Not every director is suited for low-budget indie filmmaking, and that’s OK if you’re Terrence Malick or David Fincher. But chances are, you’re not…or not yet, anyway. I get a fair number of calls from biggish directors and producers who are having trouble raising money for their …
The clock reads 4:30 am. It’s dark outside. Must drag ass out of bed and try to look somewhat presentable for the 6:30 am crew call. Must also review scenes for the day and be prepared to answer the barrage of questions from the director and actors: “How do you …
Bennett Miller (writer/director, Moneyball, Capote) discusses Barry Lyndon and how the screenplay is only one facet of the spell that Kubrick’s film casts.
Bennett Miller (Director, Moneyball, Capote) explains how characters and their stories can transcend themselves and mean much more than what lies on the surface.
An esteemed and eerily funny group of writers and actors reads from the script that we the audience have created. Each writer contributes one line of dialogue based only on the previous line. A discussion followed the reading concerning the …