

    Joke
    5 Jan 2012 | 7:14 pm
    Cage fighter Wesley Branch featured in Entertainment Weekly’s Must List Caged: January 5th, 2012 We’re on a plane to Shreveport, Louisiana. Tonight we get to share a few of the upcoming episodes of MTVs Caged with our main cast members and tomorrow we will throw a private screening/party for them, their friends and the community that welcomed us. It’s a privilege and an honor – thanks MTV – that we get to do this. Can’t wait to hear their reactions. Can’t wait to see their faces. Can’t wait to give them this moment. See Episode One of Caged Tonight TONIGHT is the…
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    ACTORSandCREW

  • The Ridiculous Things Said at #Sundance

    25 Jan 2012 | 1:58 pm

  • #Acting #Technique :: Uta Hagen’s Acting Class: The DVDs

    25 Jan 2012 | 12:54 pm
    Uta Hagen’s Acting Class: The DVDs (DVD) By Uta Hagen Buy new: $34.99 18 used and new from $24.42 Customer Rating: Customer tags: acting technique(4), acting(3), uta hagen(3), stanislavski, herbert berghoff, hb studios, uta, a challenge for the actor, whoopi goldberg, respect for acting

  • #Acting #Technique :: The Well-Tempered Body: Expressive Movement for #Actors, Improvisers, and #Performance #Artists

    24 Jan 2012 | 7:38 pm
    The Well-Tempered Body: Expressive Movement for Actors, Improvisers, and Performance Artists (Paperback) By David Petersen Buy new: $29.95 19 used and new from $22.46 Customer tags: acting(4), acting technique(4), improvisation(4), physical expression(3), actor training(3), improv(3), theater(3), dance(3), expressive movement(3), performance(3), theatre(2)

  • 13 Films Make Their Digital Premieres Through the #Sundance Institute

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:19 pm
    Sundance Institute announced thirteen films supported by the Institute that are for the first time available to rent, download and stream. Look for the films on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, SundanceNOW and YouTube. Films will be available on Netflix on March 1. Films available today include Semper Fi: Always Faithful (currently on the Academy Award shortlist for Best Documentary), Obselidia (Independent Spirit Award Winner), Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade (2007 Sundance Film Festival documentary on the arcade gamer competitions in the ‘80s), New York Times Critic’s Pick Lord…

  • 2012 #Oscars Nominations by Picture

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:13 pm
    The Adventures of Tintin Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Production (Paramount) Original Score Albert Nobbs Trillium Productions, Mockingbird Pictures and Parallel Films Production (Roadside Attractions) Glenn Close – Actress in a Leading Role Janet McTeer – Actress in a Supporting Role Makeup Anonymous Columbia Pictures Production (Sony Pictures Releasing) Costume Design The Artist La Petite Reine/Studio 37/La Classe Américaine/JD Prod/France3 Cinéma/Jouror Productions/uFilm Production (The Weinstein Company) Jean Dujardin – Actor in a Leading Role Bérénice Bejo –…
 
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  • Karen Worden & David Branin on LA Talk Radio’s Sheena Metal Experience

    filmcourage
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:25 pm
    The roles are reversed for Karen & David as they sit down with Los Angeles entertainment icon Sheena Metal at LA Talk Radio studios.  We talk about what brought us to Los Angeles, our independent filmmaking pursuit, what led us to Film Courage and what it’s like hosting a show each week. More on Sheena: Sheena has anchored numerous radio shows for over ten years in Los Angeles–six of which were spent on top-rated talk station KLSX (97.1 the FM Talk Station) where she helmed five successful shows (“The Sheena Show”, “Late Night Booty Call”, “Sheena and The…

  • The Vicious Brothers on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #148)

    filmcourage
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:49 am
    Filmmakers Colin Minihan & Stuart Ortiz aka The Vicious Brothers call into Film Courage to tell us why they hate film school, whether self-distribution was ever an option for their debut feature Grave Encounters, how they got 20 million views to their trailer, their story process from conception to post and why they elected to go with Tribeca Film as their distributor. Share Connect with The Vicious Brothers at www.TheViciousBrothers.com and on Twitter @ViciousBros

  • Filmmakers Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #147)

    filmcourage
    16 Jan 2012 | 12:50 am
    Filmmakers Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky call in to Film Courage five days before their film Indie Game: The Movie premieres at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.  They tell how they heard the news, what life has been like since the Official Selection, the things they do to make themselves better filmmakers, and they give us their take on who has the better chance to sustain their careers, Indie Gamers or Indie Filmmakers. Connect with Lisanne & James at www.indiegamethemovie.com & on Twitter @IndieGameMovie Share

