tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50923763702273686182024-03-19T04:51:48.588-07:00Professor Liz FiesI love creating a safe space for cinema and media students to be empowered, express themselves, and create lasting partnerships in the film industry. Let's have some fun and change the world! Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-78454525652181353792016-01-02T16:02:00.003-08:002016-01-02T16:02:46.158-08:00National Film Registry - 2015 movie selectionsRemember we watched the trailer for "These Amazing Shadows," and some clips from the documentary about how the National Film Registry of the United States is trying to save important movies?<br />
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Every December, the Library of Congress announces 25 more notable movies that will be preserved by the National Film Registry. I'm thrilled that this year several are favorites I recommended to you in class!<br />
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Be sure to rent L.A. Confidential, The Shawshank Redemption, and Ghostbusters. They are wonderful!<br />
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Douglas Fairbanks' The Mark of Zorro (1920) is free on Youtube. Remember we talked about his swashbuckling action films, his best friends relationship with Charlie Chaplin, his marriage to Mary Pickford and their company UA Artists. :)<br />
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There's an amazing Spanish-language version of Dracula (1931) that technically should be in public domain, free on the internet...but I can't find it! Post in the comments section if you know where it is. The only place I've seen it is on DVD Disc One of this set for sale on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000035Z3K?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_amazon&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_amazon-20">Amazon.</a><br />
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Spanish-version Dracula was shot at night by director George Melford using the same sets as the English version that was shot during the day by Tod Browning. Here's some info about this unique moment in film history: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8txyRhZ-o9c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Here is the famous English-language version starring Bela Lugosi, available for free on the Internet: <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2297u2_dracula-1931_shortfilms">Dracula (1931)</a><br />
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And one of Edison's early silent documentaries has been preserved. Usually called Frank Ott's Sneeze", the official title of this 1894 short is "Record of a Sneeze."<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">To Kill a Mockingbird, Game of Death (Bruce Lee), </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Crooked Arrows, Benchwarmers, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Clueless, Heathers, Big Trouble in Little China, Wayne's World, Swingers, Clueless, PeeWee's Big Adventure, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Clerks, Mean Girls, The Shining (it's a hard R and definitely horror, so be cautious with this one...it's only if you're allowed to see Rs and know you like that type of thing), Metropolis, Carmen Jones, Mulan, Pochahontas, Rent, Grease 2, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Bride and Prejudice, The Interview, Galaxy Quest, Hot Fuzz, Bridget Jones' Diary, G.B.F., Shakespeare in Love, Notting Hill, About a Boy, Strictly Ballroom, Chocolat, Legally Blonde, Amelie, Timer, Hitch, 50 First Dates, 13 Going on 30, Can't Buy Me Love, Adventureland, Made In Manhattan, Can't Hardly Wait, My Sucky Teen Romance, Bring it On, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Underdogs, Men in Black 2, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Roman Holiday, Witness, Cinema Paradiso, Sunset Boulevard, A Touch of Mink, Laura, An Affair to Remember, Fantasia, His Girl Friday, 9 to 5, The Day the Earth Stood Still, How to Marry a Millionaire, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Warriors, Charade, The Quiet Man, A League of Their Own, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV show), Side by Side (documentary about digital impact on movies).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I didn't get a chance to watch this Tesla/Edison documentary yet but will soon! </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5J90dR2dFM&list=PL36yeRvcThovUI69YiozXNfRguWBQyf3j&index=13" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr>watch?v=q5J90dR2dFM&list=<wbr></wbr>PL36yeRvcThovUI69YiozXNfRguWBQ<wbr></wbr>yf3j&index=13</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like to show this analysis after Jaws. It shows WHY Jaws is great. And it talks about Hitchcock, too. :) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Tq91Sq-94" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr>watch?v=Z_Tq91Sq-94</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's pretty much my favorite Spielberg scene ever. An amazing introduction to Marion, our feisty heroine of Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's all done in one shot with no cuts, a style which is nicknamed "the Spielberg Oner." <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUAueFkVYvA" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.