What is the nature of the relationship between the video game and film industries? The media landscape has changed incredibly since the early days of Atari and Nintendo. As video games have increased in number, quality, and audience, the lines dividing games and films has blurred. Today, the vide...read more
In an article in the New York Times on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 John Tierney addresses digital piracy from two people who helped propagate it in the first place: Jaron Lanier and Dr. Lieboweitz of University of Texas in Dallas. They were loud advocates for the Free Information movement of the 80’s, w...read more
I don’t care if you want to make documentaries about cleft palates in Sierra Leon, or B-rated horror movies, you still have to have a business demeanor when talking to people in your industry. The superficiality of Hollywood is applicable across the board. Without beating around the bush, the ult...read more
You don’t make films on your own. Unless you want to make your film in a closet and never show it to anyone, you have to interact with people who can potentially help you, or at least watch your film. And I mean people other than your mom. Go to the mirror, look into your eyes and say “Hel...read more