i'm listening to a gentleman play "Piano Man" on an acoustic guitar. story is NOT everything.
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story is everything
13.08.29 directing, film, screenwriting, teaching, television, vision
who’s the most important person in the filmmaking process?
13.03.01 cinematography, directing, film, screenwriting, television, vision
the producer? the writer? the director? (more…)
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sunday morning – director’s commentary
13.02.26 cinematography, design, directing, film, link, screenwriting, vfx, video, vision 2020 Vision, church, directing, editing, NBCC, North Boulevard, vfx
since there are way too many things to say about this film to fit into the five-and-a-half minute runtime, i thought a written commentary would be better. the following goes through the entire sunday morning
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the power of love (of movies)
12.03.23 directing, film, screenwriting, teaching, vision
this is an open letter to Kayla, the 11-year-old who wrote Time to Pass, a short film i produced and directed. you can see it here. dear Kayla, it's been over a year since
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ET – a review
12.03.19 directing, film, quote, screenwriting, vision ET, Spielberg
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12.03.08 directing, film, screenwriting, teaching acting, actor, actress, directing, motivation, screenwriting, script, writing
my 2nd year directing class under the instruction of Janos Kovacsi was a life-changing experience. Janos gave a lot of wonderful instruction, a lot of which i have shared with my students over the years,
keep reading...Kate’s song – a short screenplay
12.03.05 directing, fiction, film, screenwriting film, movie, Screenplay, script
here's an interpretive exercise for directors: pick a song, poem, hymn, or psalm (preferably at random... open a book, eyes closed, and point your finger, e.g.). craft a story that demonstrates visually and audibly the
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