*cinema*
May 12, 2006
cinema is so not web 2.0
cinema is so not web 2.0
cinema is so not web 2.0... we have to wait until the film maybe or maybe not comes to where we are, there's only a few screenings when it comes to town, there's the risk of us not getting in...
Directing Through Instant Message
Deborah Scranton described making The War Tapes as "directing through instant message" in her talk at beyondbroadcast. "We will tell your story," was what she told the soldiers. She got five volunteers. She trained them on mini-dv cameras, tripods, blank...
June 14, 2005
On Traditional Movie Websites
On Traditional Movie Websites
Chris Thilk from Movie Marketing Madness interviews Perry Wang from Media Revolution, a creative web design shop with some movie studio clients. It's interesting to see how the website is transforming from a promotional tool created at the end of...
April 14, 2005
Models for Sustainable Cinema Download
Models for Sustainable Cinema Download
I finally posted the Models for Sustainable Cinema presentation (link: PDF 2.6 MB) I gave at the San Francisco IIFF meeting. The meeting was great (thanks for the invite Thomas and the intro Carl!). Lots of excited and enthusiastic filmmakers,...
March 10, 2005
New Models for Sustainable Cinema
New Models for Sustainable Cinema
I'll be speaking at the International Institute for Film Financing San Francisco Chapter Meeting March 16, 2005 next week. Thanks to Carl Wescott for the introduction to Thomas and the IIFF. Here's the agenda: 1) Welcome from the Moderator Patrick...
January 9, 2005
on tarnation
on tarnation
I saw Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation at the Coolidge last night. If you have the chance to see it, see it. It's fun and sad and interesting and boring and is perfect for being exactly what it wants to be. It's...
June 23, 2004
1000 movies you don't need to see
1000 movies you don't need to see
The film critics of the New York Times have done us all a huge favor by listing the 1000 best movies ever made. Thank you gray lady! The logic is simple: if the movie you are about to rent, download,...
June 7, 2004
"We could never show this film."
"We could never show this film."
If you're missing this once in a lifetime chance to see Peter Watkins' amazing body of work, take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. From Peter Watkins' website: ‘Punishment Park’ was released in the Murray Hill Cinema...
June 3, 2004
a few of Andrei Tarkovsky's Polaroids
a few of Andrei Tarkovsky's Polaroids
The Guardian posts seven of Tarkovsky's Polaroids, with annotation by his son. From Instant Light, Tarkovsky Polaroids (via 2-pop)...
June 2, 2004
Peter Watkins Retrospective at Anthology Film Archives
Peter Watkins Retrospective at Anthology Film Archives
"Even more than an awareness of the different creative possibilities inherent in a truly democratic audiovisual media, we need an awareness of the different PROCESS which is required. At present, the public plays no role in the production of the...
May 26, 2004
indieWIRE rolls out blogs
indieWIRE rolls out blogs
I may be mistaken, but it appears that indieWIRE, the best website about the independent film business, is adopting blogs in hopes of decentralizing their newsgathering process. At blogs.indiewire.com, they've created an invitation-only blogging community for indieWIRE staff, contributors, and...
January 7, 2004
Speech Accent Archive is Amazingly Useful
Speech Accent Archive is Amazingly Useful
Whether your characters are from Boston, Detroit, or Arcadia, Wisconsin, the Speech Accent Archive is the best tool I've ever seen. It's great for auditions, too. (via Anil)...
Spam Useful for Character Names in Scripts
Take a look at these great names! I'll never need to spend time thinking about character names every again while writing scripts. SPAM NAMES (three hours worth of spam, in order received) Reyna Jones, Susie McGinnis, Babbs Samuels, Raul Baca,...
December 29, 2003
New Website for Documentary I Shot
New Website for Documentary I Shot
Epiphany in Progress, a documentary by Michal Goldman, has a new website. Here's a still of me shooting and Michal recording sound. We shot more than 170 hours of tape over the course of the academic year, following students, families,...
November 4, 2003
The Interrotron™ and the Megatron™
The Interrotron™ and the Megatron™
Errol Morris describes his invention: The Interrotron™ is a two camera arrangement with Teleprompters designed to create a different kind of filmed or videotaped interview. Recently, it has been substantially modified with additional cameras. In theory, there is no limit...
October 28, 2003
Fellini Museum to Open
Fellini Museum to Open
From ABC NewsOnline: A museum devoted to the great Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, who died 10 years ago, is to be opened next month in the house where he was born in the Adriatic resort of Rimini. Handwritten sketches, snatches...
October 18, 2003
1928 Article Regarding Introduction of Talkies to Film
1928 Article Regarding Introduction of Talkies to Film
From the New Yorker, Came The Movietone, by Robert Benchley, issued 1928 (via Kottke.org): First-hand and reliable reports from the scene present a terrifying picture. Perceiving the advent of the Film Which Talks Like a Man, hundreds of movie stars...
October 13, 2003
Yasujiro Ozu Retrospective at New York Film Festival
Yasujiro Ozu Retrospective at New York Film Festival
If you are in New York, try and get to Lincoln Center this month for some of Ozu's films; the retrospective is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the film director's birth. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice is showing...