Youtube: History of the Internet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hIQjrMHTv4
A collection of film making resources I find in my journey as a student filmmaker.
This video is available in HD. The title is in no way intended to limit tips presented in the video to a certain medium. Lighting is an important aspect of photography to understand.
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Learn screenplay writing and structure if you have any interest in the filmmaking industry.
The money is there. It is available to you. Producers are looking for great screenplays. Be the goose that lays the golden screenplay. The whole world will thank you.
When you have that great screenplay it doesn't matter where you are located. A truly great screenplay will find it's way to the silver screen.
Sharon A. Fox recommends 7 books that will help you write a great screenplay. I have read a majority of the books she has mentioned. If you aren't familiar with the Hero's Journey, you owe it to yourself to become familiar with it.
Other tips she mentions in the video are to learn the dynamics of family relations and write strong roles for women. Sharon cites Nia Vardalos as one of her idols. Vardolos wrote the indie gem My Big Fat Greek Wedding and took home a few awards for it.
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Marcus
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Sunday, December 07, 2008
Wondering what types of scripts are being produced in (and more importantly: sold) in Hollywood?
youtube.com/user/scriptgirl411
For the last 2 years I've been working as an assistant to an old school Hollywood producer. He's sort of a Jack Warner/Benito Mussolini hybrid, infamous for sleazy-ish behavior and general jackassery.
Also, lucky for me, he hates "those f***ing internets!" Not only am I woefully underpaid, but he also demands that I compile daily script sales info and read it to him as if he were a dimwitted child.
Now I've decided to grab hold of the affirmative and use my "job skill" to make the world a better place for my fellow screenwriters while simultaneously making online mega-stars of my desk and office wall. Please aggressively disseminate my reports to that end. ;)
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Marcus
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Monday, December 01, 2008
Here's some thoughts from horror Director Wes Craven on filmmaking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaWg50QG5dM
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Friday, October 31, 2008