Over the Hump

Since June, nearly 60% of US homes
have high-speed internet. Can direct
distribution of your movie be next?

Cinerama Home Theatre

Wide? At home?

Stanley's Story

A refreshing look at perhaps the only film auteur.
I could read Stanley's story and never get tired of it.
Here it is again.

San Jose State - One of the First

One of the first film schools anywhere.

35mm - Aaton to Zoetrope

History of the 35mm film projector.

Look, It's Super 8 Man!

Talk about a diehard hero!
A wealth of information.

Digital Projection That Much Closer

Studios reach agreement on Digital Standards

Shooting With the VariCam

So you go to Asia.
Which HD camera do you pack?

Are you still using "film" to make movies?

Good for you!
You need this list of labs.

Latest News About the DVX

The latest on the Panasonic DVX cameras.

Top Five Film Schools

She's given "Which film school is best?"
a lot of thought. USC, UCLA, nowhere in sight.
Top five film schools. Disagree? Let me know.

Scotty Beams Up

What a guy. What a life.
Read how smoking saved his life on D-Day,
how the intrepid "Star Trek" scotsman
fathered nine kids (three when he was 80),
and how Paramount gave him a raise, a year late.
Rest in Peace, James Doohan.

Showless In Seattle?

Nobody takes filmmaking seriously in the Emerald City.
(I grew up there, and we called it Slugtown.
Not because of all the fights, but because of
the indigenous mollusks.)
Lack of support? Ja, sure.

Theatre Propaganda or Propaganda Theatre?

Loews Cineplex is under attack! A lawsuit seeks to limit the amount of propaganda time before the movie in the neighborhood hellplex.

Loews's hack flacks counterattack, with a press release.
Claim we want to see ads, it's part of the theatre experience. Riiiight.
Like those jerks talking through the movie, and the jerks with lighted cellphones.

What's next, as "part of the theatre experience?" Paintball?

What's Your Favorite Movie?

I like this guy's writing and I like his list.
Ten Best Movies Since 1970.

Filmmaking In A Thimble

How do I become a filmmaker?
You make a film.

That's it, in a sentence.
If you need a whole page.

Try the BNC

In search and praise of Excellence,
I must admit to a predilection
for Buick Cars, Colt pistols,
and...Mitchell Cameras,
expecially the cushy BNC. Ahhh...

Movie Camera crash course

Spend a half-hour, and you can
be up to speed. 24fps, of course.
Yes, progressive. Most film movie cameras are progressive.

History of the Movie Camera

Here's how it went down,
if the truth be told.

Film Cores Film Course

The cores are at
the center of it all.

It Takes More Than 10 Minutes...

From the patron saint of today's indies,
Peter John Ross casts a stop more light
on Robert's Crewless Rebellion, while
not denigrating Robert at all.

Why I Laugh When They Compare Cameras

Which HDV camera is best?
Which JVC camera should I buy?
Why the question is funny to me.

What happens...?

What happens when the set knows
more than the Director?