The State of the Documentary [Panel]

Below are my notes from the one panel I attended at Full Frame – The State of the Doc. It’s a little more cheerful than Mark Gill’s outlook on independent cinema, though re-reading this now, some panelists seemed to be predicting what was going to...

It’s Dailies, Not Weeklies

In a perfect film set world (real world), you shoot for the day, send the film to the lab that night to be processed, return the next day, shoot some more, and then during lunch (or beginning/end of the day), you watch what you shot the previous day. These are called...

Week of Haircuts and Screenings

It’s time to pull out the razor blades, get a trim, and make it look like you’ve taken care of yourself for the past 6 months. That’s right, the parents are coming. Just about every guy has gone under the scissors, myself included. What’s the...

Forgetting the Audience (and Sarah Marshall)

I didn’t think much about wanting to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but I keep seeing signs that maybe I should. Such as a 5-star review on the radio when I turn on the car, or Roeper’s undying love for this movie plastered in a full page New York Times...