CURIOSITY. IMAGINATION. RESPECT.
Listen as James Cameron traces his roots from a curious boy to an influential filmmaker who's traveled full circle to discover deep meaning in passion, life, career, and community. An inspired talk; the hallmark of a presentation at TED.
THE ART OF STORYBOARDING
Here's an in depth video on storyboarding featuring Ridley Scott, director of such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, Prometheus, and the now iconic 1984 Apple Macintosh commercial.
For those who'd like more — much more — the article also includes an hour long video of a storyboard-to-picture sequence for the film American Beauty, with Sam Mendes and the late Conrad ("Connie") L. Hall providing commentary.
GOOGLE DOODLE CELEBRATES THE FIRST DRIVE-IN THEATER
An animated doodle graced Google's home page today, marking the 79th anniversary of the first drive-in theater. For those who haven't seen it, enjoy.
SHAKESPEARE’S CURTAIN THEATRE UNEARTHED IN EAST LONDON
Great archaeological finds aren't reserved for lizards of long ago or fallen Pharaohs.
Sometimes us theatre nerds have our day in the sun too.
FILMMAKING APPS FOR ANDROID
Smart phone apps are something I wouldn't normally dedicate a post to, but here's an interesting roundup article Brent Pierce posted on his filmmaking site, Cineblur.com.
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EFFORTS TO PRESERVE WALT DISNEY’S ORIGINAL KANSAS CITY STUDIO
"Thank You, Walt Disney" is raising money to preserve the original Laugh-o-Gram studio where Walt Disney started his career 90 years ago before moving to Hollywood.
MASTERFUL CONCEPT AND EXECUTION
873 images strung together to tell a story in a powerful way.
The images were culled from Getty's archives [for this Getty spot] so they didn't pay a licensing fee for one single image. (Imagine they had.)
See what an incredible, memorable journey a team can take when they're given the keys to the castle.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO TEAR UP A CITY?
A lot. Way more than you'd think.
Read about all that goes into a CG shot as epic as the final battle scene from The Avengers.
ALAN HORN NEW CHAIRMAN AT DISNEY
Alan Horn, the cofounder of Castle Rock Entertainment and former President of Warner Bros. Entertainment, has taken over to lead Disney's movie studio. The position was vacant after its former Chairman, Rich Ross stepped down nearly two months ago.
Horn has had an illustrious career during his 12 years at Warner Bros., overseeing all the Harry Potter films among many other huge successes.