When Are The Oscars Decided?

When Are The Oscars Decided? 

Most think of the Academy Awards selection as a mysterious process. I've seen some parts of it up close, and I can tell you, what I saw was just a bunch of guys having dinner, and discussing "Who did what," Who deserves what," and "Who gets what." Just like you or I would judge a school Talent Show or local Film Festival.  

When are the Oscars decided? Three times. When they are Nominated, When they are reported in the Media, and again When they are Voted upon. 

Are there rules to the selection? Yes, and you have probably noticed them. If you haven't noticed the rules, Journalist Bill Wyman has, and he will share them with you.



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That Thing You Do - Tom Hanks - Film Editing - Richard Chew - Conversation - Singles - Walter Murch

That Thing You Do - Tom Hanks - Film Editing - Richard Chew - Conversation - Singles - Walter Murch


I really like Tom Hanks's "That Thing You Do," Tom is a wonderful Director, as well as a foremost and accomplished Actor.

Editing on the film was spectacular, as well as the Acting and Writing. And that means the Director was waay good. Yay Tom! 

Tom also chose, when he wrote himself the part, something hard to pull off. His character is utterly necessary to the story, and he pushes the story along, and he is NOT LIKEABLE. 

This movie is wall-to-wall cute (Liv Tyler has never looked so kissable), and yet Tom Hanks wrote himself a hard-nosed cold-blooded toad, to play. And then played him, straight as a string. I have a LOT of admiration for Tom in this movie, on every level.

"That Thing You Do" is a movie about the Music Business, before the Beatles came along and changed everything, by refining the process and jacking the numbers up to the stratosphere. 

This little Band, "The Wonders" does not sound like the Beatles, but their one-hit wonder song follows the classic pop formula the Beatles followed, and the sound is pure-dee 1964. If I were to describe their music, I'd say it is a faithful re-creation of The Dave Clark Five.

Tom was more interested in making the feel of this movie just right, and that is the foundation of this film, the feeling.

There is one scene where the Band hears its song on the radio for the first time. No dialogue, just Band members running in to turn it on, and then jumping up and down and screaming. Too wonderful scene. 

I'll tell you how wonderful the Editing was. Only in hindsight did I realize - There is ONLY ONE song to play in the movie. They play it through at least FOUR times, and the Editor manages to keep it extremely interesting, and make it feel different each time. An Amazing Task! It is done so well, one scarcely notices it. Really well done! 

I am not surprised the Editor is ABLE to do it, he is Richard Chew. He and Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas and George Lucas edited the original "Star Wars," and Mr. Chew edited Francis Coppola's "The Conversation," (Sound by Walter Murch), one of the best ever. 

The only film which compares to "That Thing You Do" in my mind, for the pop music sequences, is George Lucas's "American Graffiti."
(Edited by Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas, and George Lucas, Sound by Walter Murch). 

HOW Mr. Chew chose to pull off that prodigious feat, (playing the same song multiple times, and keeping it exciting), in "That Thing You Do," is utter Mastery of Film Editing. Man, he is good!

Richard Chew also Co-Produced and Edited THE made-in-Seattle music movie, 1990's "Singles."  As I have similar projects going, I'm waay interested. Read about how a real Hollywood movie goes together in Seattle.



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There was a Man - Charles Durning Actor

I met Charles Durning at the Oscars, in 1983. He'd been nominated for "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," Best Supporting Actor. 

I was struck by how much The Camera loved his face. It was stunning. In real life, you'd never know he was a movie star. In real life, he was startlingly, breathtakingly homely. The word "ugly" is not out of the question. Somehow, The Camera smoothed all that out on the movie screen, and fixed it. 

I actually jumped, seeing him in a crowd of really pretty people, which is what the Oscars crowd is. He looked like a potato, lumpy and bumpy, in a beauty pageant. 

Even more jarring, Mr. Durning had two incredibly beautiful women, each a solid Hollywood "10," one on each arm. Huge smiles all around, they clearly adored him. Whatever it takes to rise above a superficial first glance, to a Character Actor Star, he had it, in spades. 

I was 27, and worried I was starting Acting too late. I asked him, and he told me he only got started Acting in his '40s, but that I should hurry. I asked if Acting had been his first choice. He told me he'd had lots of other jobs, including Dance Instructor. But Acting...He grinned, and said, "What else could I do?" 

