Jared Moshé recently published an article entitled “The Microbudget is the New Short,” where he comments that the microbudget feature is “essentially the new and improved version of the short film.” This is an idea that has been floating around for some time. As the microbud[...]
May 23rd, 2010 - 12:15 am § in Filmmaking, UCLA Film School
The Thesis Film in the Era of the Microbudget
May 22nd, 2010 - 11:21 pm § in Contemporary Short Films
Peter and Ben
This wonderful little documentary short about man’s need for companionship won the 2008 edition of Aspen’s Shortfest, recently listed on Indiewire’s new Top 50 Festivals.[...]
May 19th, 2010 - 5:08 pm § in News
So You’re Moving To Hollywood/Foxes and Hedgehogs
William Boyd on Mark Rothko and the play Red | Art and design | The Guardian I recently read this play for a job I was working on. The discussion between Foxes and Hedgehogs is fascinating. Once again the ancient adage that Archilochus evolved (later popularised by Isaiah Berlin) seems particularly [...]
May 17th, 2010 - 2:26 am § in Off Topic
Avatar or Antichrist?
I wrote this in response to a debate going around about shortening attention spans and the death of art by commerce. I saw Trash Humpers by Hamony Korine on Friday in a packed, adoring theater at the Nuart. It is a film shot on VHS with no plot that involves, among other things, characters in [...][...]
May 14th, 2010 - 5:10 pm § in News
UCLA Focuses on Showbiz 101
A very interesting look at the two schools, including a look at what UCLA’s doing to try and catch up. UCLA focuses on showbiz 101 – Entertainment News, Brian Lowry, Media – Variety UCLA and USC often engage in spirited competition, although at times the scales have appeared almost[...]
May 13th, 2010 - 11:16 pm § in Opportunities for Filmmakers
The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards
Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards: DEADLINE JUNE 1st – NO ENTRY FEE – ONLY FOR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards is one of the most prestigious writing competitions in America, only available to University of California students. From the Website: Some of th[...]