Working on the film "Last Day of Summer" |
Making a movie is alternately engrossing, confusing, and boring. A film set is a bustling place, run by the First AD who's responsible for breaking down the script into scenes. Movies aren't shot in o...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:53:00 PST |
Want to be a famous actor or just meet one??? |
Join actors William Sadler, Mizuo Peck, Anthony Mangano and Yancy Butler in this exciting panel as they share their years of experience and funny stories about the business of ..:namespace prefix = ...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:28:00 PST |
So you want to be a writer? |
Gertrude Stein wrote, "To write is to write is to write is to write is to write is to write is to write." Who can say what she meant (she also wrote, "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose"), except perh...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:25:00 PST |
A funny comment by William Shatner |
Shatner on 'Trek': 'You know, that's rather good'..
Now, you might think that a bit odd. But Shatner rarely watches himself work. When it comes to acting, he says, he lives in the moment and mo...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:51:00 PST |
A great director you never heard of... |
Joseph Pevney, who directed some of the best-loved episodes of the original "Star Trek" television series, has died. He was 96.
Pevney died May 18 at his home in Palm Desert, said his wife, Margo.
Pev...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Fri, 30 May 2008 06:11:00 PST |
10 great DIY pocket change special effects |
No money for your film? Here are 10 easy special effects tricks that look really cool but didn't cost a dime to make.
1. Greenscreen/ Bluescreen effects
What's it for? If you're on a zero bu...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:49:00 PST |
Cool SFX |
My friend George is a master at creating practical and special effect for little to no money. To see some of the stuff he's done keep checking my blog. I'm hoping to post one of his films soon. For th...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Fri, 09 May 2008 04:48:00 PST |
Shelly Bhushan |
I rarely blog about bands but this song by my friend Shelly Bhushan just got me through 22 pages of a script I'm working on because the music moved me so.
A Texan living in New York City, Shelly Bhush...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Thu, 08 May 2008 05:45:00 PST |
Some filmmaking advice from Filmmaker Mike |
I love making movies! Hopefully a script me and my good friend Geroge are finishing up will be made later this year. People always ask me how to go about making a movie.
My words of advice: Plan ever...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Thu, 08 May 2008 04:39:00 PST |
A New Era is upon us!!! |
For as long as i can remember, my dream has been to make a film that would get picked up by a major theatrical distributor. This dream was based on my inability to imagine a film of mine being seen by...
Posted by Filmmaker Mike on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:45:00 PST |