<wbr></wbr>com/watch?v=yUAueFkVYvA</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really wanted to show you all this gorgeous video about Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Epic Rap Battles has an amazing throwdown between Spielberg, Hitchcock, Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, and Michael Bay. It would be MA or R rated, with no clean ERB version, so viewer discretion advised! You should get a lot of the jokes now after taking History of Cinema. :) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wYtG7aQTHA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wYtG7aQTHA</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I realized the last week of class I HAD shown you all a Kubrick clip...he directed Spartacus! But most of the ones he's famous for are so disturbingly R rated I didn't want to risk it. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<wbr></wbr>Stanley_Kubrick</a> Have you heard this popular song Renegades? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SytFteQnYY" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr>watch?v=-SytFteQnYY</a></span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All hail the new kids (New American Cinema)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All hail the outlaws</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know who Michael Bay was before this epic rap battle? We didn't get out of the 1980s so we never talked about him. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2THVvshvq0Q" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr>watch?v=2THVvshvq0Q</a> I love what this analyzer says about how he's borrowed his shots from West Side Story and Star Wars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Drop me an email or comment here if you want to let me know what you're watching now. :) Enjoy the movies!</span></div>
Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-53395088066380222232016-01-02T03:25:00.001-08:002016-01-02T15:13:25.517-08:00The Bechdel-Wallace Test!Actress/Producer Amy Poehler's excellent website "Smart Girls" has a terrific article on what is the Bechdel-Wallace test and why it matters. It's a must-read to understand how women are being portrayed in movies, and what positive changes we are asking for from Hollywood! <a href="http://amysmartgirls.com/what-is-the-bechdel-test-and-why-does-it-matter/">Bechdel-Wallace Test</a>Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-38380979358244723452015-12-17T11:24:00.000-08:002015-12-17T11:24:29.128-08:00Bruce Lee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-17692892044581686272015-12-17T11:22:00.000-08:002015-12-17T11:22:08.027-08:00PanavisionRemember a few weeks ago when we talked about Panavision? In the 1950s, Hollywood attempted to lure viewers away from their new TV sets by making movies widescreen, color, and/or 3-D. Panavision was the wide format asked about on your Final.<br />
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One of the few remaining screens that can show 70 mm film is the Arclight's Cinerama Dome. We discussed The Hateful 8 and how it was going to screen there, and I suggested you go over Break.<br />
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Stay tuned, because it may only be playing Star Wars now. Here is an excellent brief article explaining the historical significance of the Cinerama Dome, what it meant to Tarantino's new movie, and the politics of movie distribution.<br />
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<a href="http://www.laineygossip.com/Quentin-Tarantinos-The-Hateful-Eight-bumped-from-Cinerama-Dome-at-Arclight-Hollywood-for-Star-Wars/41533">The Hateful Eight bumped from Cinerama Dome at Arclight-Hollywood-for-Star-Wars/41533</a><br />
<br />Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-57549396583078601202015-12-16T10:36:00.003-08:002015-12-17T11:28:16.350-08:00Los Angeles Theaters!Sign up for a free newsletter about the best movie events every week: <a href="http://www.filmradar.com/"><b>Film Radar</b></a> It will tell you about Q&As with filmmakers and actors, special events like Psycho at the Nuart...it's a great resource!<br />
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There are special screenings of <i>silent movies</i> (Chaplin, Buster Keaton, etc) (with <b>full orchestras</b> playing music while you watch) around Los Angeles every year. Keep your eyes open for them! You might find out about them through Film Radar, free newspapers like LA Weekly, or by subscribing to some theater's newsletters.<br />
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The easiest way to find movie times once you know your theater name is to use <a href="http://www.moviephone.com/">Moviephone</a> or <a href="http://www.fandango/">Fandango</a>.<br />
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<b>Movie Palaces in Los Angeles still playing feature films:</b><br />
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-Hollywood Mann Chinese (one of the original movie palaces, and still a great experience). This is where the Hollywood Walk of Fame and stars' hand and footprints are. Now it's an IMAX theater! Make sure you are looking at showtimes for their big IMAX theater, not their multiplex next door: <a href="http://www.tclchinesetheatres.com/">Mann Chinese</a><br />
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-Fox Village in Westwood (Seats 1400 people! Often an audience of UCLA students). Even has a balcony!: <a href="http://www.regencymovies.com/main.php?theaterId=27">Fox Theater Westwood</a><br />
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-Regency Bruin Theater in Westwood (not quite as cool, but still one big theater playing one movie:<br />
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-Hollywood El Capitan (Disney pre-show entertainment and Hollywood exhibits of costumes and props). https://elcapitantheatre.com/<br />
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-Hollywood Arclight Cinerama Dome (You have to make sure your movie is the one playing in the Dome, not in the Arclight Multiplex. Website is confusing).
