Authors — Scott Macaulay

How To Write A Screenplay On An iPad

Husband and wife producers Joke and Biagio have a highly useful post today up on their blog. (Useful, that is, if you own an iPad and are a screenwriter.) Titled “How To Write a Screenplay on the iPad,” it is the result of a bout of insomnia that has wound up adding functionality to the iPad’s Pages application. From their blog: If you have an iPad, chances are you’re going to buy Apple’s iWork app Pages sooner or later. At $9.99 it’s not a break-the-bank piece of software, and it’s sort of a must-have for iPad owners, anyway. The full, […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 8, 2010
“COLLATERAL MURDER”

I of course had read about the U.S. military video decrypted and released by WikiLeaks documenting a helicopter attack that killed two Reuters journalists as well as a number of other people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad, but I hadn’t watched it until tonight. Titled “Collateral Murder,” it is available in a 17-minute edited and titled version and then the unedited 38-minute tape. From the “Collateral Murder” page: Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 8, 2010
EXPLAINING “SCARFACE SCHOOL PLAY”

When I posted the initially shocking “Scarface School Play” I was dubious about its authenticity while others were outraged. Now, Marc Klasfeld, the writer/director, explains the point behind it: “I have two children myself, and my wife and I guard our daughter from various television commercials about violence or sex, so I think there’s a message about that.” A rep from Share Group adds, “It’s very satiricial about viral videos… and by taking it to the next level, what Marc does well here is question the reality behind these videos. There’s a constructed reality, a perceived reality, and a real […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 7, 2010
BANKSY’S STREETS ARE OURS

This was was favorite film at Sundance this year — pretty much from the opening notes of the Richard Hawley song that adorns its opening credits. See it here. (Hat tip: Movie City Indie.)
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 7, 2010
THE EDIT CENTER TEACHES MUSIC SUPERVISION AND EDITING

The Edit Center, the New York school that teaches beginning editors by having them edit actual films from outside filmmakers, is launching a class in music supervision and editing. Those looking to break into this business might want to check out this program. Deadline to enroll is April 16. From the press release: Learn the language of music in film in this creative and pragmatic 4-week seminar led by music editor Suzana Peric’ (Rachel Getting Married, The Illusionist, The Pianist) and music supervisor Sue Jacobs (Little Miss Sunshine, Everything is Illuminated, Capote). The class will cover what a music editor […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 6, 2010
THE iPAD, FILMMAKER AND RETHINKING MAGAZINES

We just went to press on the new issue of Filmmaker very late last night and as we were doing so we had some informal conversations on a possible iPad version of the magazine. (Check out the blog hopefully later today or tomorrow for my review of the device.) So far not many magazines have published iPad specific editions due to two reasons: iPads weren’t available for testing; and publishers, designers and editors are still in the process of rethinking their products for the iPad platform. Conde Nast is apparently going to be experimenting with several different approaches across all […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 6, 2010
PGA: TRANSMEDIA PRODUCERS HAVE ARRIVED

Okay, I guess it’s official now. As Deadline Hollywood is reporting, the Producer’s Guild of America has officially created a new category for the “transmedia producer.” From Nikki Finke’s piece: I’ve learned that a significant All-Boards meeting for the Producers Guild of America took place tonight. Sources tell me that the members voted on a series of amendments that qualify individuals as professional producers. More importantly, for the first time in the guild’s history, they voted on and ratified a new credit — that of the Transmedia Producer — which had been shepherded by such Hollywood names as Mark Gordon, […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 6, 2010
ANOTHER EPIC SMACKDOWN: “ATTACK OF THE CLONES” REVIEWED

Remember our serial killer pal Mike and his 70-minute takeout of George Lucas’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace? Well, he’s back. Red Letter Media has posted his equally epic sequel — another long consideration, this time of Episode Two: Attack of the Clones. Part one below.
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 5, 2010
LIVE STREAMING DIY DAYS NEW YORK

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by Scott Macaulay on Apr 3, 2010
Porn Parodying The Big Lebowski

Okay, it’s the weekend, so I’m allowing myself a frivolous but funny post. Filmmaker was invited to the set of this film just a few weeks ago. We weren’t able to send anybody but I just came across this entirely safe-for-work trailer of the porn parody of The Big Lebowski starring Tom Byron as “The Dude,” Peter, um O’Tool eerily accurate in the John Goodman role, and Kimberly Kane channeling Julianne Moore’s performance artiste. Porn parodies have come a long way. Some of these set-ups compare to the original pretty well. From the press release we received: New Sensations, the […]
by Scott Macaulay on Apr 3, 2010

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