  • Marty Lang, Lord Bronco & Theo Dumont on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #146)

    filmcourage
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:54 am
    On a Sunday where things did not go as planned and we were forced to wing it, Filmmaker Marty Lang calls in from Connecticut to give us an update on his first feature film Rising Star, Filmmaker Lord Bronco calls in from Oregon to provide us a run-down of turning points he saw in independent film in 2011, and we receive a surprise visit from HollyShorts Co-Founder Theo Dumont who shares his thoughts on decisions filmmakers must make before submitting their films to film festivals. Connect with Marty at http://risingstarmovie.com & @Marty_Lang Connect with LB at…

  • Filmmaker Jake Stetler on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage (Ep. #145)

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    2 Jan 2012 | 9:54 am
    Filmmaker Jake Stetler calls into Film Courage to tell us the flash moment when he knew he was to be a filmmaker, his near-death experience at age 30, why he began telling people he was going to film his first feature No Sanctuary before the script was complete, when we can expect to see the film and how he plans to release it. For more on Jake’s work visit http://blognosanctuarymovie.com and connect with him on Twitter @JakeStetler Share
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  • 'The Artist' Sweeps the Inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:15 pm
    "The Artist" took three of the five Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards, winning best picture, director and actor. Tying for best screenplay are "The Ides of March" and "Margin Call," with the jury tied in voting.   Meryl Streep won best actress for her performance in "The Iron Lady." AACTA President Geoffrey Rush announced the awards at an awards ceremony at Soho House in Beverly Hills. The AACTA International Awards recognize film excellence regardless of geography. The jury is comprised of "eminent…

  • ATO Pictures Acquires Marsh's "Shadow Dancer"

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:24 pm
    ATO Pictures has picked up North American rights to James Marsh's "Shadow Dancer," which is currently screening at the Sundance Film Festival. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen and Gillian Anderson, the narrative film is Marsh's follow-up to acclaimed docs "Project Nim" and "Man on Wire." Sarah Lash, ATO’s Head of Acquisitions negotiated the deal with CAA who brokered it on behalf of the producers. Full press release below. Park City, UTAH (January 27, 2012) – ATO PICTURES proudly announced today that it has acquired all North American…

  • 'Robot & Frank' and 'Valley of Saints' Receive Sundance Sloan Awards

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:35 pm
    As part of Sundance and the Sloan Foundation's Science-in-Film Initiative, Jake Schreier's Premieres film "Robot & Frank" and Musa Syeed's World Competition title "Valley of Saints" have both received the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.   The Sloan Prize goes to Sundance Film Festival fiction projects that explore themes of science and/or technology.  The two films will split the prize's $20,000 reward. Both films have been given grant support by the Sloan Foundation during their respective…

  • MoMA's Documentary Fortnight to Open with 'United in Anger" and 'The Tiniest Places'

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:34 pm
    The Museum of Modern Art has announced its 11th annual Documentary Fortnight festival will be opening on February 16th with film archivist Jim Hubbard's "United in Anger: A History of ACT UP" and Tatiana Huezo Sanchez's "The Tiniest Place."  Hubbard and Sanchez will both be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A sessions. Special events include a retrospective for Paper Tiger Television with two screenings of "Paper Tiger Television: Thirty Years of Alternative Media" on February 24 & 25th and two "Guided Tours to the Interactive…

  • The Six Degrees of Mark Duplass [With Sweet Infographic!]

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:20 pm
    Writer-director-producer-actor Mark Duplass has been making movies since 2002; his first feature, "The Puffy Chair," debuted at Sundance in 2005. Like many of Mark's films, that one was directed, written and produced with his brother, Jay Duplass. (The latest Duplass Bros. project, "Jeff Who Lives at Home," will be released by Paramount in March.) However, Mark is not a filmmaking monagamist. In the last 10 years, Mark's collaborated on nearly two dozen films. In addition to Jay, Mark has worked with his wife, Katie Aselton, as well as Joe Swanberg, Noah Baumbach…
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    Film Threat

  • BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

    Michael Nordine
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:01 pm
    2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL U.S. DRAMATIC FEATURES SELECTION! Unspoken sadness courses throughout the film, but humor punctuates it: not only from the many oddities on display but also Hushpuppy's sassy ruminations...Read More at FilmThreat.com

  • 2012 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

    Mark Bell
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:47 am
    Another year of Slamdance is in the books, and the award winners from the 2012 film festival have been announced with "Getting Up," "Bindlestiffs," "No Ashes, No Phoenix," "Welcome to Pine Hill" and "Heavy Girls" among the Sparky recipients.Read More at FilmThreat.com

  • SLEEPWALK WITH ME

    Don R. Lewis
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:26 am
    2012 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL NEXT SELECTION! "Sleepwalk With Me" very much reminded me of a take on “High Fidelity” with comedians instead of music snobs...Read More at FilmThreat.com

  • THE THEATRE BIZARRE

    Jeremy Knox
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    IN LIMITED RELEASED! The filmmakers of each segment didn’t just toss gore and entrails around in some lame attempt to shock. They thought about their work long and hard, and then they raped our brain...Read More at FilmThreat.com

