I’m very much a proponent of three act structure. Not so much in one has to strictly adhere to it, as much I strongly believe when the writer and the director understand the strengths of it, the more powerful I believe a story can become. [Read More]
This week may be the last time you can see The Shining on 35mm film. Enjoy! Tuesday (12/13) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–The Shining–9:30p, $9 Thursday (12/15) @The Contemporary–Outrage–6:30p, FREE Friday (12/16) @The Plaza–The Dead–Through to 12/22 Saturday (12/17) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–The [Read More]
Of all the advice festivals and festival programmers will give, sound is likely the one that will appear in everyone’s list. Sound is the one element almost no film can overcome when it’s noticeable for all the wrong reasons. “Getting good sound is one of the most affordable things that you can do to up your production [Read More]
Sixty seconds or less. There are so many good films capturing my attention in that amount of time this year. As a filmmaker, this is what you are up against. There is no “wait till you get to the good part.” There is no waiting for Act II to kick in. As a filmmaker who [Read More]
Enjoy! Tuesday (12/6) Art Papers Screening–The Forgotten Space–7p, FREE Wednesday (12/7) @Emory–Walk on Water–7p, FREE Friday (12/9) Film Love–Andy Warhol#8: Kiss–8p, $5 Saturday (12/10) @The High–ASIFA presents Best Animated Shorts of 2011–2p, 8p, FREE [Read More]