www.cripsandbloodsmovie.com Narrated by Academy Award winner FOREST WHITAKER From STACY PERALTA the director of DOGTOWN & Z BOYS and RIDING GIANTS Directed by critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Stacy Peralta and Executive Produced by NBA star Baron Davis and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Stephen Luczo, Crips and Bloods: Made in America tells the story of the Crips and Bloods, South Los Angeles' two most infamous African-American gangs of … [Read more...]
Dawn Zulueta: From silver screen to stage
Dawn Zulueta: From silver screen to stage In Philippine cinema, it is very rare that an actor would move to theater after earning a reputation as one of the best among his peers. It is perhaps the fear that the actor would disappoint the theater audience, or the anxiety of being hooked on the stage and forget about the camera. Read more on Manila Standard Today George Heymont: Brush Up Your Shakespeare! (VIDEOS) Each September, as millions of … [Read more...]
What’s the best DV camcorder for indie filmmaking?
Question by Dexter: What's the best DV camcorder for indie filmmaking? This question is only for filmmakers please. Obviously cost is a concern but overall what's the best camera for great quality sound (XLR mic inputs?) great picture (3CCD? HD?) and ease-of-editing. Would really appreciate informed opinions. Thanks a lot! Best answer: Answer by bd834That's a pretty open ended question... Starting with the classics: Panasonic DVX100 (A/B) … [Read more...]
Headlights, Camera, Action!
Headlights, Camera, Action! I’m currently on a plane that is bringing me home to my luxurious mansion nestled in the Hollywood Hills. Well, actually my studio in the valley is “cozy” and I’m pretty sure my neighbors aren’t celebrities; unless you take into consideration appearances on Cops or America’s Most Wanted. I haven’t made it yet, but my day will come soon enough. I’m just glad this plane is distancing me from West … [Read more...]
Joe Eszterhas – On Screenwriting
Complete program at: fora.tv Screenwriter and author Joe Eszterhas discusses the writing process, and offers some advice for aspiring screenwriters. ----- Joe Eszterhas, best-selling author and legendary bad-boy screenwriter discusses his new book "The Devil's Guide to Hollywood: the Screenwriter as God!." Mike Ovitz told him his Wilshire Blvd. "foot soldiers" would hunt him down. He's antagonized almost everyone at the top in Tinseltown. And … [Read more...]
70 years on, ‘Gone With the Wind’ still holds up
70 years on, ‘Gone With the Wind’ still holds up Yes, there are racial issues, but 70 years after it was made, one movie critic says there's no arguing the fact that "Gone With the Wind" remains a true motion-picture classic. Gone With the Wind - Film - Film criticism - Movies - Arts Read more on MSNBC Faye Dunaway Traveling From Festival to Festival to Perfect Her Directorial Debut The 69-year-old Oscar winner admits that she isn't in rush to … [Read more...]
How do documentary forms help us to understand the experience of others?
Question by Alex: How do documentary forms help us to understand the experience of others? Basically how to documentary's help us understand what other people are going through, there lifestyle, and what living conditions they are in. Best answer: Answer by lost1234Cause most of the time they are directly from that person not anyone else and they tell you there life etc.. Give your answer to this question below! … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Film School – Nurturing The Film Makers Of Tomorrow
by go mustangs Los Angeles Film School - Nurturing The Film Makers Of Tomorrow When it come to film making there are endless choices available, but one among them stands above all the rest - the Los Angeles Film School. Here you learn the art of filmmaking on the very practical front that is actually making your own films. Es, in the first week itself you are taught on handling a camera. By graduations, that is with in an … [Read more...]
Original District 9 Short Film
This a short film from Neill Blomkamp, which the movie District 9 is based off of. Neill Blomkamp was originally set to produce the halo movie, which is now on hold indenfinitely. … [Read more...]
Vito After Documentary Screens at Syosset Public Library
Vito After Documentary Screens at Syosset Public Library Filmmaker, Star of Documentary Answers Questions on 9/11 Anniversary On Saturday, Sept. 11, nine years to the day after the attack on the World Trade Center, Vito After: A 9/11 Responder Copes in the Aftermath, a documentary chronicling the day-to-day challenges faced by former NYPD detective Vito Friscia in the years following the attack, was screened at Syosset Library. While it’s been … [Read more...]