  • COME BACK, AFRICA

    Phil Hall
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:35 pm
    Barely seen since its initial theatrical release, Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 drama is significant for offering one of the first ground-level views of South African life under the apartheid system...Read More at FilmThreat.com
 
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  • Switching to Nikon D4 in February 2012

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:56 pm
    The DSLR filmmaking revolution has been in progress for a few years, but the year 2012 was the year I gave in and switched to a DSLR!  I have sold my Panasonic HPX300 as well as my trusty but now obsolete film SLR Nikon F5, Nikon D200 DX-frame DSLR and purchased the Nikon D4. My background is in still photography, so it was a no-brainer to get the D4, but from a filmmaker point of view, I feel it was a smart decision because of the following reasons:  Full-frame DSLRs have large sensors, providing great low-light capability as well as the ability to have a shallow depth of field, which…

  • This is a video made with the Nikon D4.

    19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This is a video made with the Nikon D4.

  • Nikon D4 official product video.

    5 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Nikon D4 official product video.

  • Working with the DP: an AD's perspective

    31 Dec 2011 | 11:00 pm
    Working with the DP: an AD's perspective: goingforpicture: We are mortal enemies. Sworn enemies. Two sides of the battlefield. Two corners of the ring. In one corner, the asshole 1st Assistant Director stands with his/her army of loud and often obnoxious minions designed to move work along effectively and quickly. In the other corner, a pretentious DP… Read full post HERE

  • T.O.P. Episode 2: Age of the DSLR

    11 Jun 2011 | 3:31 pm
    On this episode I am talking about DSLRs with my good friend, photographer, filmmaker & Senior Multimedia Producer at American Councils for International Education Sergei Shauchenka. Podcast Home | RSS Feed | Listen on iTunes
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  • Back From Sundance

    Jason Brubaker
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:13 pm
    I’m back from Sundance. This was one of those trips that you don’t plan. But when you get a call from someone in Utah asking if you would like to participate in a panel on crowd funding and modern movie distribution (at Sundance) you have to go! So picture this. My bags are packed, I’m loading my car – and then I get a call from the airline. My flight has been canceled! UGH. Thanks United Airlines… Never one to let obstacles get in my way, I pretended I didn’t know my flight was canceled and I drove the airport. I parked my car in one of the many airport…

  • filmmaking success

    Jason Brubaker
    17 Jan 2012 | 11:12 pm
    What is filmmaking success? The most frustrating part of your filmmaking career is when you realize that you are not entitled to success. Early in your career you wake up every day with an unyielding sense of possibility. You think about all the wonderful movies that you are going to make. You picture yourself walking the red carpet with flashbulbs exploding with an intensity of stardom. You will hold this vision. And if the vision is strong enough, you will take steps towards the achievement of this dream. Maybe you will write a screenplay… Maybe you will pick up a camera and ask your…

  • Sundance Film Festival

    Jason Brubaker
    11 Jan 2012 | 11:37 pm
    A decade ago, my goal was to make a movie and get it into the Sundance Film Festival. Back then, this was the only way you “made it.” Since that time, the entire world of indie filmmaking has turned upside-down. Affordable camera technology coupled with Crowdfunding and Non-Discriminatory distribution has changed the ways in which movies are made, seen and sold. Even with these changes, there is still a world full of people who enjoy watching indie movies. And one of the best places to get a finger on the pulse of technological trends is The Sundance Film Festival. But instead of…

  • Filmmaking Stuff Gets Updated

    Jason Brubaker
    5 Jan 2012 | 12:58 am
    If you’ve been reading Filmmaking Stuff for any length of time, you probably noticed that Filmmaking Stuff has been updated. When I first started this site I had no idea that it would become one of the most popular filmmaking websites in existence. My goal at the time was merely to share some filmmaking information with the world. I remember sitting down and staring at the blank white screen before me without any idea what the heck I was going to write. I actually had to call a friend for advice. “What the heck should I write about?” “Share all your filmmaking screw…

  • Filmmakers and Screenwriting Frustration

    Jason Brubaker
    4 Jan 2012 | 12:26 am
    Many filmmakers and screenwriters feel frustrated. You know what you want to do. But you have no idea how to get started. A reader of Filmmaking Stuff wrote me and asked “How do I get started?” My response is simple: do one small thing every day to get closer to the completion of your project. if you’re writing a screenplay you need to write at least one half page per day. If you are working to make your movie then you should make a list of all the things you can do for free. There is a lot you can do today. The question is will you get started or will you make more excuses?
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  • DIY Streaming Media Server

    John P. Hess
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:51 pm
    The filmmakers at our favorite underwater film production, The Underwater Realm, talk about what it takes to put together a 16 terabyte media server running on Infiniband to safely store and stream Red Epic Raw files for a fraction of the cost of an enterprise grade server. [Visit FilmmakerIQ.com for the Full Article.]

