Filmmaking

DEADLY DATING

With Ti West‘s latest film The House of the Devil opening this weekend (look out for our interview with him on the site later this week), over at IFC.com his web series Dead & Lonely premiered today. The series stars Justin Rice (Mutual Appreciation) as a guy in search for love on a dating site and Paige Stark (A Relationship in Four Days) as the girl who finds his profile, but she has a secret (okay, the picture gives it away, she’s a vampire). New episodes will be posted on their site all week.

By Jason Guerrasio on Oct 26, 2009 Filmmaking
A LOOK AT APPLE’S FINAL CUT STUDIO AND JAMIE STUART’S ISN’T SHE?…

We asked Jamie Stuart to use the newest edition of Apple’s Final Cut Studio to make a short and write up his reaction for our Fall issue. You can read the piece here. But when he got into post he found more things to highlight about FCS so we’ve posted Part 2 of his review in Web Exclusives. And check out the teaser of the short he made at the bottom of the Part 2 piece. Titled Isn’t She?…, it is an homage to John Hughes while commenting on the current state of the economy. We’ll put the short on […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Oct 26, 2009 Filmmaking
GMX CONTENT EXCHANGE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

I met with an online distributor a few months ago who told me about GMX, the Global Media Exchange, saying he thought it was going to revolutionize the film sales business. In short, he described it as an eBay for media content, where film buyers (broadcasters, distributors, etc.) can connect and transact with sellers (studios, production companies, independent producers) within a sophisticated interface set up to deal with the complicated terms of international film licensing agreements. GMX recently launched with over 4,000 titles from such companies as “NBC Universal Global Networks France, London-based ContentFilm’s Fireworks International, U.K.-based On Demand Group, […]

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 22, 2009 Filmmaking
THE BURG RETURNS WITH A NEW EPISODE

A couple of weeks ago I tweeted about a Brooklyn party I attended for the web production company Dinosaur Diorama and the launch of the latest episode of their hit web series, The Burg. The first new episode in two years, it’s titled “Change,” and is directed by Peter Sollett, of Raising Victor Vargas and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Here’s the teaser, and we’ll post the link when it premieres next week.

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 22, 2009 Filmmaking
THE LIGHT WARS HEAT UP WITH THE CANON 1D MARK IV

Gizmodo today reports on Canon’s new 1D Mark IV DSLR camera and links to an incredible nighttime ambient light video shot on it. First, the specs. From the video part of the Canon press release quoted at Gizmodo: The EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS HD Video PowerhouseOver the past year, Canon’s EOS HD Video technology has changed the way users capture 1080p HD video and opened new doors for multimedia journalists and Hollywood cinematographers alike with full manual exposure control, selectable frame rates, and interchangeable lenses on some of the largest and most sensitive image sensors on the market. Canon continues […]

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 20, 2009 Filmmaking
GOTHAM AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

If you missed the announcement of the nominees live on USTREAM, below are the list of nominees for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. Best Feature AmreekaCherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment) Big FanRobert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures) The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment) The MaidSebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzàles, producer (Elephant Eye Films) A Serious ManJoel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers (Focus Features) Best Documentary Food, Inc.Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers (Magnolia Pictures) Good […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Oct 19, 2009 Filmmaking
THE GOTHAM AWARD NOMINATIONS LIVE, HOSTED BY A.O. SCOTT

Today at 1:00PM, A.O. Scott, film critic at The New York Times and co-host of “At the Movies,” will announce the 2009 Nominees for the IFP’s annual Gotham Awards. Watch here and learn who will be competing for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Actor, Breakthrough Director, Best Ensemble Performance, and the Filmmaker Magazine/Museum of Modern Art-sponspored Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You will be announced live from IFP’s Official Club, the Norwood. Watch here:

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 19, 2009 Filmmaking
FALL ISSUE ONLINE

Over on the main page check out select stories from our Fall issue. (mag hits stands next week) There’s interviews with Lars von Trier on his latest film, Antichrist (which opens this weekend), Oren Moverman talks about his much anticipated directorial debut, The Messenger and we profile Larry Fessenden‘s Glass Eye Pix company. Also, Esther B. Robinson tells us how filmmakers can be successful during a recession, Anthony Kaufman learns how filmmakers are turning a profit with VOD and I look at the mammoth book about the greatest movie never made: Stanley Kubrick’s film on Napoleon. And remember, you can […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Oct 19, 2009 Filmmaking
TAPLIN ON WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

I saw Spike Jonze’s exquisite Where the Wild Things Are weeks ago, long before articles over its budget and whether or not it kids would see it hit the press. We tried to get it into the magazine but scheduling didn’t work out. (If you follow my Twitter stream, you know that I’m a fan of it.) Apparently, Kanye West had something to do with it. In any case, I’m thrilled it opened big and that kids apparently are digging it. And, that dialogue about it is rippling beyond the film blogosphere. Jon Taplin is a movie producer who teaches […]

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 19, 2009 Filmmaking
IN EGYPT AND LEBANON WITH THE CANON 5D MKII

Each week I hear from more and more filmmakers who are shooting professional pieces on the new Canon, Nikon and Panasonic still cameras. This footage from 23-year-old filmmaker Khalid Mohtaseb of Next Level Pictures is some of the most gorgeous I’ve seen. It’s shot on the Canon 5D MKII using the Magic Lanterns Firmware Update as well as a Kessler Pocket Dolly. Egypt / Lebanon Montage from Khalid Mohtaseb on Vimeo. For more on these cameras, see here at Filmmaker “Shutterbugs” and “Pimp Your DSLR,” both by Roberto Quezada-Dardon.

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 18, 2009 Filmmaking

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