This excellent documentary was created as an Arena Special and includes interviews with Welles from BBC interviews in 1960 and 1982. It also includes an interview with Pauline Kael discussing her controversial “Raising Kane” article.
Harvey Weinstein sent this quick memo to Errol Morris on his appearance on NPR to promote the film “The Thin Blue Line”:
Dear Errol:
Heard your NPR interview and you were boring. You couldn’t have dragged me to see THE THIN BLUE LINE if my life depended on it.
It’s time you start being a performer and understand the midia
Let’s rehearse:
Q: What is this movie about?
A: It’s a mystery that traces an injustice. It’s scarier than NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. It’s like a trip to the Twilight Zone. People have compared it to IN COLD BLOOD with humor.
Speak in short one sentence answers and don’t go on with all the legalese. Talk about the movie as a movie and the effect it will have on the audience from an emotional point of view.
If you continue to be boring I will hire an actor in New York to pretend that he’s Errol Morris. If you have any casting suggestions, I’d appreciate that.
Keep it short and keep selling it because that’s what’s going to work for you, your career and the film.
Congratulations on all your good reviews. Let’s make sure the movie is as successful.
Best regards,
Harvey Weinstein
Art of the Title talks to motion graphics designer Simon Clowes about the Rube-Goldberg device approach to the title sequence for CBS’s Sherlock Holmes re-imagining.
And as for Elementary, how did that process begin?
So what were those concepts and how were they developed?
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Denise Martin chronicles the behind-the-scenes production of the new Netflix series of Arrested Development.
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Adam Mars-Jones writes Scarecrow and The King of Marvin Gardens – quirky, unstylised films made in the 60s and 70s that refused to smooth their rough edges. This bravery, Adam Mars-Jones argues, is what film-makers are missing today
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Maybe, the most beautiful thing you can play on your computer today.
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
Don Jon premiered at Sundance on January 18, 2013
Space presents a fantastic mystery to human life. Unfathomably large, with characteristics that defy our experience and understanding, the stars have perplexed and amazed humanity for our entire recorded history, and likely before. In the present, astrophysicists and astronomers are aggressively studying the universe in an attempt to solve critical scientific and philosophical questions. One of the primary tools for measurement and observation is imaging using cameras connected to powerful telescopes on Earth and in space. And although it’s not the primary motivation for photographing space, beauty is one of the most intriguing byproducts. Images of space communicate the grandeur of the universe, and spark essential curiosities about what may be out there waiting for us once we make our way into the stars.
MadeManDotCom interviews actor Simon Helberg talking getting beat up in his black belt initiation, high school and college plays, and Studio 60.
Ryan Walters explains why “Fix it in Post” is the worst thing you can say on set.
1. Lack Of Vision Results In Mediocre Imagery
As I have worked on a number of productions over the years, the weakest images that I have created have been for directors, and for productions, that want to play it safe. They want to leave all possibilities open until the last minute to make up their mind. Instead of walking away from these type of projects, or encouraging the development of a specific viewpoint, I played along.Ryan Walters | Read the Full Article
Academy Award nominee and winner of Greenville High School’s “Outstanding Mold Maker” certificate, Shane Mahan. Shane started his career at Stan Winston Studio just as James Cameron and Stan Winston began a partnership that would span 4 features and 25 years pushing the technology of creature creation and visual effects further than anyone had ever gone before.
Join award-winning headshot photographer Rod Goodman as he goes behind the curtain to shed light on the creation of a headshot. With an emphasis on capturing the essence of a subject while creating a marketable headshot, Goodman will discuss both the technical and creative aspects of this subtle art form. Topics will include: camera equipment choices, lighting, exposure settings, retouching and photographer-client dynamics – with before & after examples – among others. Viewers will gain an overall knowledge of the process of creating an impactful and successful headshot.
