November 2009
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Filmmaking thought #277
Automatic functions of the camera and lenses should not be used. Once that happens the film belongs to the machine and not the filmmaker.
yourawfulshortfilm:
Characters crying over exes while looking at old photos is clichéd enough. But it is WAY too soon for characters to be crying over said photos on their iPhone.
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Marti Noxon set to write Fright Night remake →
One horror remake I’d be very excited to see! As far as I can tell it’d be her inital jump into feature land.
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Relationship in a rut
Shelley: "You don't take me anywhere anymore."
Scott: "I took you to the park last week."
Shelley: "You take your dog to the park."
Scott: "And he has a great time!"
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Yikes, rough times for indie films... →
Still, the independent films here are in the tens of millions, basically its the riskier ventures being cut off from larger studios as they scale back and move retreat to their tried and true genre films and franchises. The real downside for films truely made outside the system is with the serious downturn in funding and distribution.
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Every Villain is a Hero →
Another nice post from John August. Makes me wonder about my villain… aisde from greed, what is his perspective on killing his wife…?