Designing the Sound of “Apocalypse Now”
This 15 minute featurette dives into the audio aspect of building Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse NowRead More
Apocalypse Now
Heart of Coppola
This video, created by Brian Carroll, is a mix of Orson Welles’ reading of Heart of Darkness, Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella, Heart of Darkness) and the documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (shot by Francis’ wife Eleanor Coppola). Joseph Conrad’s story is about a boat captain named Marlow Read MoreRead More
The Hellish Production of Six Great Movies
Very rarely does a film go exactly as predicted. Here are six behind the scenes stories from great films where the plan didn’t exactly come together. 6. Eyes Wide Shut The torment that comes from Stanley Kubrick’s final film was not from the conditions of the set, nor was it even from any complications that Read MoreRead More
Screenwriter John Milius on Apocalypse Now
In this WGA.org video, legendary Apocalypse Now writer John Milius tells Written By magazine editor Richard Stayton what inspired him to adapt the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness.Read More
Top 7 Worst Best Pictures in Oscar History
Lets face it, the last ten years of Best Pictures have been to put it mildly unremarkable. But, is this anything new? Not hardy. Here is a list of the Top 7 Worst Best Pictures in Oscar History and what should have won instead.Read More
Designing A Movie For Sound
The biggest myth about composing and sound designing is that they are about creating great sounds. Not true, or at least not true enough. Recommended by Member: Uncle Bob …What is Sound Design? You may assume that it’s about fabricating neat sound effects. But that doesn’t describe very accurately what Ben Burtt and Walter Murch, Read MoreRead More