Interview with Louie Psihoyos
Teague and I met Louie Psihoyos, director of The Cove, at AFI SILVERDOCS. Psihoyos talked about how he made The Cove, which documents his team’s mission to expose the destruction of ocean wildlife in a secret cove in Japan. We really enjoyed his stories about getting footage using both high and low tech spy tools [...]
Guaranteed Distribution for Indie Films
There’s a new player in the the game for independent film funding. The New York Times is reporting that DF Indie Studios, based in New York, is open for business. The new studio plans to finance up to 12 films a year with budgets of up to $10 million. Mary E. Dickinson, chief executive, and [...]
Validation in Short Film
Here’s another inspirational short film. Films of this quality are easily produced in a technical sense, though not easily written, and a perfect example of how an engaging story and good acting trumps the cost of your camera. I find this kind of film both uplifting as a viewer and encouraging as a producer.
Validation
If you’re [...]
Video for Inspiration: I Met The Walrus
It’s amazing what someone can do with a tape recorder and some pen sketches.
I Met The Walrus
Ok, so maybe an exclusive interview with a famous celebrity 38 years ago doesn’t hurt, but the point is, you don’t need much to tell a story. You can start any time, so don’t let yourself make [...]
Xu Bing: The Future of Art and New Media
Last night I caught Xu Bing’s talk at Lesley University/The future site of the Art Institute of Boston.
Xu Bing is a Chinese artist, probably best known in the states for his unusual use of imagined calligraphy – either characters that have no meaning, or English letters morphed into psuedo-Chinese script.
Image from aur2899’s PhotostreamLast night, [...]
Will "Repo!" Steal Hearts?
Image from shellEProductions’ PhotostreamDoes anyone else hate the phrase “Instant cult classic?” Instant classic is like instant chocolate brownies. It might temporarily fix your chocolate craving – but it’s nothing like a dessert you spent a couple hours baking from scratch.
Well, NPR is also a little skeptical of the idea that someone [...]
Howard Stringer on Charlie Rose
Image from WikipediaHow does Howard Stringer, Sony CEO & Chairman, deal with traveling two thirds of the time? Sleep whenever you can and keep a good sense of humor. Check out the complete interview with Charlie Rose for more insights on topics including Blu-Ray, PS3 and Sony Pictures.
Canon 5D Mark II Video Footage
Image from Steve KeysCanon lent a prototype of the new 5D Mark II to New-York-based commercial and editorial photographer Vincent Laforet for 72 hours, and this short film is what he put together: beautifully shot, put to music (no sync sound), using only footage from the 5D Mark II. The footage is 1/4 [...]
Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem: DRM done right? Or yet another failed attempt?
Here’s what we know so far. DECE will announce details at CES in January. The general principle is something along the lines of a digital rights locker in the cloud that keeps track of what content you have purchased and have rights to play.
Image from Night Star RomanusThe major goals [...]
Flicks to Watch Out For: Cartoon College
Recently saw the trailer for Cartoon College, a documentary by Tara Wray (who also made Manhattan, Kansas). The subject of the film is the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, VT. I love documentaries about people who are very passionate about something very obscure – so this should be just my [...]
