Notes from the Underground. 3 Nov 2009.

I asked an industry friend in Sun Valley recently about Jeff Katzenberg’s strategy to preempt Disney’s animation releases. I asked why Disney didn’t sue Katzenberg for “look and feel”. Here is the reply: Hey. Sorry for the delayed response. Been a bit busy launching our current round of engagement. Some answers are: Very hard toContinue reading “Notes from the Underground. 3 Nov 2009.”

Santa Fe Film Festival Dates. 2 Nov 2009.

The Santa Fe Film Fe Festival opens 2 – 6 December 2009. “chasing KEINO” will screen at 8:00PM on 2 December at the Jean Cocteau Theatre and again on 6 December at 12:15PM at the New Mexico History Museum. Please stop by if you are in the Santa Fe area or visit http://www.santafefilmfestival.com. A hugeContinue reading “Santa Fe Film Festival Dates. 2 Nov 2009.”

Two Picasso’s. 27 Oct 2009.

Just as I suspected – traunched out. The English painter, Francis Bacon, once said: “I’m horribly excited”. To which, David Sylvester asked: “Horribly excited about what, Francis”? Bacon replied: “I’m horribly excited about nothing”. So much for existentialism… I painted four Picasso’s after I’d seen the Julian Schnabel Picasso re-make over the mantle in theContinue reading “Two Picasso’s. 27 Oct 2009.”

Test: Opening Credit Roll. Il Fait. 14 Oct 2009.

WILL REPOST VIDEO – BACK IN EDITING BAY This is test footage using various camera mounting systems. The hope was that it would be transferrable for some helicopter tracking shots. On second thought — I don’t think so… That was BBC 1 audio playing while footage was taken – a complete subset. We don’t wantContinue reading “Test: Opening Credit Roll. Il Fait. 14 Oct 2009.”

Art Department. vaughan + studio. Scene A12 DAY EXT. Take 32. 13 Oct 2009.

Let’s choose this one and be done with it. Right, Christian? I kept trying to plant the audio from the “Christian Bale On-Set-Blow-Up-Rant” that made the rounds not long ago into this post – but couldn’t get the audio formatting right. It is in the spirit of that rant, that I present these film posters…Continue reading “Art Department. vaughan + studio. Scene A12 DAY EXT. Take 32. 13 Oct 2009.”