Mr. Durning was Oscar-nominated the following year, again Best Supporting, for Mel Brooks's "To Be Or Not To Be," and he's my favorite in lots of movies, notably The Coen Brothers's "The Hudsucker Proxy," "O Brother Where Art Thou," and David Mamet's "State and Main."

Rest in Peace, Charles Durning. You were great. A wonderful Actor. (And a war hero). You made your mark.

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Larry McMurtry
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TWINKIE Ingredients Twinkie Recipe Twinkie Song
Clean and Jerk Sam Longoria The WILD SIDE

Clean and Jerk (Andrew Lorand and Preston Gould) recorded THE TWINKIE SONG, which played on  The WILD SIDE Radio Show in Hollywood, to great acclaim. 

Never before in History has a song seemed so ripped from daily headlines, in this case the tragic tale of Hostess Twinkie Snack Cakes.

The Hostess Cake company has been forced into bankruptcy by a union dispute, and there's a new and terrifying Twinkie development. They just ain't makin' 'em any more.

So I whipped up a creme-filled little video, as a filmmaking exercise, and to commemorate and commiserate, to benefit The WILD SIDE Foundation.

Song is skyrocketing up the charts, with a bullet-shaped snack cake.

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Women In Film - More Women Seem To Be Breaking Into Filmmaking

Women In Film - More Women Seem To Be Breaking Into Filmmaking


The Sundance Film Festival has, apparently, a record lineup of female directors competing for its top honor this January. Half the entries this year, which is eight of its 16 films, were made by women, according to Sundance director John Cooper. Those are the numbers, they might indicate that more women are breaking into filmmaking.


http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h2dLnWoqLprObRk3GaC2X8Ghwobg?docId=a754f192c54442c595dbbd986c282872 

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Memorial Day - Memorial Day Movies

Memorial Day - Memorial Day Movies

Originally, it was "Decoration Day." Confederate ladies decorated the graves of their fallen soldiers. This spread to the Union, and became Memorial Day, May 31. Now it's the last Monday in May. 

It's Summer today, until Summer ends on Labor Day.

Memorial Day is to honor all Americans who have died in all wars, remembering men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

People visit cemeteries and memorials, and volunteers place American flags on graves in national cemeteries.

There have literally been hundreds of wars since 1945, the end of WWII, and I've quite given up on this being a peaceful planet, and ours being a peaceful species, that can get along with itself. After a certain point, I just had to quit hoping for any change in Humanity, and accept what IS.

(A good thing, too, that nobody ever asked for my opinion).

War will always be with us, whether you're pro- or anti-, and War is a favorite topic of filmmakers everywhere.

Memorial Day is a big holiday. Post Office and Banks are closed. Play the DVDs, open your eyes and heart, and solemnly reflect on Man's Inhumanity To Man.

Here's what I'll start watching today. A great international favorite, from Universal Pictures. Beautifully shot and acted. It was the Best Picture Oscar-winner in 1930. "All Quiet on the Western Front."

Another Great War Movie, also about WWI. The incomparable Stanley Kubrick's "Paths Of Glory." Stanley's name should loom large on your Best War Movie list, as he made several of the Best War Movies ever.

Just so we don't get stuck in the Twentieth Century. Spartacus? War movie? Stanley Kubrick? Yes!



There were lots of war movies made during the Vietnam era. "Full Metal Jacket." Best Vietnam War movie? Yes.




Also-Great Vietnam War Movie. Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now."


Robert Altman's blood-soaked comedy, M*A*S*H. Set during the Korean war, but it's really about Vietnam.



Mike Nichols's Great, but too-cute-for-its-own-box office "Catch-22." About WWII, but really about Vietnam. (Recognize some Great Actors, as youngsters?)



Stanley Kubrick's end-of-the-world Nightmare Comedy about Nuclear War. (Which we don't discuss any more, but it's more likely now than ever). "Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb."


Great Cast (Lee Marvin, Robert Carradine, Mark Hamill), in Samuel Fuller's masterpiece, "The Big Red One."



America is a land of contradictions. We believe passionately in Freedom and Rights, but historically, America has infringed some American citizens' Liberty.