http://www.arclightcinemas.com
All the Arclight muliplex locations including the Sherman Oaks Galleria show classic old movies under “Arclight Presents”<br />
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-Hollywood Egyptian Theater (They also have a free tour Saturday mornings at 10:30am. Screens films in original 35mm or 70mm film, has star Q&As)
http://www.americancinematheque.com/indexegyptian.html<br />
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-Hollywood Pantages now shows Broadway theater instead of movies http://hollywoodpantages.com/
Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. These screenings are so amazing. Most screenings allow under 17 year olds with an adult. Bring a picnic, and see a classic under the stars with 3,500 people! Runs April-September. http://cinespia.org<br />
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<b>Smaller theaters that only show one movie: </b><br />
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- Nuart Theatre in Santa Monica/Westwood area - right off the 405 and Santa Monica Boulevard.
Home of Rocky Horror every Saturday night at midnight, and classic movies every Friday at midnight. It’s an active audience of filmlovers.
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/los-angeles/nuart-theatre<br />
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- The New Beverly in West Los Angeles
Owned and programmed by director Quentin Tarantino. Only shows 35mm prints of cool older movies. Huge, loyal audience attending. Often has celebrity appearances.
http://www.thenewbev.com/<br />
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- Cinefamily in West Hollywood shows cool older movies, new indie movies, and has special events with stars and directors.
http://www.cinefamily.org/<br />
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- Santa Monica Aero (screens in original 35mm or 70mm film, has star Q&As)
This theater turns 75 years old December 12th.
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events
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-Westwood Crest (one of my favorites…not huge, but they do the lights and curtains before each movie, and the décor is fun and beautiful).
http://www.crestwestwood.com/<br />
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-Laemmle - Small multiplextheater, but they show terrific arthouse and indie movies. They also show classic movies at their North Hollywood location : “Throwback Thursdays”.
https://www.laemmle.com/<br />
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Some of the original, AMAZING cinema palaces in downtown Los Angeles are still open occasionally for special movie events and tours:
https://sites.google.com/site/downtownlosangelestheatres/Home<br />
http://www.lahtf.org/Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-51293819473438471472015-02-09T20:12:00.000-08:002015-02-09T20:15:54.080-08:00Welcome Cinema 3 students!Hello to all my new LACC scholars! I can't wait to get to know you.
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We are going to have a wonderful semester learning about the history of America film!
By June, you will be able to identify most of these movies, and know why they are important. You're going to love it!
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Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-17120985143265711532014-12-20T20:13:00.000-08:002015-02-09T20:14:15.954-08:00Wave goodbyeThis week our class ended. I've read and commented on all the papers turned in Wednesday night. Congratulations, they were really wonderful! Keep in touch! Hope to see you in the Valley Writing Group this February!
x-Professor LizKidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-74945578085702458612014-11-22T20:05:00.001-08:002014-11-22T20:05:20.699-08:00Ursula K Le Guin remembers freedomIf you are a writer who hasn't read the brilliant Ursula K Le Guin, drop everything and get yourself to a library. Here is her powerful and inspiring acceptance speech for the <a href="http://parkerhiggins.net/2014/11/will-need-writers-can-remember-freedom-ursula-k-le-guin-national-book-awards/">National Book Awards.</a>Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-67913710045242830642014-11-19T13:55:00.001-08:002014-11-19T13:56:35.045-08:00Twin Peaks DetectivesDale Cooper discovers things have changed in the last twenty-five years of television.
