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Panels and Conversations
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So last week I shared Ilya Naishuller's video, Bad Motherf***er (Insane Office Escape 2) on this blog. If you haven't seen it, it's a very violent Rated "R" action music video that lives up to it's provocative title. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but if you're into that sort of act...read more
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Just wanna drop a quick tip that my home people over at the Beneathearth Film Festival are offering a free panel tomorrow Weds. August 8th in New York City at the Wix Lounge. Among the team of expert panelists doling out filmmaking strategies and wisdom for free is my colleague, Chris Chan Roberso...read more
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...I know it's been a minute or two since I've last put up a new blog post. Been very busy with an exciting new project that I will announce later, but know that it involves LOTS more no-nonsense film instruction for the masses. So stay tuned for that BIG announcement in coming weeks. In the m...read more
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If you didn't catch my earlier post, Spike Lee is about to drop a new self-financed movie shot on a Sony F3 Super 35mm Video Camera entitled, Red Hook Summer , which just premiered at Sundance 2012. Never one to shy away from controversy, when asked a question by audience member, Chris Rock, abou...read more
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- Tags: Red Hook Summer, Spike Lee, Sundance
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So you's wanna write about New Yawk City, huh? Well, do ya? Then you's better watch this panel presented by the Writers Guild of America East at the 49th New York Film Festival, with screenwriter's David Koepp (Premium Rush, Ghost Town, Panic Room, Spider-Man, Carlito's Way); Brian Koppelman (The ...read more
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For a limited time only, I'm BETA-testing with making some of the premium Indie Film Boot Camp 6-DVD Deluxe Set content available a la carte on a pay-per-view basis. So instead of owning the DVD, you can "rent" it via streaming video for 72 hours. Even though it's easily worth double the bargain ...read more
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Yet another reason I love working and teaching in the Film/TV Dept. at NYU. - You never know who's going to pop in. Last week, Matt Parker and Trey Stone (South Park, Book of Mormon, Team America, etc.) made a surprise visit to a group of freshman in our "Storytelling Strategies" class as part of...read more
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- Tags: Matt Parker, South Park, Trey Stone
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In case you missed the original event on LiveStream.com last week, here's a link to a cool conversation with many (although not all) of the major characters from Scarface including Al Pacino. There are some great behind-the-scenes anecdotes and observations on how the film evolved into such a cult...read more