So You Want to be a Filmmaker?
As more and more people believe they are budding Spielbergs and plunge into the abyss of film making, few stop to think about what they might be getting into. This program looks at what it is to be a filmmaker and why people should ask themselves a lot of questions before getting involved.
Episodes
The importance of expanding your range, and how it contributes to your film making self-knowledge. Click here to view The Off Season. Click here to view La Maison de Dieu.
Know your audience? Lucky you.
Re-visiting the question of how to survive materially as a filmmaker in a post-YouTube world.
Why the average movie shot lasts less than the flick of an eye and why audiences want it that way.
Yet more thoughts about the evolution of online video and how that effects the film making future. If there is one.
What happens when the machines take over. The video to which I refer can be seen at http://vimeo.com/9078364
The capability that never quite dies is enjoying a renewed interest. Or is it?
Some observations about why even HD video has difficulty achieving the "film look."
Why no artist should be content to be derivative.
A brief discussion about what has gone wrong with online video.







