In terms of making movies, one of the biggest splits has always been between fiction and real-life, in terms of the stories that people want to tell. Documentaries have always been an extremely popular medium with both audiences and filmmakers alike, and we are seeing more and more people get drawn into making documentaries today, …
“This is true freedom: to be capable of leaving ourselves, crossing the boundaries of our little world to open up the universe.” ― Alejandro Jodorowsky, Psicomagia If a film is like poetry, then experimental filmmaking is like creating free-verse poems, making you fall in love with their wild beauty. Today I chose some of my …
Days On Earth – A Love For Experimental Film. Epitome. Read More »
This documentary is titled Filmmaking Resume as a reference to short bits of architectural footage shot over the course of several years. Although, in the past, I have also created short films on art, politics, and cultural events, my focus here is on architecture-as-space. In the future, I will create movies on topics such as housing, sustainability, …
Coming back to Rome is always emotional. It triggers pleasant memories of our days as students of architecture, of lifelong friendships, of great teachers, of great art, architecture, lifestyle. To link the central theme of “As We Saw It,” ‘what makes a city great,’ with what we chose to document through film and photography, we …
First Impressions The first time I heard of Dani Bowman, formally known as Danielle Bowman, was in December 2017 in my Journeys class at Woodbury University with Professor Mike Sonksen. It was the last day of school and we had just finished our final project for the class, which was a writing portfolio. He started …
Miles Davis was the epitome of coolness; a musical genius with a myriad of high-profile love affairs and unequaled monetary success, whose life looked like a fairy tale. But it wasn’t the glamour and the good times that interested the Oscar-nominated (2004’s Hotel Rwanda) actor/director Don Cheadle. It was the worst period of his life, …
In 1508, Michelangelo, then 33 years old, was called to Rome by Pope Julius II, who commissioned him to paint the Sistine Chapel. “I am a sculptor, not a painter,” said Michelangelo. “You will paint it,” said the Pope, “or else.” What started with the Pope’s idea of painting the twelve apostles became a project …
Let’s face it: the film industry is in transition. With so many movies going straight to VOD and big studios and financiers only wanting name actors attached to projects before putting forth any capital, it makes it really hard for the independent feature to get off the ground. I’m not talking Noah Baumbach independent features …
The history of filmmaking technology is one that is littered with stunning achievements. The film industry continues to be at the forefront of innovation as cinema has championed some of the most awe-inspiring technologies within the visual arts. From 3D to the Steadicam to shooting on an iPhone to CGI – here is our list of …
$4.6 Billion Invested in Indies; Nearly All Festival Films Get Distribution Congratulations Sundance filmmakers! You have a 4 in 5 chance of getting a distribution deal. That’s one key finding from our data-crunching preparation for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. As recently as 2010, getting distribution at Sundance was rare. In that year, as in …
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Do you see yourself fitting into any of these? In the film biz you have to evolve or die!
If we don’t look at where we think we are going, how are we to pave the roads to take us there?
“Let me take a minute to think about it.” For director Ang Lee, the comment was far more than a simple request to ponder.
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