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Tag: filmmaking

On Location in Petaluma

On Location in Petaluma

When making films at my scale, which is to say "human scale," shooting on location is the only affordable way to do it. And by "location" I mean as close to home as possible. My new #indiefilm mantra is: "My … Read on.

Published December 27, 2017
Categorized as Cinema Tagged filmmaking, hollywood, lumaville, on location, petaluma

We’re On the Spectrum Between Ed Wood and Orson Welles

Ed Wood
Visions are worth fighting for.

Great piece by Andrew Bloom at Consequence of Sound that expresses  a notion I've been mulling since I first saw Tim Burton's Ed Wood. Bloom drills down into the scene between Johnny Depp's titular character and Vincent D'Onofrio as Orson … Read on.

Published December 5, 2017
Categorized as Cinema Tagged Ed Wood, filmmaking, orson welles

Burning Down the Art House, Part Three

art house films

The third and final installment of the mini-series "Burning Down the Art House" focuses on Tom Schiller’s hat tip to Fellini, "La Dolce Gilda," starring Gilda Radner and evoking a nostalgia trip for your host.… Read on.

Published March 31, 2017
Categorized as Podcast Tagged art film, artfilm, Fellini, filmmaking, podcast

Burning Down the Art House, Part Two

art house

Still in pursuit of the elusive art film, I find my way to Ingmar Bergman through the portal of parody and pubescent thanatos.… Read on.

Published March 23, 2017
Categorized as Podcast Tagged art film, bergman, de duva, filmmaking, indiefilm, ingmar bergman, podcast

A Girl, a Gun and an iPhone: All You Need to Make a Movie

Girl and a gun.

Summer movie season is upon us. Well, it’s technically been here since May because, like climate change, Hollywood can adjust the seasons seemingly at will. At your local cinemas, iron-clad playboys flex computer-enhanced muscles whilst spaceships go where no man … Read on.

Published June 16, 2013
Categorized as Cinema, Culture Tagged charlie Chaplin, Cocteau, coppola, filmmaking, iPhone, jean-luc Goddard, Quotes

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