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My Conversation With Filmmakers About Brain Surgery
When I teach filmmakers or speak at conferences, I invariably get one person who tells me that their passion is…
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How To Successfully Direct Child Actors
Working with kids is one of the great challenges for beginning film and TV directors. After all, W.C. Fields said, “Never…
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Producer DeVon Franklin and the Ability to Read a Room
My friend DeVon Franklin was the Senior Vice President of Columbia Tristar Pictures in Hollywood, and then launched his own movie production…
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A Filmmaker’s Experience in Cuba
Now that the news media is slowing down their coverage of the life and death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro,…
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Director Werner Herzog on Filmmaking
I’ve been reading the fascinating book “Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed.” I’m a huge fan of the enigmatic German…
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5 Professional Tips for Filming with Drones
Camera drones are all the rage, and we’re seeing them everywhere – like the snow ski run above. But a…
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Editing Matters to Everyone – Not Just Filmmakers
Just a tidbit: Since 1981, movies that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture often also won the award…
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Who’s Creating The Movies and TV Programs That Will Inspire The Next Generation?
This past week I had two interesting experiences. First – it was the 100 year anniversary of the birth of…
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Are PG-13 Films Really R-Rated?
The Los Angeles Times reports a new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics that reveals violence in PG-13 movies…
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Christian Movies and Pornography
I thought I’d bring this one back from when I originally posted it in 2009 – because I think it’s…
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