Movies
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That being said I find I continue on this hamster wheel of hope regarding technological breakthroughs that simplify the filmmaking process.
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Eleven years ago I bought a brand new camera for more money than I had and set out to make some movies. Inspired by companies like InDigEnt and films like Pieces of April and November I was certain I was on my way. Sadly I was wrong. Poor me. Anyway, after setting up a project…
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Below is my latest video. It has taken longer to put together than I would have liked but I am pleased with the result. This is a sequel (of sorts) to a short I made called “The Gypsy Curse that Done Me Wrong”. You can see that here.
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Today I read an article on the Filmsupply blog – https://blog.filmsupply.com/articles/operation-avalanche/9 It is mostly an interview about the film, Operation Avalanche, that delves into the technical aspects of how they made the movie. I won’t spoil those details here other than to say their workflow was unusual. In order to properly emulate the look of…
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If there is one question I have struggled with it is, “What is your favorite film?” Granted, this question is nowhere near as important as: “How do we achieve world peace?” or “How do we stop global warming?” but then people never seem to ask me either of these. So recognizing the proper ranking of…
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Where I attempt to say something about the nature of awards seasons and focusing on acquisition formats.
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It pains me to write it but for eight years I did not have much of an appreciation for the work of Wes Anderson. Shortly after viewing The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou I felt that Mr. Anderson had begun to engage in a form of filmic navel-gazing. I was not alone in having this opinion and…
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I will be the first to admit that my love for Steven Soderbergh is waning. I could write an entire post about where I think it started to go wrong, about why it started to go wrong and if it could ever be made right again. Someday I might and perhaps one person might read…
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A post where I reconsider my idea of George Lucas.
The Writings of John Ryan Sullivan 