  • What is Motion Design?

    John P. Hess
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:37 pm
    This video from Motion Design Plus takes a look at the growth of Motion Design throughout the century with the ultimate aim of creating the First exhibition center dedicated to Motion Design in Paris, France. [Visit FilmmakerIQ.com for the Full Article.]

  • Douglas Trumbull: A Visual Wizard looks Ahead

    John P. Hess
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    Douglas Trumbull is no stranger to special effects in big movies... And we're talking big big movies: "2001 Space Odyssey" Big. With visual effects credits on 2001 (as mentioned), Blade Runner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Tree of Life, Douglas Trumbull sees a bright but complex future for digital filmmakers. [Visit FilmmakerIQ.com for the Full Article.]

  • Zombie AK-47 with Chainsaw Attachment

    Dennis
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:55 am
    Yes this is a real gun. It's the ultimate AK Zombie gun made by DoubleStar Corp with a chainsaw, drum mag and aimpoint red dot. I'm not sure how well it would work against zombies, but I hear it is the current frontrunner in the Republican Presidential Primary. [Visit FilmmakerIQ.com for the Full Article.]

  • 5×5 Filmmaking Movement

    Dennis
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    The rules are simple, but the possibilities are endless! The video must be composed of five 5-second clips and use original sound (no music). You can find more 5 Vignettes at the 5x5 Vimeo Group. [Visit FilmmakerIQ.com for the Full Article.]
 
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  • Inaugural IAWTV Awards at CES 2012

    Jackson Wong
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    Awards at the International CES 2012 abounded with the first ever International Academy of Web Television awards.

  • Fair Use Misconceptions Can Expose Video to Copyright Violations

    Mike Rosen
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:10 pm
    We frequently get questions from video creators about the rules for making use of other creators’ work in their own projects. If a piece of art was created so long ago that its copyright has expired and it’s since fallen into the public domain, you’re free to make use of it any way that you [...]

  • Swivl is Your Personal Cameraman

    Jackson Wong
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:35 am
    Swivl is a mount for your pocket camera or iPhone that takes direction from a tracker attached to your subject, and it can tilt or pan to stay with you.

  • What to Charge: Freelance Video Hourly Rate Calculator

    Mike Wilhelm
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pm
    As you're honing your skills with video, you may be asked to do some video work for someone else. Use this rate calculator to determine what to charge.

  • Add a Spark Digital to Your Mic Arsenal

    Jackson Wong
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:42 am
    Blue Microphones shows you Spark Digital, one of the new mics they presented to us at International CES 2012.
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  • Top 5 Big Summer Action Movies Without Bats, Spiders or Avengers

    jasonmckinnon
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:18 am
    It’s pretty difficult to look passed the end of a legendary trilogy when The Dark Knight Rises is released next summer.  Likewise, 4 larger than life heroes will assemble after years of hype.  And how can you ignore a hero like Spider-Man returning to the screen?  Today, I attempt to put aside the Bats, Spiders and Avengers to see what else the 2012 summer movie season has to offer.  There are a couple picks that could go either way but I’ve got high hopes nonetheless. 5. The Expendables 2 4. Total Recall 3. G.I Joe: Retaliation 2. Battleship 1. Prometheus Related Posts2011…

  • Indie Game: The Movie Trailer & Your Passions

    jasonmckinnon
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:14 am
    NEW DOCUMENTARY LOOKS INSPIRING! I had no idea a project like this was even in development until I read an article promoting the trailer on /FILM. The movie focuses on indie game developers and their passion for video games and video game design. I write about passion on this site often.  I don’t feel normal unless I have some kind of creative project to work on everyday.  Whether it’s a new screenplay, a blog post, an image in photoshop or a big broadcast at work, I desperately need to feel creative everyday.  It’s that passion that drives me every morning when I skip…

  • 2011 Movie Recaps & 2012 Movie Previews

    jasonmckinnon
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:14 am
    RECAPS AND REVIEWS… RECAP January 2012 was packed with posts that looked back on 2011 and ahead to a very promising 2012.  I wanted to take a moment to recap all the content that was posted over the last few weeks. You’ll find ‘best of’ posts, 2012 previews, announcements and much more! 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW The Bottom 3: 2011 Worst Movies The Top 5 Movies of 2011 All Time Best Movie Moment 2011 The Best Movie Trailer of 2011 Top 10 2011 Movies I didn’t see but I should have Eric’s Top 5 Movies of 2011 2011 Movie Reviews 17 Interviews with screenwriting,…