This is the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most-decorated US outfit of WWII. Composed of Nisei (2nd generation Japanese-Americans), they fought valiantly, despite losing their Rights and Property and Personal Liberty. Their story is inspiring, in "Go For Broke"



Last, but certainly not least, here's Audie Murphy, the most-decorated boy soldier of WWII, who came home to a celebrated movie career. I'm a big fan of Audie, starting with his heroic story, playing himself on the big screen, in "To Hell And Back."



Happy Veterans Day, may America and Americans live up to her proud heritage, and consciously take the high moral road. God Bless America!

Tom Lehrer

All Quiet On The Western Front

Paths Of Glory

Full Metal Jacket

Apocalypse Now

M*A*S*H

Catch 22

Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb

The Big Red One

Go For Broke

To Hell And Back

Cinco De Mayo Movies

Cinco De Mayo Movies


Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday, not an American one, although more Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the USA, than Mexicans celebrate it in Mexico.


For Americans, Cinco de Mayo is an excuse to drink alcohol and eat starch, flavored with vegetable irritants.
Americans think Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day. No, for that is 16 September, which doesn't roll nearly so well off the tongue.


Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico fighting the French in 1862. France invaded Mexico because Mexico owed them a lot of money. Countries do that. It happened, and will happen again.


Cinco de Mayo celebrates an unlikely victory - that of the raggedy little Mexican Army over the big bad French Army (then the most powerful in the world), in Puebla, Mexico on May 5th 1862. (Not surprisingly, most Mexican celebration of this event occurs in that city of Puebla).


In 1860, Mexico had been waging what historians call "Too many wars." Mexicans fought the Americans in 1846-48, and each other in 1858 and 1860. As has happened, and will happen again, to countries waging too many wars, Mexico's treasury was empty, because war is expensive.


In July 1861, Mexican President Benito Juarez decreed a 2-year moratorium. Mexico would make no payments on its debts to Britain, Spain, and France. This created what historians call, "A tense situation," between Mexico, Britain, Spain, and France.


Britain and Spain reached diplomatic arrangements, (negotiation usually preferable to conflict), but France...


Napoleon III, The Emperor of France, sent 8000 crack troops landing in Veracruz, marching to Mexico City, to conquer Mexico for France. Napoleon wasn't kidding around.


Even so, Napoleon's crackerjacques French army of 8,000 soldiers ran into 4,000 determined defenders at the city of Puebla, who...beat 'em.


Unthinkable, but it happened. 5 May 1862, Battle of Puebla. Outnumbered and outgunned Mexican Army...beat the top-shape French Army. Celebrate! Victory!


Well...the victory didn't last long, because the French regrouped, and wiped out the Mexican Army a year later, establishing Emperor Maximilian I to rule Mexico.  BUT...that's the Cinco de Mayo story.


Here are some movies with a Mexican flavor.


Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Humphrey Bogart faces the Gold Hat Bandito, played by the unforgettable Alfonso Bedoya, in John Huston's classic film. Negotiation seems impossible.







Viva Max (1969)
Peter Ustinov takes over the Alamo. Jonathan Winters negotiates with him.







El Mariachi (1992)
Robert Rodriguez takes over Hollywood. Victory didn't last, but he had a great start. Negotiations continue...









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Tax For Washington State - Film Industry Incentives

Tax For Washington State - Film Industry Incentives


Congratulations to the Washington State Senate who passed the Washington State Film Incentives Bill SB 5539, with a vote of 92 to 6.


Congratulations also to the many film and video persons in the NW who gathered and rallied and lobbied to get this Bill read and voted on.All right!
As I understand it, the tax benefits were removed from the Bill and other compromises were made, but it did pass. Now the Washington Governor has 20 days to sign it. Time will tell...


Here's an interesting photo, from the KOMO-TV (Seattle ABC affiliate) website, reporting this news:

See the microphone? It's supposed to point forward, but it is backward. Lens pointing forward, mic pointing backward. Oops!


Will somebody please tell the girl in the picture she's pointing her mic the wrong way?

Maybe she's trying to record somebody behind her, but he left.
Or, she's recording narration. I know, it's a retro-directional mic! 
Um, yeah.

Pretty girl, but hardly a photo choice to indicate Washingtonian filmmaking proficiency.  Too bad, KOMO-TV!


