A Bigger Beast

by | Nov 16, 2006 | Video Production

So it wasn’t the same day, but it’s a shorter period than before. I’m getting better. So onto the F3s, the next beast to conquer. The F3s are the first projects shot on film (okay, the F2s are shot on film but they have a lot of restrictions and no...

So About Those Rules

by | Nov 15, 2006 | Video Production

I’ll just ignore the fact that I haven’t posted in a while and jump right into the rules. As mentioned before, all weekend projects have had time restrictions, and also as mentioned before, they’ve generally been tossed to the wind (see rule number...

So We’re Making Movies

by | Nov 4, 2006 | Video Production

Wow, the site statistics are just scraping along the bottom as the non-existent readers just pile in. Maybe lack of posting has something to do with it… To explain, I had this grand plan of creating this really nice post that would explain the F1’s, what...

Perhaps I Cared Too Much

by | Oct 21, 2006 | Video Production

Regarding the first post, awesome Screenwriter (and now Director) John August seems to have a different view: I decided that while I was on set, my only responsibility was to the movie, and my ability to direct it. With this philosophy in hand, many decisions became...

The Story So Far

by | Oct 13, 2006 | Film School

Welcome to Coffee and Celluloid, a blog dedicated to the fine craft of filmmaking from the point of view of a film school student. I realize I just jumped into the action, so it’s about time for a recap of the story so far. I’m a first year in film school...