CinemaKC Features My First Short
Posted July 11, 2011
http://ereview.org/2011/06/24/wichita-tallgrass-best-shorts/
A Message From Abe Schwartz (Not For The Faint of Heart)
Posted June 8, 2010
These days, nearly everyone has the means to produce video content now and distribute. You can shoot top-quali...
John Farr's Message To Hollywood -- Stupid Blockbusters Are, At Their Heart, Still Stupid
Posted June 8, 2010
No doubt about it: this is a frustrating time to be a movie lover of a certain age and outlook. It seems in...
The Hermitic Life of a Film Festival Programmer - Part 6 (I think)
Posted February 3, 2010
Here's programmers from several different festivals talking about what makes them love or hate the films they ...
The Hermitic Life of a Film Festival Programmer - Part 2 Redux
Posted January 17, 2010
Adam T writes on the WAB message boards: Hello, I have recently completed a documentary short entitled “La Qu...
The World As We Know It Is Over! indieWIRE's 10 Insights into the Biz
Posted January 17, 2010
“The way we operate is being dissected and reassembled in front of our eyes,” noted Endgame’s James D. Stern i...
The Hermetic Life Of A Film Festival Programmer -- Part 4
Posted September 18, 2009
(Names have been withheld to protect the identities of programmers and filmmakers alike) OY, GEVAULT! So, it's...
"I Will Not Read Your F**king Script" By Josh Olson
Posted September 17, 2009
There has been an enormous amount of buzz surrounding Josh Olson's latest rant in the Village Voice. Some lov...
The Hermitic Life Of A Film Festival Programmer -- Part 3
Posted August 23, 2009
Making your movie is only half the battle! Now you've got to get it in front of audiences. Unless you have a...
The Hermetic Life Of A Film Festival Programmer -- Part 2
Posted August 23, 2009
[link="http://tallgrassfilmfest.com/"]Join Us For The 7th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival This October![/link] ...
The Hermetic Life Of The Film Festival Programmer -- Part 1
Posted August 22, 2009
Sundance. TriBeCa. Cannes. Toronto. How do the movies we know and love so much get into festivals like...
"Hollywood Goes Haywire" -- National Law Journal
Posted August 5, 2009
HOLLYWOOD GOES HAYWIRE Talent boutiques have proliferated, but the deals are drying up By Amanda Bronstad Nati...
Posted June 29, 2009
Going to be in New York City July 7 - 11. Looking for cool things to do (film-wise). Anybody gots anything r...
Screenplays -- What's Selling?
Posted June 12, 2009
So, for those of you interested in what's selling these days, here's a couple of low budget and no budget alte...
Posted June 8, 2009
So, for those of you who read me (that's only a little creepy. ESP'ers, stay the hell away from me! I don't ...
Stupid Pet Tricks -- The Final Cut Pro Gambit
Posted June 6, 2009
So, as I was browsing the classifieds on a couple of my other favorite sites dedicated to the Dickensian chore...
Stupid Pet Tricks - Directors Hate
Posted May 29, 2009
Oy, gevault! So, I just finished up school for the year and I've been roped into a few different projects. O...
Posted March 19, 2009
Haven't blogged in a while, it's late, and I have work early in the morning. Figured I'd create a list of fun...
Stupid Pet Tricks - The Road To Hell Is Paved With The Intent To Submit To Festivals
Posted January 14, 2009
I love how the newest fad for getting people to act in or crew independent movies is to release a line in the ...
Posted January 14, 2009
If you are looking for work, here are a few sites that advertise for production companies and jobs in the indu...
The Film Industry Is A Skyscraper
Posted January 13, 2009
The Film Industry is a SkyscraperThink, if you will, on this analogy: the film industry is like a Skyscraper.W...
The Difference Between Smart and Genius - Hiring Friends
Posted January 13, 2009
On old proberb advises, "A smart man learns from his mistakes. A genius learns from the mistakes of other men...
Posted January 3, 2009
So, the Tallgrass Film Festival in my hometown of Wichita, Kansas rolled around again this year. While I chos...
Posted January 3, 2009
So, I guess this is my first blog on here. Wow! I'm not really much of a blogger, but I figure it's a good w...
Posted January 29, 2007
Many times, in student films, you'll see a Director of Photography, a Sound Supervisor, a Director, a Writer, ...