  • Top 10 Cinematic Game Studios

    jasonmckinnon
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:07 am
    People go to the movies for a cinematic experience.  Video games can provide a similar experience with an added level of immersion and interactivity.  Over the last few years, I’ve become obsessed with video games that play out like movies. We’ve been given countless movie like experiences in video games but today I’d like to focus on the studios behind them.  The top 10 cinematic game studios. HONORABLE MENTION | NINTENDO: THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, BETHESDA SOFTWORKS:Fallout 3, Skyrim I’m currently wrapped up in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.  It’s been dominating…

  • The Climb Is Now Available Online

    jasonmckinnon
    22 Jan 2012 | 2:58 pm
    NEW SHORT FILM ON 17WEST.CA 17 West Productions is pleased to announce the release of a brand new short film: The Climb.  The movie centers on Cameron and Destiny and their struggles living on the street. Each of them must face their terrible pasts in order to move on. While Destiny lost all hope long ago, Cameron holds to his belief that he will find a way to change things one day. The short film stars Michael Clarke, Alyssa LaPlume.  It was written & directed by Jason McKinnon and produced by Eric Gamache. Check out the trailer below and head over to 17west.ca for the whole film.
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  • Digital Filmmaking News

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    22 Jan 2012 | 11:31 am
    Ralph Fiennes – Ralph Fiennes’ Filmmaking Pressure Ralph Fiennes felt a lot of pressure making Coriolanus The 49-year-old actor makes his directorial debut with the Shakespearean adaptation and admits it was hard to juggle helming the project with also acting in it He said There were days… Ralph Fiennes’ filmmaking pressure Actor Ralph Fiennes felt a lot of pressure making 'Coriolanus' saying it was hard to juggle. LDS Film Festival holds 24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon In Hollywood circles, Clint Eastwood is renowned for masterminding and following tight…

  • Digital Filmmaking News

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    15 Jan 2012 | 11:30 am
    Spielberg shares storytelling secrets in Paris PARIS, Jan 14 — Steven Spielberg caught the filmmaking bug as a 12-year-old, and half a century on still goes “crazy” when he doesn’t have a story to tell, he admitted to fans packing a masterclass in Paris. The US director, greeted with a standing ovation, told the room in French, hand on his heart: “Je t’aime!” “I’m a storyteller,” the … Madonna has to learn about filmmaking Madonna has lots to learn about filmmaking Madonna has lots to learn about filmmaking Madonna understands that she has "a lot to learn"…

  • Digital Filmmaking News

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    8 Jan 2012 | 11:38 am
    Filmmaking duo Jim Casey, Kim Waltrip find desert dynamic Local movie producers Jim Casey and Kim Waltrip will show their film, “A Thousand Cuts,” at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival. / Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun Khairil’s Indie World Besides unveiling his latest, the award-winning director also unveiled a look into why he loves making indie films. In the Land of Blood and Honey ** In the Land of Blood and Honey An agonized romantic drama set during the Bosnian War and a credible narrative feature filmmaking debut for writer-director Angelina Jolie. Like…

  • Digital Filmmaking News

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    1 Jan 2012 | 11:44 am
    Filmmaking is about longevity: Brad Pitt London, Jan 1 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt says that the most important thing to consider in a movie project is ‘longevity’. Arshad Warsi in HAI RABBA MAIN KYA KAROON One of the oldest production houses helmed by Sagars, a once influential filmmaking family in Bollywood that was headed by Ramanand Sagar (mythological TV serial makers), is going through a revival process. Though their last film (war film 1971) was made way back in 2007, the family members at Sagars have now decided to give another shot at filmmaking. While the film also acts as a…

  • Digital Filmmaking News

    admin
    25 Dec 2011 | 11:37 am
    ‘The Hobbit’ Set Video #5: The Return To Hobbiton Peter Jackson and his filmmaking crew (of hundreds) set to out shoot around the New Zealand countryside, beginning with ‘Hobbiton’ in the latest production diary video for ‘The Hobbit’. 2011 was bright year in filmmaking for Tampa Bay By Steve Persall, Times Movie Critic Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2 011 will be remembered as the year of the dolphin for Tampa Bay’s movie community, guided by a tailless bottlenose back into Hollywood’s spotlight. The summertime release of Dolphin Tale was our biggest movie…
 
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  • The New York Times: “The Year in Pictures”

    John Bailey, ASC
    16 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Are we living in a golden age of photojournalism? Has the artful sophistication of today’s image makers so unbalanced the hoary “picture/ thousand word” equation that some of the news we read is the photo caption? Multiple broadcasts, print and Internet platforms swamp us with a daily, even hourly, flood of ongoing and one-off news [...]

  • Chely Wright: WISH ME AWAY

    John Bailey, ASC
    2 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Thirty-five minutes into the documentary film of her life, Wish Me Away, singer Chely Wright tells Baptist minister C. Welton Gaddy of a moment of such personal despair that she put a loaded pistol into her mouth. It may be difficult to understand what could have precipitated an existential crisis this dire in a woman [...]

