J.J. ABRAMS ON FILMMAKING
Excellent Q&A session with one of the master directors of our time.
MAKING DRY ICE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
A handy reference for an easy way to produce fog.
AVERAGE SHOT LENGTH OF 6 FAMOUS DIRECTORS
Numbers 1 and 2 make perfect sense. With those as a jump-off point the others are interesting in comparison.
A BOY AND HIS ATOM: THE WORLD’S SMALLEST MOVIE
5,000 atoms, infinite patience, and more passion than you can shake a stick at all come together to create one of the most unique films ever.
And here's the behind the scenes on it:
STALLONE CHOREOGRAPHS FIGHT SCENE FOR ROCKY 1
Here's a fascinating behind the scenes snippet of Sylvester Stallone working with Carl Weathers in the ring, as Joe Garagiola looks on.
SURVIVING A 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT
Some enlightening thoughts on what to be aware of and look out for when undertaking one of the most challenging film projects.
http://notesonvideo.blogspot.com/2013/05/surviving-48-hour-film-project.html
THE WORLD WIDE WEB PROJECT
20 years ago CERN published the world's first website. We've come a long way, baby, to get where we got to today.
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html
COMPELLING AND REVEALING
Steven Soderbergh on the State of Cinema.