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.
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.
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.
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.
dslr, filmmaking, cinematography, diy
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.
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.
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.
http://www.bachelorsdegree.org has posted links to some great screenwriting and filmmaking sites. Check it out here.
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!
Kangas Kahn Films, LLC, is going back into production this fall with its latest feature “Garden of Hedon.” I don’t have many details, but I did hear the director say it’s a mystery/horror with some elements like “the best ten minutes of Eyes Wide Shut.” So, I guess anything goes in this one.
They’re looking for some extra financing, so please check out the site and consider a donation. There are come cool perks, including exclusive production updates and your name in the credits. From the IndieGoGo site:
“Gardon of Hedon” is a mystery/horror about a detective who wakes up in a surreal house where every pleasure is indulged. Drugs. Sex. Gambling.
It’s all there and more…including murder.
It’s going to be a mix of giallo and fantastique, with a healthy does of American mystery.
People ask us all the time how they can get involved in our movies—well, here’s the chance!
We’ll be shooting it in November, and we need help securing the final funds! (total budget is $20K, of which we have 75%)
Check out the perks! We’ve come up with what we think are some great incentives to donate! Want your name in the credits of a flick? There’s TONS of ways to do it here!
Kangas does have a good track record so far, with his first three films (Hunting Humans and Fear of Clowns 1&2) distributed– the latter two by Lionsgate.
This film will be shot on with a Red. That should be cool!