  • Lena Herzog’s Camera Finds “Lost Souls”

    John Bailey, ASC
    19 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am
    There was an electrical power blackout the day that seventeen-year-old Elena Pisetski first encountered a collection of jarred fetuses in the galleries of St. Petersburg’s Kunstkamera Palace, where an eerie light seeped in from the windows. Pisetski was a student at the university’s Philology Faculty located on the embankment of the Neva River, next door to [...]

  • Matthais Stork: Chaos Cinema/Classical Cinema, Part Three

    John Bailey, ASC
    5 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am
    ONE Gregg Toland is widely regarded by most contemporary cinematographers as the essential locus for a discussion of breakthrough movie image creation. The most cited of his films is the collaboration with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane, a film that looms large in anyone’s movie canon, as much for its narrative innovation as for the [...]

  • Matthias Stork: Chaos Cinema/Classical Cinema, Part Two

    John Bailey, ASC
    21 Nov 2011 | 3:00 am
    On Halloween night, this year’s Uruguayan entry for the foreign film Oscar was screened at the Academy’s Goldwyn Theater. Merely fortuitous, or more likely, a programming wag’s “in joke,” La Casa Muda (The Silent House) is a tense horror film of the “girl trapped in a haunted house” sub-genre. Its defining marker is that it conforms [...]
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  • Marvel reveals five new Avengers images

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    [brightcove]1213024251001[/brightcove] Marvel has thrown a bone to all those Avengers obsessives counting down the days until the film's April release by unveiling a handful of new images. The new shots include a closer look at Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury than we've previously been privy to, and what looks like a fairly intimate encounter between Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Check out the images in full below: The Avengers aren't showing any signs of going away soon, as this week Captain America actor Neal McDonough stated that Thor 2 will…

  • Watch: Funny 'Sh*t People Say' at the Sundance Film Festival Video

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:20 am
    While it's impossible to explain the experience of the Sundance Film Festival without actually being here in the cold and snow, there are some ways we can still give everyone a taste of what it's like to attend. For example, this video that was sent over by my friend Eric from IONCinema.com called "Shit People Say at Sundance 2012", featuring some guy named Alexander Norton. When you're here, you start to hear many phrases repeated over and over, many of them becoming quite iconic, legendary, and often amusing to hear. This video parodies many of those phrases and…

  • Box Office Report: Neeson's 'The Grey' Headed for $18 Mil Weekend; Heigl's 'One for the Money' Overperforms

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Pamela McClintock The Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment action-comedy starring the actress scored No. 2 spot on Friday with $4 million-plus. read more

  • Clip and Pics from Denzel and Reynolds actioner Safe House

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds action thriller Safe House looks intriguing enough and today saw the release of a new clip and some stills that seem adequate enough. I want to talk this up and fawn all over it, but I just can't. I mean, it looks entertaining enough, but nothing about it will summon me to the theater to see it. Here's the clip.Safe House is the...

  • Sundance 2012: 'Save the Date' is Not Just Another Romantic Comedy

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:10 am
    If there's one thing most romantic comedies can't seem to lock down it's real romance and substantial comedy. However, when it comes to the flick festival circuit, plenty of flicks hit it right on the money. Whether it's (500) Days of Summer or even Garden State, Sundance is the place to find a real love story with heart and comedy. Save the Date easily fits into that category but with an even more grounded, even practical approach to love as a twenty-something. From the pressure of being engaged to the lead-up to a serious relationship, a lot can go wrong when it comes to…
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  • How to flirt with a stranger in a movie theater

    Mike Vogel
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:45 am
    Betty and Jared (Meredith Adelaide and Bryce Flint-Somerville) flirt in a bar in a scene from Did You Kiss Anyone? “Did You Kiss Anyone?” is premiering at the Bagdad Theater exactly one week before Valentine’s Day–a day many people desperately need a date.  The easiest way to start a conversation with anyone at the screening is to ask: “Did you work on the movie?”  Over 100 Portlanders worked on this movie, so your chances are good.  And if neither of you did, you have that in common, so start making out. If you need more inspiration to hit on a stranger, just imagine…

  • Fear of Flier-ing

    Mike Vogel
    20 Jan 2012 | 7:25 pm
    Promoting a movie is glamorous. You may find yourself walking around with a stapler, attaching poorly printed posters to a telephone pole in a semi-legal fashion. I need a bigger stapler and thicker paper. These posters went up around Tender Loving Empire, the Belmont Stumptown, and Laurelhurst Theater. Not pictured: Cinemagic. More going up next week with better supplies. February 7th at 7pm at the Bagdad! Please!

