tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23354608418707416032011-11-27T18:23:56.350-05:00A blog about the stuff that films are made of.Falconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923670771380917375noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335460841870741603.post-30448065835143371282009-04-09T12:39:00.037-04:002009-04-26T22:46:16.267-04:00

How high do you need to get to be a pro filmmaker?Years ago, when I was living in Mexico, I visited a Peruvian filmmaker friend in New York City who helped me configure my first non-linear video editing system. Back then, it was not possible to get an affordable system in Mexico (and by "affordable" I mean an investment of about $8,000 USD at the time, less now). The sole options in Mexico then

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Movies shape up our travel destinations, whether for vacation or work. Sometimes even for moving or adopting a new citizenship. In my personal experience, many of my travels have been determined by movies and my film career for quite varied reasons.1. Inspiration. Before writing a script, or while writing it, many screenwriters need to flee their regular routine and environment and go to a place

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Invariably, awards get mentioned or imagined whenever one has finished a film or screenplay. Everybody in the business, except for Woody Allen, wants to be in front of a packed auditorium receiving an award that recognizes his or her work and artistry. Also, such an award might help one getting another chance at movie making and get some extra income or funding.When I was in film school, the

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Two Harrison Fords in case one gets sick or his hair catches fire.1. When I was a preschooler, back in Mexico, the teacher thought I had some sort of mental deficiency, because my drawings looked too different to everyone else's. My mother discovered that the reason was that I was making narrative drawings (a sort of primitive storyboard) instead of descriptive like the other kids.2. I knew I

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