Category Archives: Film

“chasing KEINO” screens tonight at the International FIlm Festival South Africa and was nominated for Best First Film.

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

I saw the German film “Baader-Meinhof Komplex” yesterday. There was a scene in which a group of the RAF kill a German cabinet Minister in his home. As they are leaving the voice-over says: “…the Minister had no problem sending countless soldiers to their deaths in wars – but was dumbfounded when confronted with theContinue reading “Baader-Meinhof Komplex. The Film. 12 Oct 2009.”

I was beginning to worry for a moment that the only places that could appreciate the Kenyans were foreign countries. It’s really incredible having it screen in Santa Fe. OK. So, checklist: A. You get to film in Santa Fe, NM, B. you get to use great industry personnel, C. you get a 25% productionContinue reading “Added: Santa Fe Film Festival. 10 Oct 2009.”

I’m not really Jack Flash, but for some reason this snap reminded me of the photo of Mick Jagger’s cut hand in the seventies. And I do like the song. Warhol might have done a print of Jagger’s stitched hand…. We have been constantly adjusting car camera mounts over the last three days to getContinue reading “I’m Jumping Jack Flash. 1 Oct 2009.”

May 17, 1975: Mick Jagger smashes his hand through a restaurant window in Montauk, Long Island, requiring twenty stitches on his wrist. Couldn’t find the actual photo. But he didn’t lose a thumb.

Hey Ed, The technique of showing an action oriented clip from near the end of a movie at the beginning has a long history. Sometimes it’s planned, often it isn’t and is implemented to pump a movie that isn’t working. The basic idea is to increase “the jeopardy” that the audience feels for the bulkContinue reading “Larry Madaras. Feature Film Editor. 4 Sept 2009.”