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Showing posts with label film production. Show all posts
Showing posts with label film production. Show all posts
Friday, November 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Chef Luis Aguilar Represents USA at 2009 World Gourmet Summit in Tokyo
Chef Luis Aguilar Represents USA at 2009 World Gourmet Summit in Tokyo
Congratulations to Chef Luis Aguilar, The Dancing Gourmet, chosen by World Gourmet Summit, representing USA in Tokyo this fall.
What has this to do with Film Production? Chef Luis and I are Producing a movie together. Go Luis! http://chefluis.us
Chef Luis Aguilar, The Dancing Gourmet
Congratulations to Chef Luis Aguilar, The Dancing Gourmet, chosen by World Gourmet Summit, representing USA in Tokyo this fall.
What has this to do with Film Production? Chef Luis and I are Producing a movie together. Go Luis! http://chefluis.us
Chef Luis Aguilar, The Dancing Gourmet
© 2009 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Film Production - Double Feature
Film Production - Double Feature
One of my favorite movies is "The Magic Christian." Peter Sellers is Sir Guy Grand, the Richest Man In The World. Ringo Starr is his adopted son, Youngman.
Together, Peter and Ringo wreak havoc on British society, with briefcases full of cash and a rich sense of justice. They bribe others into outrageous, insane, and bizarre behavior. Just because.
Here's "The Magic Christian" trailer:
Insanely great supporting cast. Lawrence Harvey, Richard Attenborough, Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, various Monty Python players, various Beatles, various Goons, oh it's a rich dish, in every spoonful.
Fabulous script, from Terry Southern's novel. Much is changed from Terry's book (Not set in Portland, Oregon for one thing). Wonderful, truly wonderful. A certain R. Polanski is serenaded by a lovely lady.
Even a great movie needs to be promoted, these things don't sell themselves, you know. Here's Ringo, guesting on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," from NBC in Beautiful Downtown Burbank.
Nowhere near the same league, but somewhat the same idea, this is "The Magic Christian Continued," sort of. Improv troupe stages a bizarre mirror incident on a NYC train. Reactions and reflections are great! Enjoy.
"The Magic Christian"
One of my favorite movies is "The Magic Christian." Peter Sellers is Sir Guy Grand, the Richest Man In The World. Ringo Starr is his adopted son, Youngman.
Together, Peter and Ringo wreak havoc on British society, with briefcases full of cash and a rich sense of justice. They bribe others into outrageous, insane, and bizarre behavior. Just because.
Here's "The Magic Christian" trailer:
Insanely great supporting cast. Lawrence Harvey, Richard Attenborough, Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, various Monty Python players, various Beatles, various Goons, oh it's a rich dish, in every spoonful.
Fabulous script, from Terry Southern's novel. Much is changed from Terry's book (Not set in Portland, Oregon for one thing). Wonderful, truly wonderful. A certain R. Polanski is serenaded by a lovely lady.
Even a great movie needs to be promoted, these things don't sell themselves, you know. Here's Ringo, guesting on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," from NBC in Beautiful Downtown Burbank.
Nowhere near the same league, but somewhat the same idea, this is "The Magic Christian Continued," sort of. Improv troupe stages a bizarre mirror incident on a NYC train. Reactions and reflections are great! Enjoy.
"The Magic Christian"
© 2009 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Film Production - LA Location Shooting Lowest On Record
Film Production - LA Location Shooting Lowest On Record
According to the Associated Press story, the number of movie and tv film productions shooting in the City of Los Angeles, California is now at an all-time low.
This breaks the all-time low
that was established last December 2008.
This year, there are 3 productions scheduled to shoot in LA.
Last year, there were 165.
The year before, there were 430.
C'mon people! This is Hollywood CA USA. The Entertainment Capital of the world. It's sunny, we have all the talent, and there are girls in bikinis.
Who's our only real competition? Various Europeans, and a bunch of frostbitten Englishmen in some former colonies. Oh, and a billion Indians, and about as many Chinese. Never mind.
There are a lot of them, and they are really, really smart.