  • Did You Cast Anyone? – my crowdfunding webseries

    Mike Vogel
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:27 am
    I’m getting ready to show my second feature Did You Kiss Anyone? at the Bagdad Theater on Feb. 7th. I tried to raise money for it over the summer of 2009 by doing a crowdfunding webseries called Did You Cast Anyone. I love Wainy Days and Curb Your Enthusiasm, so I wanted it to be like those, only less funny and without famous celebrities. We only took a few hours to film each episode. It shows sometimes but that’s also what I like about them. The episode with Bryce was entirely improvised a few minutes after we met up to shoot it. Every single actor did an amazing job with improv.

  • Hollywood Theatre chairs on my porch

    Mike Vogel
    14 Jan 2012 | 6:43 pm
    I’ve got two plush seats from @hollywoodtheatr on my porch! My first movie had its Portland premiere there. Our histories are intertwined!

  • My movie streaming to your living room

    Mike Vogel
    10 Jan 2012 | 11:21 pm
    That is, if your living room has a connected TV. I recently got a TV that just got updated with a YouTube app. Since I uploaded my entire first feature to YouTube for free, this is possible… Or you can watch it on your phone, iPad, or computer here:
 
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  • The Hollywood Oracle Entertainment Job Spotlight – The Screenwriter

    The Oracle
    13 Jan 2012 | 3:48 pm
    Spotlight: Gary Goldstein, Screenwriter / Playwright Every so often the Oracle selects entertainment professionals with established Hollywood careers to interview about their work, opinions and what advice they have for the next generation of up and comers wanting to make it in Hollywood. This week’s session is with Gary Goldstein, Award-Winning Screenwriter & Playwright for [...] Related posts: The Hollywood Oracle Entertainment Job Spotlight! Finding Hollywood Acting Jobs at LA CASTING The Hollywood Oracle Entertainment Job Spotlight – The Tv / Film Editor

  • The Actors Space West – The Screenwriter

    The Oracle
    12 Jan 2012 | 5:47 pm
    We’re Back… Welcome to 2012 people, I hope everyone had an amazing break from reality over the holidays, but it’s time to snap back and get your head on straight. Production life continues on in Hollywood 24/7 and will do so indefinitely with or without you. So, assuming the Mayans are dead wrong and the [...] Related posts: The Hollywood Oracle Entertainment Job Spotlight – The Screenwriter Hollywood Job Networking – Party With The Other Unemployed The Hollywood Stage – How To Break Into Hollywood

  • Hollywood Fashion on RAWartistsTV – Rose Pendleton

    Rose Pendleton
    7 Nov 2011 | 1:27 pm
    As promised, A Hollywood Insider’s Look… Our very own, Rose Pendleton’s Fashion Show interview and photos from her Hollywood Art & Fashion Event a few weeks ago with RAWartists. *** Hollywood Insider’s Look – Click Here To See Photos Related posts: The Importance of Standing Out in Entertainment The Scary Art of Networking Hollywood Jobs [...] Related posts: The Importance of Standing Out in Entertainment The Scary Art of Networking Hollywood Jobs in 31 Days First Friday’s on Abott Kinney in Venice – Food Truck Mania

  • The Scary Art of Networking Hollywood Jobs in 31 Days

    Pink Slip
    27 Oct 2011 | 1:26 pm
    Paid to Scare? Hollywood, Ca Want to work on your acting skills without embarrassment or have anyone recognize you when you mess up your lines? Would you like to perfect your movie make-up skills but have a hankering for blood? Don’t have the dough or the real estate to use all of that lighting equipment [...] Related posts: Top 10 Hollywood Job Tips for Requesting ‘On The Job Training’ Hollywood Job Networking – Party With The Other Unemployed It’s Scary How Hollywood Does Halloween – 7 Spooky Things You Should Check Out This year!

  • The Hollywood Oracle Entertainment Job Spotlight – The Tv Editor & Assistant Editor

    The Oracle
    25 Oct 2011 | 12:08 pm
    Spotlight: Charles Donohoe, Editor for Television Every so often the Oracle selects entertainment professionals with established Hollywood careers to interview about their work, opinions and what advice they have for those wanting to make it in Hollywood. This week’s session is with Charles Donohoe, Editor for Television. . So Lets Get Started… 1. If you [...] Related posts: The Hollywood Oracle Entertainment Job Spotlight – The Tv / Film Editor The Hollywood Oracle Entertainment Job Spotlight – The Screenwriter The Hollywood Stage – How To Break Into Hollywood
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  • Oscars determine ‘Tree of Life’ producers after Executive meeting

    FIN Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:32 pm
    (PRESS RELEASE) Beverly Hills, CA – Producer credits for 84th Academy Awards® Best Picture nominee “The Tree of Life” have been determined by the Producers Branch Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The official nominees for the film are Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill. Academy rules allow for no more than three producers to be nominated and to potentially receive Oscar® statuettes. The executive committee called a meeting to determine if “The Tree of Life” represented a “rare and extraordinary…

  • Oscars releases phone App for 2012 show

    FIN Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:20 pm
    (PRESS RELEASE) This year’s official Oscars App is now live on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, providing fans unparalleled access to the 84th Academy Awards®. Oscars 2012 App Developed by the Academy and Disney/ABC Television Group’s Digital Media Team, the Oscars App is designed to be the ultimate complement to the live telecast, giving fans premier access to the most memorable moments of the night through exclusive live cameras strategically placed on the Red Carpet, throughout the Kodak Theatre, and even in the Governors Ball, which is the official Oscar party…

  • What do you think about the 2012 Oscar nominees?