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Islands Of Hawaii - Screenwriting - Big Island Film Festival Screenwriting Workshops

Islands Of Hawaii - Screenwriting - Big Island Film Festival Screenwriting Workshops


Hawaii is the place to be, and Writing For The Screen is one of my favorite ways to work.


Check out the Big Island Film Festival, and their Screenwriting Workshops, May 24-28


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Your Film Movie Camera Is Not a Story-Teller

Your Film Movie Camera Is Not a Story-Teller
This article tickles me, I love it!

Cameras Don't Make Movies People Do

Remember, you are a Story-Teller, That is your Filmmaking Function.
Cameras are Cool Tools, but only in support of Telling your Story.



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Film Producers Wasting Time, Money and Paper on Non-Compliant Film Financial Projections

Film Producers Wasting Time, Money and Paper on Non-Compliant Film Financial Projections

This blog post is horrifying. It is entirely possible to spend a great deal of time to get Film Financial Projections which are completely a waste of time, money and paper.

The article is by Mr. John Cones, and its warning is clear and factual. I urge Producers with film projects to turn to him for information, as he is a fount of reliable content on the topic.

Sam Longoria
Producer

John Cones

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Watch Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Watch Raiders Of The Lost Ark

I was present at ILM once upon a time, a guest of my friend and mentor Richard Edlund ASC, when they were shooting "Raiders Of The Lost Ark."

The day of the film's premiere, I attended a theatre screening of it, and was married in a hot-air balloon. That's an adventure!


Later, I bought a movie theatre, and ran that wonderful movie, for much of that year, in it.


I went on to work in Hollywood, with Richard and many of the "Raiders" visual effects team, on "Ghostbusters" and other movies.

I have met Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and Harrison Ford, and lots of those guys, and I love "Raiders Of The Lost Ark!"


Nothing could have prepared me for Jamie Benning's wonderful treatment of the film, in his "Filmumentary" movie, "Raiding The Lost Ark." It is GOOD.

KOSU article about "Raiding The Lost Ark."
NPR article about Jamie's filmumentary.

Benning turns "Raiders" on its head, inserting new angles and making-of footage and interviews and commentary, from remarkably unlikely sources.


You would think this would be distracting or detrimental to your viewing experience, but NO. It is a whole new experience, and quite a good one.


Take it from this jaded Hollywood Visual Effects Man and Filmmaker and Movie Theatre Owner: Set some time aside, and watch this movie. Do it NOW.






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Nikon D800 - DSLR Essentials

Nikon D800 - DSLR Essentials 
I'm a Nikon man, but even I admit it - Canon's had the lead for a while, over Nikon. Canon's DSLRs shoot HD, and are state-of-the-art. Such bloody good cameras.

Well, Nikon's now thrown its weight behind this competition, and has raised the bar. There is some incredible Nikon DSLR hardware arriving. Quite the jump to 36.3 Megapixels, for one thing.

Take a look at some of this footage. 

Let me know what you think of it, and check out the Nikon D800 DSLR.

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Walt Disney Games

Walt Disney Games The Walt Disney Company has decided to remove "WALT" from the name of its family film division. Article "So Long Walt, Thanks for the Memories."

I feel an ache, just reading it.

This is a poor decision. Update: The blogs carrying this article seem to have vanished. Looks to be a hoax. I'm leaving this up, if anybody wants to know what I think. Repeat - hoax. Walt Disney Disney Games Walt Disney Games Walt Disney Company Disney Company Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Productions

Kodak Movie - Free New Films

Kodak Movie - Free New Films
Good news from an old friend, one E. Kodak.




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RED Camera - Movie Thriller - Seattle Filmmaking - MarQueen Movie

RED Camera - Movie Thriller - Seattle Filmmaking  - MarQueen Movie

"The MarQueen Movie" is Ryan Jorgensen and Jared Thompson and Chris Witherspoon's movie.
Sam promotes shows he, or his moustache, are in.

Jared Thompson, Ryan Jorgensen, Chris Witherspoon

"There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say 'Watch me.'"

-- Sam Longoria

Ryan Jorgensen and Jared Thompson are our Captains, Directing "The MarQueen" movie, and they are good ones. Smart and funny guys, but extremely serious about making their movie, and making it excellent.

