The Container Is Not the Story
Years ago, I had a screenplay optioned by DreamWorks.
Avril Lavigne was attached. Michael Madsen was attached. We were doing readings, having meetings, and for a while it looked like the thing might actually get made.
Then the calls stopped.
You Don't Become Someone by Waiting to Be Them
There's a piece of advice floating around the manifestation world:
"Become the person who already has it."
I've always found that phrase interesting.
And a little ridiculous.
Stop Waiting for Permission
Nobody’s coming to rescue you.
I don’t mean that harshly.
I actually think it might be one of the most freeing things you can hear.
I learned it years ago at three in the morning, standing in an empty studio in Los Angeles.
MICHAEL CLAYTON AND HOW A MASTER USES IMAGE SYSTEMS
An image system is an image or a motif that is repeated during a film. The audience is watching it but they’re not aware of it. This is...
FILM LANGUAGE: The Close Up
I often tell my students that learning film is like learning a foreign language. The choices you make with the camera can speak volumes....
One-Point Perspective
A Director's job is to make you look at the world in a different way.