    FIN Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:38 am
    After the Golden Globes comes the magic of the Oscars but what can we expect at this years biggest film award ceremony? With the results in it looks ‘The Artist’ and ‘The Tree Of Life’ could be contending for some major Oscar Glory. Will Brad Pitt and George Clooney famously prank each other as they compete head to head for Best Performance and what surpise waits in store if Nick Nolte gets the win? Below is this years full list of nominations (amended to include one additional documentary feature that was previously announced). Performance by an actor in a leading role • Demián…

  • Is Hollywood too white for African American audiences?

    Iain Alexander
    21 Jan 2012 | 4:46 pm
    Earlier this month George Lucas revealed the shocking truth about how it took him 23 years to get his movie ‘Red Tails’ made because no one would fund an “all Black cast”. While the debate has reached every film magazine, journal, and all those working in the industry, it leaves the question : “Is Hollywood too white?” It is true that a minority of successful actors in the business are African Americans, and Hollywood movies are dominated by white protagonists. Is there a lack of diversity at the cinema, or is it a fact that the African American cinema…

  • 9 Foreign films in competition for 2012 Oscars

    FIN Staff
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:14 pm
    (PRESS RELEASE) Beverly Hills, CA – Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 84th Academy Awards®. Sixty-three films had originally qualified in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam, director; Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau, director; Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen, director; Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders, director; Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi, director; Israel,…
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  • 2012 Graphic Design USA Winner!

    MenagerieAdmin
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:21 pm
    Menagerie Creative is honored to be selected as a winner in the 2012 Graphic Design USA American Package Design Awards with our It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 6-pack box set and Star Wars box sets. This makes it the second year Menagerie’s work has been recognized by the esteemed organization.CLICK HERE for last year’s winning entries. Graphic Design USA has sponsored national design competitions that spotlight areas of creative excellence. This year more than 1,600 entries were submitted, which is up 10% from last year, and only a highly selective one in five entries was recognized.

  • Around the World in 37 Dances

    MenagerieAdmin
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:39 pm
    “Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away.” Legendary crooner Frank Sinatra promises big adventures in those few little words. Well, you don’t need a plane ticket for this journey. Century Dancesport brings the world to you this Saturday as they host their “World Tour” Ballroom Dance Showcase choreographed by world-renowned choreographer Wendy Johnson. Wendy Johnson, former New Zealand Ballroom and Latin Champion, is a world-renowned coach, choreographer, emcee and adjudicator. In addition to her ballroom training, she has had 10 years of ballet training winning many…

  • Creating Story in Key Art – An Interview with Robert McKee

    MenagerieAdmin
    9 Jan 2012 | 4:05 pm
    Story. It fills our lives with message, meaning and magic. Brilliant writers invent story with simple pen and ink then weave it through their imagination onto paper. Engaging speakers invite us into story with passionate voice and presence. And innovative filmmakers draw in audiences to fantastic journeys of story through sights, sounds and emotional performances. Words creating worlds. Pictures igniting emotion. Heroes and villains. Resistance and persistence. Truth and conflict. This is story. Many have come before me, writing of the essentials of storytelling. The great quest. The fallen…

  • A Holiday Greeting worth more than a few Republic Credits!

    MenagerieAdmin
    23 Dec 2011 | 4:10 am
    First of all, allow us minute of your time to gush over how lucky we are here at Menagerie to partner with such incredibly gifted artists and clients. We appreciate and honor your endearing creative spirit and appreciation of entertainment arts. Thank you from the tips of our Wacom pens to the bottom of our Wookie slippered toes. It would have been quite a feat to mail holiday greetings to each and everyone of our readers, so in the interest of conserving mother nature’s precious resources we have opted instead to publish our official holiday card here online. Simply download your very own…

  • Sifting Embers of Fall and The Phoenix Reborn

    MenagerieAdmin
    5 Dec 2011 | 5:05 pm
    Fall – a season abound in beautiful hues of Tuscan orange and fiery red. Fall signifies inevitable change, a metamorphosis of what was once vibrant, filled with love and life now slows down and prepares for the deep cocoon of winter. Fall, like the Phoenix, burns itself to embers, dark ashes that will once again become reborn with a vitality and spirit stronger and wiser than before. Through our ever-loving research and adoration for the theatrical poster we share with you a selection of what we consider a few of the most powerful images created inspired by Fall. These posters not only…
 
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