Ryan Jorgensen, Jared Thompson

Ryan and Jared made a kickstarter video, for their "either/or productions," http://kckstrtr.com/the-marqueen which showcases their earlier work. Ryan says it is nothing compared to what has all just been accomplished. I think "The MarQueen" is outstanding.

The MarQueen Movie Trailer

And The MarQueen Movie website.

September 25 at 5:03pm


Sam Longoria:

"Shooting a movie. Nowhere else feels like Home to me. Great Show, Great Crew, Great Script, Great Helm, Talented, Good-lookin' Cast. New RED Camera, shooting 4k, good as it gets. I'm in the dang show, or my Moustache is, and I'm along to groom it. Pretty good! Back tomorrow."

Telisa Steen

Utah Mib: "What is the project?"Sam Longoria: "I can't tell you that now, but I will after we wrap."
Sam is all "Need To Know" with information. If you don't need to know about it, Sam won't tell you. That keeps projects alive.

  You can either TALK about a project, or else you can DO the project! If it's a secret, you get it done.  Sam learned this from his heroes - Mel Brooks, Richard Edlund, and Stanley Kubrick. BUT...If the project already has buzz, you gotta pass it along.

Josh Truax

September 26 at 3:09am
Hollywood Filmmaker Damon Packard: "Sam, will this have a theatrical release, or look for a distributor?"

Sam: "Damon - The best kind. Pre-sold, with even a theatre booking in a beautiful movie house with a big audience and state-of-the-art projection.
I can't wait, so I'm savoring every minute of this."

Damon: "Well, I hope you invite all us to the premiere.

Sam: "Of course!"

Samantha Motley

September 26 at 6:05am
Sam Longoria:
All done shooting today, so I sleep now, do more tomorrow. Some movie shoots are train wrecks, some are a death march, and sometimes it's all just a delight. You know it's all looking great, and everybody's doing great work.

This, I am proud and happy and delighted to say, is one of those, the delight one. I will have no trouble sleeping, and then awake and springing to it. Be glad for me. Be glad for this show. This is an every-so-often thing, and I'm savoring every delicious bit.

Remind me later, when I'm stuck in Ordinary, I said all this, and I will be proud and happy. I told me so. Good night!"

Good night, indeed! Sleep is at a premium. We're shooting in a Hotel, thank goodness. Long shooting days go all night, so Actors take turns between setups, stretching out on the beds to snooze. A sleepover.

 Telisa Steen, Samantha Motley, Sofia Rybin

Ryan Jorgensen posts a picture of "The MarQueen" RED Camera crew, shooting on a staircase, in the middle of the night in Seattle's Belltown.

Chris Witherspoon, Domenic Barbero, Ryan Jorgensen

Sam Longoria: "Boys with toys." Ryan Jorgensen's photo.

Telisa Steen, Sam Longoria, Samantha Motley, Sofia Rybin

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Sam Longoria: "Oh come on, there's room for one more, right?"

Jena Easton love this!

Sam Longoria Story conference.

Telisa Steen now that's a 'party'! ;o

Sam Longoria Wait 'til you hear the story.

September 27 at 6:37am

Sam Longoria:

Down the home stretch. Still exhilarating, still tiring, but looking more and more to be finished, in mere hours.

Shooting a scene at 2am, wait it's 3:30am, that's the nature of the beast. Time and goals are fluid and flexible, melting like a watch, stretching to the horizon.

Jared Thompson, Chris Witherspoon,
Josh Truax, Ryan Jorgensen

Just keep going. Put one foot in front of the other. 
As Walter Murch gave me, many years ago,
"Shot by shot, you must Win the Match."

This is hard work, and we are very tired.

We were supposed to shoot interview lines at 2am, but exhaustion met "out of time," and suddenly it was an hour past that, then two.

That's how it works, every time, you can depend on it. So tired you don't know where you are. That's why it is scary easy for all to fall apart.

That's when all the prep is helpful. Note cards, a shot list in your hip pocket will save you. Just to know which shot to do next is important, but only when that time arrives. All you can do now is finish this one.

