
Ted Hope and Christine Vachon discuss with Mitchell Lichtenstein, director of Teeth, their early experiences in the industry and working with first-time directors.
This show is very stripped down and gives a unique perspective into film producing/directing.
15 Film Production Credits Explained
“Ever wonder what all those strange credits are when they roll by at the end of a film? I used to, until I moved to LA, where I started meeting Best Boys and Dolly Grips with their kids when I took my son to the playground—yes, Hollywood, where you meet Gaffers and Armourers at your average Saturday night house party…”
via
—-Nice explanations here, check it out.
+
I love the above graphic.
On the average, Hollywood produces 607 movies every year. These are the scripts that didn’t quite make it and are left to float in pre-production limbo.
VR-3000 Portable Quadruplex VTR by Ampex
1967Part proton pack, part camera, part back injury. The VR-3000 was the first ever “portable” VHS camcorder. Holy shit and now we have phones that can do this and fit in our wee little pockets. It’s ridiculous how far technology has come. Ridiculous, I say.
iPhone wallpaper’d, if you’re interested.
What’s funny is today started off really boring. I was reading 1984 sipping on earl gray tea when I received this message. What to do? I can’t think of anything more scumbaggy Hollywood-ish than this.
Sneak Peek of the Day: Teaser promo for Nickelodeon’s upcoming new series Heck’s Kitchen — a spoof of Hell’s Kitchen with kids playing the role of wannabe chefs.
Bonus: The role of abusive host will still be played by an abusive adult. Fun!
[via.]
I’m glad CBS has finally gotten around to selling other networks the waivers that they used in the production of Kid Nation. There’s a lot of excellent programming on the horizon.
BREAKING: Beloved Nicktoon Dora the Explorer is growing up, becoming a whore.