But we have nowhere else to go, and we are really, really cool.
Sunglasses on! Baggy shorts! Caps on backwards! Dude.
According to the Associated Press story, the number of movie and tv film productions shooting in the City of Los Angeles, California is now at an all-time low.
This breaks the all-time low
that was established last December 2008.
This year, there are 3 productions scheduled to shoot in LA.
Last year, there were 165.
The year before, there were 430.
C'mon people! This is Hollywood CA USA. The Entertainment Capital of the world. It's sunny, we have all the talent, and there are girls in bikinis.
Who's our only real competition? Various Europeans, and a bunch of frostbitten Englishmen in some former colonies. Oh, and a billion Indians, and about as many Chinese. Never mind.
There are a lot of them, and they are really, really smart.
But we have nowhere else to go, and we are really, really cool.
Sunglasses on! Baggy shorts! Caps on backwards! Dude.
© 2009 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Saturday, February 21, 2009
2009 Oscars - Sam's Oscar Report 2009
2009 Oscars - Film Production - Sam's Oscar Report 2009
Sam's 2009 Oscar Report is available here.
Sam's 2009 Oscar Report is available here.
© 2009 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Filmmaking - Independent Film Palace
Filmmaking - Independent Film Palace
Sixty years is a long time for a business, and a movie house
that's lasted over half a century is out of the ordinary, these days.
Here's the story of a theatre that decided the run-of-the-studio
films weren't cutting it, and branched out into "art house" cinema.
What they discovered may surprise you. As a former theatre owner, all I can say is "Yep." Gotta love the movie biz.
Sixty years is a long time for a business, and a movie house
that's lasted over half a century is out of the ordinary, these days.
Here's the story of a theatre that decided the run-of-the-studio
films weren't cutting it, and branched out into "art house" cinema.
What they discovered may surprise you. As a former theatre owner, all I can say is "Yep." Gotta love the movie biz.
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Friday, January 16, 2009
100 Best Blogs for Film and Theater Students
Filmmaking - 100 Best Blogs for Film and Theater Students
It is with great pleasure and pride I mention the
Sam Longoria Filmmaking Blog is included in the
"100 Best Blogs for Film and Theater Students" (Directing)
I appreciate the honor, and will continue in the fine tradition
the list describes as "slightly bizarre." I will work unceasingly,
until this filmmaking blog is completely bizarre.
I thank you.
Sam Longoria
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
passion for cinema
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
It is with great pleasure and pride I mention the
Sam Longoria Filmmaking Blog is included in the
"100 Best Blogs for Film and Theater Students" (Directing)
I appreciate the honor, and will continue in the fine tradition
the list describes as "slightly bizarre." I will work unceasingly,
until this filmmaking blog is completely bizarre.
I thank you.
Sam Longoria
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
passion for cinema
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Independent Film - New Faces of Sundance
Independent Film - New Faces of Sundance
New wind blowing at Sundance.
New generation of younger and more multi-cultural independent film, more of a global slant. Fewer goateed twenty-somethings moaning about their family, and how bad life is.
And THAT'S worth it, isn't it?
Catch up on the changing world of Sundance 2009.
Independent Film - New Faces of Sundance
independent film
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
passion for cinema
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
New wind blowing at Sundance.
New generation of younger and more multi-cultural independent film, more of a global slant. Fewer goateed twenty-somethings moaning about their family, and how bad life is.
And THAT'S worth it, isn't it?
Catch up on the changing world of Sundance 2009.
Independent Film - New Faces of Sundance
independent film
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
passion for cinema
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Film Production - Make A Movie In Your House!
Film Production - Make A Movie In Your House!
My friends Paige and Joshua Sternin sent me a really good
and darkly funny web video series they shot in their house.
It's "Overkill: A Love Story," four YouTube episodes.
There are some famous people with roles in their show.
Yes, that's Tom Arnold - see who else you can spot.
My friend Bob Kushell does a great web video show from a garage in Van Nuys. It's called "Anytime," and it's got a band and comedy and a dog, which is deeply and meaningfully in love with Bob's leg. You know, something for everybody. New episodes each Thursday.