Norman Newkirk

 September 27 at 6:43am

Sam Longoria: 

"We did a brutal murder, and cleaned it up. I got to Boom and Mix, wrangle and expedite. Spectacular camera work captured clever dialogue and beautiful performances. Finished off my lines, now it's the Martini shot, then some travel, and some sleep, if I have time. Jared and Ryan and Chris are brilliant, and our cast and crew built an amazing work. Very proud of 'em."

Nancy Beiman asks what is a Martini shot? Animation is Nancy's forte, and it doesn't have them, while Live Action shoots do. 

Sam: it's the final shot of the day. 

Nancy wonders if maybe Animation has something similar.

September 27 at 6:56pm

Sam Longoria:

And the brilliant MarQueen Movie is wrapped. I'm traveling and sleeping until further notice. If I don't answer knock, just push money under the door.

September 28 at 9:56am

DAY AFTER SHOOTING

Sam Longoria:

Are you awake? I just woke up, so everybody should be awake. I want there to be another day of shooting. Wow, it was good.Ryan Jorgensen says he was struck with the same feeling today. Exhausting as it was, he too just wants to keep shooting and shooting.

Sofia Rybin, Samantha Motley, 

Andrew Tribolinin, Telisa Steen

Screen grabs from the raw footage.  Jared says, Just wait until the final colored and mastered version premieres in Seattle! At, let's say, a big venue!

September 30 at 11:38amSam explains to the great Nancy Beiman that "the MarQueen" movie is a Red Camera 4k show. Nancy assumes that's a High Definition movie, and hopes it plays in Canada, where she lives and teaches.

RED CAMERA

Sam Longoria:

"I'm a 4k convert. I'm a film guy all the way. (S8/R8/16/35/65mm/Imax). I've shot and built a few cameras, but I see we've reached the tipping point, in the film biz.

You can hang on to all your old film equipment, or you can sell it for a song, to me and other collectors. For shooting and theatrical presentation, Digital is now where it's at, I am sad yet cautiously glad to report.

I was on the Visual Effects Society "Golden Eyes" panel in Hollywood, and we looked at all the different digital formats, A/B with 35mm. We had to take an eye test to get on the panel!

I sat between Richard Edlund ASC and László Kovács ASC for a week, and screened movies in the old Warner theatre (Pacific), it was Heaven.

Richard said it, and at first I didn't agree, but now I admit it...4k digital looks as "good as film." Film has 10k resolution, and Digital is only 40% of that, but you can only measure the difference, you can't see it.

RED is a camera that will pull HD 2k or 4k, and it is light and small and really good quality, and blows the doors off HD, which is only 2k.

Starting with "Attack of the Clones," the "Star Wars" movies were shot in 2k HD. Please realize it took all George Lucas's money and his whole ILM studio to make the 2k digital image look that good.

George says "Where We Are Now" is just the beginning of Digital Filmmaking. This is as poor an image and process as it will be. It will only get better-faster-cheaper from here.  Good to remember.

Roger Ebert rightly points out the original "Star Wars Trilogy" films have more "punch" to them. They look better-sharper-clearer. That's because they were made on film. That may get better, as storage and pipelines get better-faster-cheaper.

Now, as to camera size. YUM! I've had Super 8mm and video cameras bigger than the RED. It is little and mighty. Yes...I have Techno-Lust.

Ryan Jorgensen reminds me not to forget the beautiful glass sitting at the front of the RED!  Of course. Ryan and Jared went for the beautiful Leica Primes. No flares, just perfect.

September 30 at 12:38am

Sam Longoria is tagged in MarQueen Movie's photo.

Sam Longoria:

"The MarQueen Movie successfully wrapped this weekend. Wonderful movie, wonderful shoot. RED camera, Leica Primes, 4k format. Great Script, top Cast, Crew, Helm. So happy to work on it."

You know, I look happy.

AFTERMATH:

Just surviving an Indy Movie Shoot changes you.

You are Veterans!

MarQueen Movie:(Jared Thompson) Love you, Sam. Thank you so so much dear friend.

Sam Longoria: You know it's mutual. You are great, and you aim high.

MarQueen Movie: That's because our chins are always up! Nothing's impossible. Just force that will through the universe and figure out how it WILL happen.

Ryan signs off. He is tired. "And goodnight! I am DAMN TIRED."

That's it for him.

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