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Lennie

Film School Plus

About Me

Hey there! My name is Lennie Appelquist. I live in Topanga California. Really, just about the best place one could possibly live if you have to live in Los Angeles. . .

I am an Assistant Director in the Film Biz. You can see my credits at the Internet Movie Database .

I am a web designer. Here is my design page if you want to take a look: Topanga Surf Company

I am also an entrepreneur. I own and operate (and built) the film industry website Assistantdirectors.com

Film School over the Phone - Next class is April 17th beginning @ 7:00pm PST

Introducing " Film School by Phone ". I am an 18 year veteran of the film business in Los Angeles. I have worked on feature films (Pretty Woman, The Doors, Training Day and more), Commercials (Verizon, Coca-Cola, Budweiser and lots more) and Music Videos (Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Josh Groban and about 200 more). Over the past few monnths I have have been hosting free weekly tele-seminars covering getting your first job in the biz and career development.

For 8 weeks (next class is April 17th, 2007) I will be hosting an 8 part series where I will be talking about shooting your own film (short or indy). I will cover all aspects, including the pitfalls (and the extreme importance) of pre-productiion, production workflow, post production including DVD authoring and marketing your film (including the internet).

If you want to be on this call (and you should), fill in the form below. Did I mention that this class is free.


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You can also check out my personal site: LennieAppelquist.com
Seems sometimes like my feet never stop moving. . . But they do. there is always time in the day for contemplation. . . Spiritual renewal, if you will. One reason I stay busy and work hard to create new income streams is I believe that the poor (or the "broke") don't fund the charities and foster real change in this world, the rich do. If you want to save a forest you have 2 choices: Lie down in front of a tractor or make a lot of money and buy the forest. Me, I'm opting for choice ..2.
I also have a business where I market Himalayan Goji Juice. This is my road to financial freedom. Do we really know what that kind of freedom is? Most of us don't. Here is one definition that I like: Earning enough passive income to support your desired lifestyle. What does that mean. Well, passive income is income that you don't directly work for like selling music downloads online. People buy the songs, you get paid and you only make and upload the song once. The system works for you. If you want to find out more about the Goji Juice and the Business Opportunity go to Goji Guy

But wait there's more.

My Interests

Making a lot of money, helping others attain their financial goals, movies, great food, great wine, travel, great health. . .

I'd like to meet:

Filmmakers, Artists, Designers, Philosophers, Musicians, Free Spirits & People who are interested in starting their own business and living the lifestyle of their choice.

The Video below just blew me away! The world needs more of this!

Music:

Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Kiss, Anugama, Blue Horses, Buddaheads, Carlos Nakai, Darol Anger & Barbara Higbie, Days of the New, Disturbed, Erik Satie, Garmarna, Green Day, Guns & Roses, Hedningarna, Henryk Gorecki, Jeff Healey, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jo Jo Gunne, Jonathan Elias, Karen Single Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kid Rock, Liz Story, Los Lonely Boys, Ofra Haza, Raging Slab, Solas, The Spittin' Cobras, Strunz & Farah, Ted Nugent, Tchaikovsky, The Beatles, The Donnas, The English Beat, Tim McGraw, Van Halen

Movies:

The Secret, An Inconvenient Truth, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Maltese Falcon, Point Break, Something About Mary, Star Wars Episode IV (the original), Jaws, The Bicycle Thief, Casablanca, First Blood, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sin City, LA Confidential, Gladiator, Mother Lode

Television:

Heros, Survivor, Lost, CSI, Law and Order (SVU & CI), Ghost Whisperer, Deadwood

Books:

Everything by Tom Brown Jr. (We all must be Stewards of Mother Earth!), The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey, The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker, LOTR, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Heroes:

T. Harv Eker, My Dad, Bruce Chapman, Steven Speilberg, Magic Johnson, Bill Clinton, Stephen Covey, My Mom, My Sisters (Christina, Annie & Liz)

My Blog

Making Your First Indy

Making Your First Indy There are a few BIG mistakes that first time filmmakers make when they are making their first film. There are a number of reasons (some very valid) that are behind these mistake...
Posted by Lennie on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:47:00 PST

Getting your first job in the Biz. . .

Getting your first job in the film industry can seem a daunting task. But I have put together a few tips so you can get that first job on that big feature.Who you knowThe film industry really is all a...
Posted by Lennie on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:46:00 PST