Thursday, November 28, 2002
"I can never read reviews of my own movies. I'm terrified to find out what the barbaric world thinks of my trembly filmic dreams and, by extension, my overly frangible soul."
Guy Maddin, Very Lush and Full of Ostriches, The Village Voice (New York), Aug 7, 2001.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2002
You always hope that your films will get somewhere, that they'll affect someone, that people will respond. And as nice as it would be to work in isolation, to create in isolation, it's impossible. Films needs an audience. I don't know if that's always a good thing.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2002
Happy Birthday.
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Monday, November 25, 2002
Ellen Kuras is an incredible DP, having photographed such films as "Summer of Sam," "Blow," and "I shot Andy Warhol." I've linked to an interview with her.
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Sunday, November 17, 2002
Film News
"Last month, Cuban artist Salvador Gonzalez, subject of a documentary by Bette Wanderman, was denied an entry visa into the U.S. for the October 11 premiere of the film about his life. The State Department, under the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act, requires applicants from seven countries, including Cuba, to undergo extra background checks, because they're named as "state sponsors of terrorism.""
I've quoted this from an article. Read the rest of it here.
Other news:
Kodak screenings for anyone in Los Angeles. I've posted the message they sent me below. It's good information if you're a DP or director and thinking about what film stock to shoot a project on.
EASTMAN KODAK CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN US AT OUR WEEKLY FILM DEMO SCREENINGS
Each Tuesday, from 10:00 a.m. - noon in our screening Room at 6700 Santa Monica Blvd at Las Palmas (2 blocks East of Highland), we hold demo screening of our various film stocks.
In addition to these technical demonstrations, we may also show demos highlighting various specialized films
(infrared, black-and-white, reversal) and
special lab processes (cross-process, bleach-by-pass)
or a comparison of 35 mm film to 24p HD capture.
Please RSVP to Aaron Safra at: 323-468-1504 and include your name, phone number and the date you'll be attending (in case we need to reach you due to an unexpected cancellation.
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Thursday, November 14, 2002
It's always scary subjecting yourself to the rawest form of your work everyday, watching the mistakes over and over, and then trying to brush over them carefully, pretending they didn't happen. Always a little humbling. Even more humblng is the fact that you rarely make these cover-ups alone, artfully masking cinematic flaws. You need, as I do, someone more skilled to guide you in the process.
...an editor.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2002
In the end, you try not to disappoint your actors, you try and give them what they expected... or even more. You hope that they watch the film and think it's good, that it was worth working on, it was worth going through the rehearsals, it was worth their time. In the end, that's the foremost thought going through your mind. When all's said and done.
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Monday, November 11, 2002
Tim McCann is a filmmaker who has taken on the intimidating role of self-distributing his films. His new feature (his second), Revolution #9, will open in New York and Chicago this Friday, November 15th. Here's an interview on him. It's worth reading.
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