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Since so many of you are Twin Peaks fans, here's a clever knitting pattern to make your own <a href="http://welcometotwinpeaks.com/inspiration/black-lodge-mitts/">Black Lodge gloves.</a><br /><br />Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-73846575985069565832014-11-17T02:36:00.001-08:002014-11-17T02:36:09.790-08:00The power of media and makeup<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-beauty/pictures/stars-without-makeup-20122410/31634">Stars without makeup.</a> They really do look just like us. Remember that the next time you're comparing yourself to a celebrity.Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-91202865796266038892014-11-14T20:00:00.000-08:002014-11-14T20:00:11.726-08:00Disney Princesses Reimagined as Different Ethnicities<a href="http://news.moviefone.com/2014/11/02/disney-princesses-reimagined-as-different-ethnicities/?utm_source=buzzsugar.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange_module">Check out this eye-opening project</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsreuD_W91vLTy2Wqg5HdvjAtHY76f_ieRP2V4Yo-sViF0PVOlVu9mK0WI7LCfTSr8rDK8FlMqTWh53zAq3dfw1Z0XCUcRLGZp6zJVxUDv6pikKL2i5zMNYzXJdKBbF2ck5Xn9GJvJAo/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-14+at+7.57.02+PM.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsreuD_W91vLTy2Wqg5HdvjAtHY76f_ieRP2V4Yo-sViF0PVOlVu9mK0WI7LCfTSr8rDK8FlMqTWh53zAq3dfw1Z0XCUcRLGZp6zJVxUDv6pikKL2i5zMNYzXJdKBbF2ck5Xn9GJvJAo/s320/Screen+Shot+2014-11-14+at+7.57.02+PM.png" /></a>Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-74141262564239603902014-10-31T08:44:00.000-07:002014-10-31T08:46:29.917-07:00Time for NANOWRIMO!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe4aPWgAD04W2zS3iGaaPpsSDA6q6yTH1g4C32kLXnvYicOevirED73piQripSPdwEiMn7maZKyBNokJ0HIUxw3b-zNk8xL1ZPIHelYjlWiW2dPCa79xHkadCk_Cjo_nJTpXTQZDcT5Q/s1600/Participant-2014-Twitter-nanowrimo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwe4aPWgAD04W2zS3iGaaPpsSDA6q6yTH1g4C32kLXnvYicOevirED73piQripSPdwEiMn7maZKyBNokJ0HIUxw3b-zNk8xL1ZPIHelYjlWiW2dPCa79xHkadCk_Cjo_nJTpXTQZDcT5Q/s400/Participant-2014-Twitter-nanowrimo.png" /></a></div>
<a href="http://nanowrimo.org">National Novel Writing Month <b>(NANOWRIMO)</b></a> is upon us! <br /><br />
November is when thousands of writers across the globe commit to writing 50,000 words in 30 days (what I affectionately call a "Vomit Draft"). Whether you want to write a novel, a screenplay, or a songbook, COMMIT and use the power of accountability to just do it already!!
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The beauty of NANOWRIMO is it gets you out of your head and onto the page, lets you write stream of conscious instead of editing yourself, builds community with other writers, and gets many projects flowing that authors would otherwise never start.
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Here are our <a href="http://nanolosangeles.org/resources/"><b>Los Angeles Resources.</b></a>
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Here is NANOWRIMO's fabulous list of <a href="https://store.nanowrimo.org/books-we-love">books on writing,</a> including Stephen King's On Writing."
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Because so many of you share my love for Twin Peaks, here is a <b><a href="https://www.archetypes.com/timeline/archetypes-twin-peaks">brilliant article</a> </b>outlining how some of the beloved characters can be divided into eternal archetypes that fulfill humankind's constant need for mythical and meaningful storytelling. Notice how each archetype has a runner-up category...like The Lord of the Rings, Twin Peaks employs doubles and twins.
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Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-43633328413415948172014-10-22T15:05:00.000-07:002014-10-30T15:27:05.338-07:00Warriors! Come out and Plaaaayaaay!!!We are watching one of my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warriors_(film)">favorite movies</a> tonight in class. It is a crazy masterpiece by a writer/director who has amazing craft. And it based on Greek military history, as recounted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_(Xenophon)">Xenophon in Anabasis.</a><br />
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Here is a<a href="http://awesomebmovies.com/2011/02/the-warriors-1979/"> terrific article</a> on a New Bev showing of this cult film that all your favorite directors love.<br />
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And here's the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LLx0tBF1zw"> link to rent</a> it for $2.99 on YouTube, because you know you now want to go make all your friends watch it!
