I bow to the writers of the world |
Okay, it's time to dive in, again, after furiously working through the first set of scenes that get Spooky to the "oz" of What We Got, and creating the initial scenes between he and Ben Franklin. ...
Posted by Brad on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:37:00 PST |
Warren Buffet - the great and powerful Wizard |
In the fantasy I call the making of What We Got, I've just cast Warren Buffett in the role of the Wizard. The Wizard of the Commons (very much a working-title of a name) will reveal to Spooky's ...
Posted by Brad on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:37:00 PST |
Documentary Filmmakers Wrestle with YouTube |
Greetings. An interesting discussion thread has developed at doculink. Visit the site and join the listserv it's for and by documentary filmmakers.Here was my last post, part of a thread...
Posted by Brad on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:17:00 PST |
Mickey Mouse Wants Out |
I'm working on some scenes with Mickey Mouse, our film's Wicked Witch (of the West?) and came across a pretty hilarious fake interview on Larry Lessig's blog. He had shared it from Reason Magazi...
Posted by Brad on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:35:00 PST |
Why the Commons? A brief director's statement |
I thought I'd share something I wrote today which helped to make clear why I believe it's worthwhile to devote so much time and energy into the "commons" work.Here 'tis:We have an obligation to preser...
Posted by Brad on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:16:00 PST |
Ben Franklin makes a mix |
I've just spent a glorious day writing through the first Ben Franklin scene. I had been struggling, awash in the issues I wanted Ben to engage but not with an emotional lynchpin. Thanks ag...
Posted by Brad on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:55:00 PST |
TV on the Radio's Sound |
Away on vacation...sorry.Next up is the Christensen Fund, a visionary foundation way out ahead on commons issues, especially traditional knowledge and ownership. I'll be putting the finishing to...
Posted by Brad on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:21:00 PST |
Ben Franklin's scene |
Ben Franklin has had a spot reserved in this movie for a long time. An inventor and entrepreneur who refuses on principle to patent his inventions. He wrote in his autobiography:"That as w...
Posted by Brad on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:14:00 PST |
Ben Franklin's House |
Scene 4 is underway. I think it's scene 4...but who's counting?Spooky leaves Yoko and is urged by Ze Frank to go visit an eccentric old man in a cabin on a rolling Pennsylvania hillside. T...
Posted by Brad on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:48:00 PST |
Yoko Ono - I Am A Witch |
Yoko Ono's latest album is "Yes, I Am A Witch." Talk about a sense of humor. Taking an cue from her declaration, I'm working on a scene for the movie in which DJ Spooky encounters Ono in a role ...
Posted by Brad on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST |
