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A Nice Review of the Sealed Fates Score

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Dec 262010
 

Randall D. Larson at Buysoundtrax.com has reviewed Ronnie Doyles “compelling” score for Sealed Fates. Here are some quotes:

SEALED FATES is quite a good score that evokes and maintains a cool atmosphere of fatalism as it progresses.

The score conveys an interesting texture throughout…[b]ut above all is the dominating pattern of Doyle’s primary theme, which propels the score along with a slow yet relentless cadence.

You can find the full review here.

And you can find the score at bandcamp.com.

Congratulations, Ronnie!

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Theme Song for The Fixer

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Dec 032010
 

The ever-prolific Lee Doll has a new series about to debut called The Fixer. In addition to the usual production team of Lee himself, Rob Long, and Jeff Herberger, one of my oldest friends, Steve Rifkin, wrote the screenplay (and also has a cameo). It stars Brian St. August and Sealed Fates alum Al Guy (who also did stunt choreography). As usual, I’m doing some visual effects. Looking forward to it.

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Sealed Fates Gets an IMDB Page

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Nov 192010
 
The IMDb logo.
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Joe Ripple, our director, announced this week that the page is up. You can find the link here. I guess that means I’m officially a produced screenwriter. Yay!

It’s also great to now formally be listed as a film editor and cinematographer. We all wear a lot of hats.

There are still more credits that need to be added, plus a lot more detail about the film, but it’ll get there. Plus I’m hoping we get promotion going in 2011.

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The Artful Writer Takes Screenwriting Consultants to Task

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Nov 032010
 

Craig Mazin, a working screenwriter, had some interesting comments about paying for a screenwriting consultant, or buying a book written by one of the so-called screenwriting gurus. He makes some good points, and I think his heart is in the right place. But not every reader agrees. There’s a heated discussion in the comments section. Whether you agree with him or with one of the readers, that post is well worth checking out.

Personally, I’ve read quite a few screenwriting books, and I believe there is some value in them, but you can’t expect to read books and become a career screenwriter. And Mazin is definitely right when he says,

“You’re far better off reading screenplays (lots of places on the internet to do that) and watching movies.”

But I do like to read books, and as Terry Rossio put it in comment #22, 

“You might have overlooked one of the main reason why many people buy screenwriting books, from authors who don’t actually write screenplays.

Procrastination.”

Read the post here.

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DIY Follow Focus Solutions

 Cinematography, Filmmaking, Geek Speak  No Responses »
Oct 272010
 
Nikon AF Nikkor 18-70mm (APS-C) Zoom lens
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theBlackandBlue Web site posted an article, with a lot of photos, about building your own follow focus for your DSLR camera. Some of them look really nice. Check it out here.

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 Posted by at 12:09 pm

Off-Beat Review of Dohler Documentary

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Oct 202010
 

Here’s a fun review of Blood, Boobs, and Beast, the documentary about cult filmmaker Don Dohler. Also, visit the site of the documentary filmmaker John Kinhart.

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 Posted by at 11:23 pm

Testing Simple Twitter Connect

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Oct 182010
 
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I found yet another WordPress to Twitter plugin. This one seems really well constructed, so I’m giving it a shot.  This is my first try. Click here for the plugin site.

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 Posted by at 10:33 pm

Timewarp’s Juggling Act

 Crawler, Sealed Fates, Timewarp Films  No Responses »
Oct 152010
 

Timewarp Juggle

My buddy Rob at Smash or Trash posted a very nice write-up about the projects we at Timewarp have going on. Check it out here.

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 Posted by at 9:28 pm

60 Best Blogs for Aspiring Screenwriters

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Oct 152010
 
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http://www.bachelorsdegree.org has posted links to some great screenwriting and filmmaking sites. Check it out here.

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Sintel Now Available Online

 Blender 3D, Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Visual Effects  No Responses »
Sep 302010
 
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The wait is over. The Blender Foundation‘s 3rd open movie is done! It premiered,  and is ready for download here. The DVD should be available soon. I pre-ordered that, and am really excited to watch all the extras.

Congrats to the team of artists and developers who made it happen. I know from experience how hard it is to put together a film project — of any size.

And my heartfelt thanks for the hard work on Blender 2.5. It’s getting closer to 2.6 and it’s looking great!

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