It's funny how much I take film slang for granted. So to start from the beginning, there are six stages in making and releasing a movie: Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Distribution, Exhibition. Usually Development can take the longest -...
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Here Piggy, Piggy, Piggy
The days of Farmer Arable and Wilbur are long gone. One of the main locations in Undercover is a pig farm, where a Muslim cop goes undercover to find a missing pig. So, as Producer, I need to find this pig farm. In the process of this hunt I learned about the state of...
The Complete Ira Glass on Creative Work
I've been seeing these different segments of Ira Glass (host of the amazing This American Life) pop up on different blogs, talking about creative work. So I did some snooping and gathered the entire collection. A few points are pretty common (keep working at what you...
Screenwriting – Biblio Film School
I've had some requests to recommend some good film books, so I'm starting a series that'll cover what I think are the best books for each area of filmmaking. And what better place to start than at the beginning with screenwriting. (I put together an Amazon store that...
Tyrants vs Committees [Quote]
I'm defending my documentary today, so a quick quote I really liked from Art & Copy. I'd rather deal with a tyrant than a committee any day. Committees are there to spread blame, not take chances. -George Lois (90% sure) Yes, I'm saying directors are tyrants. But...
Show No Mercy (in the Edit Room)
I realize the moviccino adventures in the production of UnderCover has sort of died down. I have a few cool videos that I still need to post, but it's mainly been an extremely sloooow editing process that's been requiring a huge build up to a more exciting post. But...
Mr. Newspaper, You Let Me Down (But Thanks for Mentioning Me)
In the last post I mentioned all the exciting hubub about Typewriter taking off, and how I was (incorrectly) quoted and mentioned in The Observer (part of The Guardian). Well originally I thought the article was for one of their little online only blogs, some sort of...
Coffee and Celluloid Grows 300%
When I started this blog about 3 and a half years ago, it was a one man show to document some of my film school experiences. For a while it was also a one audience show. The direction of the blog was pretty straight forward - write about what I'm doing in film school....