by Honda News Home Sweet Home Just Got Better With Direct Tv, Nfl Football I was driving home the other day and noticed that there was a house in our neighborhood that was up for sale. And on the top of the house, I saw a DIRECTV dish. Now I'm no real estate agent but around here, having a DIRECTV dish already installed is a great selling point. We live in a semi-rural area that doesn't have the best cable service so a lot of … [Read more...]
Edward Norton Interview – The Painted Veil
I sat down last year with Academy award nominee actor Edward Norton, director John Curran and screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (academy award winner for the screenplay Philadelphia) to discuss their new film with Warner Independent Pictures, The Painted Veil. We discuss the illusions and delusions of love, the challenges of shooting in China as a western film production company, and the adaptation of the screenplay from W. Somerset Maugham's classic … [Read more...]
Leung wins two categories again at Tredyffrin Student Film Festival
Leung wins two categories again at Tredyffrin Student Film Festival In his second year being involved with the Tredyffrin Student Film Festival, Dan Leung, a recent Conestoga High School graduate, has taken home awards in four categories. The 2010 Film Festival first-place winner for his film “The End,” Leung also took home the award for People’s Choice, and in 2009 he won in both the Best Directing and Best Screenplay categories. Read more on … [Read more...]
Will movie production companies accept a script from a person who has no background in film making?
Question by monty: Will movie production companies accept a script from a person who has no background in film making? I have absolutely no history in film-making, nor do I have an educational background in film-making. Oh yeah, and on top of all that, I don't have any degree in writing. All I have is a very well thought-out script and a creative/vivid imagination. Also, I really do think I'm really good at what I do. Do you think a film … [Read more...]
Experimenting With Amateur Filmmaking
by Scott Christian Experimenting With Amateur Filmmaking Filmmaking fascinates many people, even those who may not have any knowledge about filmmaking but would like to try their hand in it. Fortunately for such people amateur filmmaking has come of age with the proliferation of digital media. Earlier aspiring filmmakers only had film to work upon which was not affordable to everyone. Film cameras, even the low-end ones were quite … [Read more...]
BrOneontan Activities (NYSMF Filmmaking 2010 Session 3)
Weird, weird stuff is happening in the dorms at NYSMF this summer. Not just that incredibly annoying yutz, Ryan, skulking around being a nerd, but as the guys videotape themselves sleeping, one of them is behaving very strangely. Very very strangely. Video Rating: 0 / 5 A tips video I made to give people a few basic tips that I've learned in making short films and in my video productions classes. I hope they are helpful … [Read more...]
Flint Star “The Motion Picture” Hard Knock Life (Children’s
Big Thangs Productions Inc. presents the independent basketball documentary film "Flint Star". Video Rating: 4 / 5 "Wish You Were Here " www.tapeworm.com written and performed by singer-songwriter Bernadette Haderlein for the motion picture film "Moonbeams". Moonbeams is an award winning independent feature film about a boy who talks to the moon starring Castulo Guerra, Art Gilmore, Bridget O'Reilly, Peter Richard, … [Read more...]
Screenwriter Irving Ravetch (‘Hud,’ ‘Norma Rae,’ ‘Conrack’) Dead at 89
Screenwriter Irving Ravetch ('Hud,' 'Norma Rae,' 'Conrack') Dead at 89 LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - September 20, 2010) - Award-winning screenwriter-producer Irving Ravetch died yesterday at Cedars Sinai Hospital of a lingering illness. He was 89. Read more on Marketwire Irving Ravetch - Hud Screenwriter Ravetch Dead At 89 Revered Hollywood screenwriter IRVING RAVETCH has died in Los Angeles. He was 89.Ravetch and his wife Harriet Frank … [Read more...]
Can I transfer to a university with an A.A. in Business and an A.S. in film production?
Question by michaeldv610: Can I transfer to a university with an A.A. in Business and an A.S. in film production? The only reason for the combination is because I would like to learn some technical aspects of film making and a better comprehension of business management so I can apply that knowledge to production guidelines as well as completing alot of general education classes to transfer. Even though I know it also varies on the school what … [Read more...]
Is it the end for high-end stock photography production?
by cesarharada.com Is it the end for high-end stock photography production? I asked three stock industry stalwarts, what they think will happen to expensive shoots. High-end production: Is it dead, or just sleeping? After all we haven't seen any or much of it for a while now…. Here are the answers they gave. Steve Pigeon, President & Founder Masterfile: "I don't believe low price stock images will kill big and … [Read more...]