Way back, we were all kids, doing improv in Hollywood. I hope you enjoy my friends' cool home-made 5-minute shows.
Sam
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
passion for cinema
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
My friends Paige and Joshua Sternin sent me a really good
and darkly funny web video series they shot in their house.
It's "Overkill: A Love Story," four YouTube episodes.
There are some famous people with roles in their show.
Yes, that's Tom Arnold - see who else you can spot.
My friend Bob Kushell does a great web video show from a garage in Van Nuys. It's called "Anytime," and it's got a band and comedy and a dog, which is deeply and meaningfully in love with Bob's leg. You know, something for everybody. New episodes each Thursday.
Way back, we were all kids, doing improv in Hollywood. I hope you enjoy my friends' cool home-made 5-minute shows.
Sam
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
passion for cinema
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Vintage Movie Camera For Film Production?
Filmmaking - Vintage Movie Camera For Film Production?
Patents from 1926 adorn the side of a classic Mitchell studio camera, legally protecting the design of its internal gears and sprockets.
1926 was a long time ago, and that camera is an antique. Could it still be used, in today's modern film production?
Yes, and in fact, many are. No modern movie camera is more precise than those classic pin-registered film movements. They really knew how to build them in 1926, and the cameras still work, millions of feet of film later.
To get a particularly difficult shot, it's not uncommon for visual effects cameramen to dust off a trusty 35mm Mitchell GC, NC, or BNC film camera. To alter time, fast or slow, just add a stop-motion or high-speed motor.
Build the camera on its rig, set the focus, aperture, shutter, and tachometer. Now you can shoot a cartoon, stop- or slow-motion movie sequence. Just like movie cameramen have been doing for a century.
There is much recent talk about new digital movie cameras. Filmmakers line up at seminars and shows, just to see one. Nevertheless, digital cameras still only provide 6% of the footage for feature movies. 94% of movies still are on film.
Digital standards are still evolving, and reliability and ruggedness are still hit-or-miss for digital cameras. Film cameras are tested and reliable, at 10k of resolution, compared to digital's 2-4k.
Hollywood Manuals is a website that offers out-of-print and hard-to-find technical manuals for vintage movie cameras and projectors.
Arriflex, Bell & Howell Eyemo, Cameraflex / Cineflex, DeVry, Mitchell BNC, GC, HS, and S35R vintage movie cameras and projectors are among those represented.
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
Patents from 1926 adorn the side of a classic Mitchell studio camera, legally protecting the design of its internal gears and sprockets.
1926 was a long time ago, and that camera is an antique. Could it still be used, in today's modern film production?
Yes, and in fact, many are. No modern movie camera is more precise than those classic pin-registered film movements. They really knew how to build them in 1926, and the cameras still work, millions of feet of film later.
To get a particularly difficult shot, it's not uncommon for visual effects cameramen to dust off a trusty 35mm Mitchell GC, NC, or BNC film camera. To alter time, fast or slow, just add a stop-motion or high-speed motor.
Build the camera on its rig, set the focus, aperture, shutter, and tachometer. Now you can shoot a cartoon, stop- or slow-motion movie sequence. Just like movie cameramen have been doing for a century.
There is much recent talk about new digital movie cameras. Filmmakers line up at seminars and shows, just to see one. Nevertheless, digital cameras still only provide 6% of the footage for feature movies. 94% of movies still are on film.
Digital standards are still evolving, and reliability and ruggedness are still hit-or-miss for digital cameras. Film cameras are tested and reliable, at 10k of resolution, compared to digital's 2-4k.
Hollywood Manuals is a website that offers out-of-print and hard-to-find technical manuals for vintage movie cameras and projectors.
Arriflex, Bell & Howell Eyemo, Cameraflex / Cineflex, DeVry, Mitchell BNC, GC, HS, and S35R vintage movie cameras and projectors are among those represented.
film school
filmmaking
film financing
film production
digital filmmaking handbook
© 2008 Sam Longoria, All Rights Reserved
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