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If you don't know Werner Herzog, you should really <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Herzog">read up on him</a>.<br />
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Besides being one of our best living filmmakers, he's a hell of a human being who is always doing random super hero stuff like continuing an interview after being shot ("It is not a significant bullet"), or pulling Joaquin Phoenix out of a burning car on Mulholland Drive.<br />
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Like Scorcese and Tarantino, he has primarily worked with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beate_Mainka-Jellinghaus">female editor.</a><br />
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In this <a href="http://nofilmschool.com/2014/09/whats-foundation-filmmaking-heres-legendary-director-werner-herzogs-answer">terrific article and video</a>, he gives advice to aspiring filmmakers on the foundation of filmmaking. Read, and go make your micro budget film NOW.<br />
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Herzog has an amazing 40-year career and is truly revered, so picking which movie of his to start with is bound to create a fist fight among cinephiles. Personally I'd start with Grizzly Man, My Best Friend and Nosferatu The Vampyre as the most accessible and enjoyable for our class. But here is another <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/08/22/six-essential-films-from-werner-herzog/">suggestion,</a> and the AV Club's <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/werner-herzog-39109">Herzog primer.</a><br />
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And here's a<a href="http://nofilmschool.com/2011/02/werner-herzog-darren-aronofsky-read-ten"> great list of 11 books</a> Darren Aronofsky and Herzog suggest you read, including our textbook by Christopher Vogler. Told you it was a seminal Hollywood read!<br />
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Again, it was in many of your Top Five Favs. (And I'm thinking you should try to get your film released the third week of October. It bodes very well for cult favorites that change movie history.)<br />
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The first current Media Arts 129 student to answer in the comments (below or in next Wednesday's class) gets to draw from the prize bag. But this time, you won't be allowed to talk about winning.<br />
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In addition to making a delicious cabernet, the world-class director has a revered literary magazine, a prestigious annual screenplay contest, and tons of great resources and training for young writers. So <a href="https://www.zoetrope.com/">check it out!</a></div>
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<b>Let's play Round 2!</b></div>
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Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-13418975890897948812014-10-14T13:33:00.002-07:002014-10-14T13:40:49.300-07:00Want to help me judge a horror movie contest?I know many of you Media Arts 129 students are horror fans! I have a cool opportunity for you this week!
I've been asked to judge the Professional Division films from the <a href="http://www.horrorfilmrace.com/">Horror Film Race</a>!<br />
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The Horror Film Race is an annual film festival put on by <a href="http://new.artinstitutes.edu/areasofstudy/media">The Art Institute of Dallas</a>!
Festival Director <a href="http://www.vwfilm.com/">Professor Vince William</a> has approved my use of student interns to observe and participate in my judging process. We'll give you a great job to <b>add to your resume: Judging Panel Intern, Horror Film Race 2014.</b><br />
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Hollywood Industry people hang out with their peers and argue passionately about movies, so let's get you practicing this skillset <i>and</i> add it to your resume! There are 8<b> short films to judge</b>, about 55 minutes in all. Watching the shorts, discussing them, arguing, and scoring should take about <b>2-2 1/2 hours</b> (I know we're all talkers, and this should be super fun!). The ultimate decision comes down to me as the Professional Judge, but I want you all to use your powers of criticism, analysis, and persuasion on me.<br />
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I'm thinking we can get together in the library this week on Thursday (time to be determined by participants!). If that date doesn't work for the majority, perhaps we can meet at the Starbucks nearest to campus on Saturday or Sunday. The judging deadline is Sunday night.<br />
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We will judge on these five categories: Story, Scare Factor, Use of Genre, Visual Quality, and Overall Mood of the Film.
