i don't think there really is any definable "end" to a film project, but certainly the moment you start exporting that final file makes for a good feeling. i'm sitting on the screened-in porch of
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Sleepwalking – after the end
10.06.01 directing, film powers, Sleepwalking, Starbucks
response to Sleepwalking teaser
10.05.22 film
wow! we are all so grateful for the fantastic response to the teaser... we suspect around 150 people have seen it already within its first full day of being online, and people are still checking
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10.05.20 film
i haven't posted anything in a while*, but hopefully this post will be worth it! the first two scenes of Sleepwalking are available to whet your appetite, so check it out over at sleepwalking.parabolos.com! Â the
keep reading...USC students’ final projects
10.04.30 film Dave Spring, doorpost, Jim O'Keeffe, NCSA, USC
had the pleasure of enjoying end-of-the-semester taco night at the O'Keeffe's! Â Dave Spring from Doorpost joined me, and we got to see the final cuts of their class projects. Â it was really neat to see
keep reading...the sky is falling on indie film
10.04.29 film Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Curtiz, David Bordwell, Eisenstein, indieWIRE, Kristin Thompson, Kuleshov, Mark Gill, Netflix, Ray Regis, RED, Renata Jackson, Vertov, Welles
or so says Mark Gill, CEO of The Film Department (and former President of Miramax Films). this insightful article really hits some key points right on the nose. (more…)
keep reading...guest teaching at USC
10.04.28 film, parabolos portable production, teaching Cinemek, Dropbox, film school, George Lucas, Google, Jim O'Keeffe, Jonathan Houser, uncsa, USC, Wave
last night i had the incredible honor of being invited to come and guest teach a class at USC's School for the Cinematic Arts. my good friend and colleague Jim O'Keeffe teaches one of the
keep reading...development part ii – the screenplay
10.03.30 film, parabolos portable production, screenwriting Apple, development, Final Draft, iPad, iPhone, MacBook Pro, parabolos portable production, Quickoffice, Screenplay
at some point all of those notes, cocktail napkin sketches, ideas, pictures stolen from flickr, etc. end up turning into words somewhere. Â for the writer, it begins a long time ago, but for everyone else
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