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Film of the Year<br />
Best Director<br />
Best Cinematography<br />
Best Villain<br />
Best Scream Queen<br />
Best Blood, Guts & Gore<br />
Best Weapon<br />
Best Scare<br />
Best Screenplay<br />
Best Editing<br />
Best Acting<br />
Best Use of Genre<br />
Best Costume of Horrorfest<br />
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In related horror news, I found this Halloween sale at the Writer's Store on a cool-looking bundle of books and videos on <a href="http://www.writersstore.com/promotions/5BCZTZDWRC5JEPH?et_mid=696895&rid=240399124">how to write a great horror movie.</a> I'm not familiar with any of them so I'm not personally recommending them, but investigate and see if you want them! It's a pretty good price, but maybe you want to split it with a few other students.<br />
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Also, here is a horror comedy short of mine based on Italian giallos. The film festival version had licensed music from legendary horror band Goblin, from Dario Argento's 1982 <b>Tenebrae</b>. So watch it once with the current music and then picture this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReHHDFu0vT4">music</a>. It's amazing how much music changes a film!<br />
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And here is a gruesome comedy short that won a bunch of awards. I made it the first day I got my Canon 5D, just messing around testing the camera with my sister, my friend, and my dog Hero. So this was me shooting with the lens that comes with the camera, using natural light and a Zoom H4N for sound. The editing took a lot longer, and was done by me in Final Cut 7.<br />
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The idea for CONSUMED came from me being on LA INK getting tattooed. I had to listen to the poor woman next to me tell her story on camera over and over again about the coyotes in the Hollywood Hills killing her dog, and how she had to pick up the pieces. Absolutely awful, and I made this movie to purge the story from my brain so it wouldn't happen to MY dog. An example of the art that comes from healthy purging.<br />
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<br />Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-29167413453908449222014-10-14T12:31:00.001-07:002014-10-14T19:43:58.445-07:00LAVC Media Arts Department Annual Student Projects Screening!I just wanted to say what a pleasure it was to see so many of my students' terrific short films last Saturday! How wonderful was it to have our President Erika and Dean Laurie and Rudy attend, as well as almost all of the Broadcasting, Cinema, and Media Arts Department!<br />
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The work was stellar! I want to hear all about how it felt to have your work shown, if this was your first chance to see your film on a big screen or if you've played other festivals and screenings, if there's any editing you want to do now that you've heard an audience's reaction to your work, which film festivals you're going to enter it into next, and overall what you learned! Feel free to post below, or talk to me before class.<br />
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Remember to thank your professors who put this cool event together for you, especially Jennifer Penton, Aranxta Rodriguez, Chad Sustin, and of course our awesome Chair and Media Arts 129 Co-teacher Eric Swelstad!<br />
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I'm happy to mentor about any of the above or any other questions you have, and view your films again individually to give you specific feedback.
If you have your short online for public viewing, please email me at Lisfies (at) gmail (dot) com if you are okay with me posting your short here. If you need help figuring out Vimeo or Youtube, I can help you set up an account.<br />
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I'm particularly impressed with the students who stuck out the whole four hours, and came up to me afterwards. Remember, the key to success in the film industry is building your network and finding your core team of filmmakers. So staying to support your peers' work instead of leaving after your short screened, or coming to the screening when you didn't have your own work in it are the signs of people who are ready to make it in the film industry!
Congratulations!!!<br />
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Check out the coverage by LAVC campus newspaper <a href="http://thevalleystar.com/?s=media+arts+screening">The Valley Star.</a><br />
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While I'm proudly bragging about Media Arts 129 students' stellar filmmaking, remember that our Timothy Quirus still has his crowdfunding campaign going for Missy from Mississip! You can support him by donating or spreading the word on <a href="http://facebook.com/MissyFromMississip">Facebook</a> and Twitter @MissyFromMississip.
Getting the campaign out there makes all the difference, so start practicing the Networking Golden Rule of doing <b>four favors</b> for every <i>one</i> you ask!<br />
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Thoughts, feedback, ideas to make the screening better next year? Post them below!Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092376370227368618.post-40822060826491882222014-10-13T13:54:00.002-07:002014-10-13T14:26:07.108-07:00David FincherHere is a wonderful short video on David Fincher's directorial process to supplement our class discussion on his masterpiece <a href="http://vimeo.com/107779620">Se7en.</a>Kidsishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14531006647626539668noreply@blogger.com0