The Assistant Director
Posted December 6th, 2008 at 8:16 pm by C47
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Coffee Break - Blue is the New Red Huge Roast of Links
Posted November 5th, 2008 at 2:16 pm by C47So a while back I used to post cool links each Wednesday for a Coffee Break series. For many reasons (mainly time and laziness), I haven’t posted cool links in a while. But I still have a bunch saved up.
So in the spirit of new beginnings, I’m just going to offload everything I’ve had stored up and start fresh.
And just to recap why yesterday was one of the greatest days of my life: Voted in my first presidential election, free Starbucks, free Krispy Kreme, got an iPhone(!), ScottDobie thought my tweet “I feel like today is the day Frodo tosses the ring into Mount Doom” was wittier than both Leo Laporte and John Hodgman, watched the election results at the Democrat results party with all my friends, and the good guy finally won!
The best part - Obama robot at Disney’s Hall of Presidents!
Now enjoy the links.
The company now offers celebrity wannabe packages, including the A-List—Ariel’s choice—which gives clients four personal paparazzi for 30 minutes and a mock-up of a high-gloss tabloid magazine cover with their picture, for $730. The Superstar package ($990) lasts for an hour and the Megastar ($3,000) provides clients with six paparazzi for two hours, limo service, a publicist and a bodyguard. And for customers who hope to get into places like the Waverly Inn or La Esquina just because of the scene they’re setting, it’s priceless, says Drew Tinnin, Celeb 4 A Day’s New York manager. “We’ve gotten people past the velvet rope. Restaurants and clubs usually like the attention we get them when we show up with our clients.”
15 Minutes of Fame, On Sale Now | Page Six Magazine | The New York Post.
Objectified: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit - On seven years in the indie film business
From the director of my fav Helvetica on how he’s made a living doing small documentaries.
The Gentleman’s Guide to the Calling Card | The Art of Manliness (via Chic and Charming)
Documentary Club - If you like documentaries
Hi-Res Star Trek Comic-Con Posters - Movie News
Day 1, Chip Heath on Flickr - Very cool illustration explaining the must-read book ‘Made to Stick‘
Full List of Stuff White People Like « Stuff White People Like - Very funny. One of the fastest Blog-to-Book examples
indieWIRE: FIRST PERSON | Film Department’s Mark Gill: “Yes, The Sky Really Is Falling.” - I plan to write more about this, but if you haven’t read it - do so
Channel 4 recreates The Shining to promote its Kubrick season | Media | guardian.co.uk
2008 Design Trends - Very cool designs for inspiration
Metropolis « Finding Some Direction - The missing reels from Metropolis have been found. This is so amazing.
The Steady Approach Part 2 | B&H Photo Video Pro Audio (via Coudal) - Interview with Garrett Brown, inventor of the Steadicam
The Media Equation - Little Movies, Big Problems - NYTimes.com - Indie films not doing so hot
Filmmaker Magazine | Spring 2008: NO VACANCY - The Visitor, the only indie film that did pretty good this year
Typeface - Documentary on Typeface. I have a feeling I’ll like this film. Helvetica and Typeface box set coming soon? Wingdings as a special feature?
The Simple Dollar » How To Write an Effective Thank You Note for Any Occasion
The Ira Glass Guide to Link Bait | Copyblogger
Cat got your tongue, follow these tips — Young Go Getter
What Does A Stylish Man Look Like?
Grocery List: Never Forget an Item at the Supermarket - These two links good for craft service shopping
grocerylists.org | FREE DOWNLOADABLE GROCERY LIST
Mastering the Informational Interview - Shifting Careers - Small Business - New York Times Blog
russell davies: how to be interesting
the media artist: Are You Interesting?
Prepping for Warren Buffett: The Art of the Elevator Pitch (Videos) | The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
johnaugust.com » Scripting a short film
johnaugust.com » Rethinking motivation
From the Heart Productions :: The Roy W. Dean Film and Writing Grants
Ultimate Video Relay | How it Works
south by southwest festivals + conferences
The Best Places to Watch Documentary Movies Online | MakeUseOf.com
2008 Animated Shorts Nominees — OZOUX.COM
Strobist and World Press Photo - Photography Coffee-Break
Posted June 20th, 2008 at 9:40 pm by C47Here’s a collection of links I’ve been hording relating to still photography. Some things to gain from photography: mastering composition, lighting, quick shooting, and using what’s available. Enjoy!
Strobist Preliminaries - Gear and Jargon Basics [Pduncan]
This video finally made all the off camera lighting options click and lead to my purchase of the Nikon SB-800 flash. Scott Kelby’s Lighting Gear Week was also a great resource and motivation to open my wallet.
World Press Photo - The Award Interviews [A Photo Editor]
This is an amazingly designed site featuring photographers talking about their award winning images. Most importantly, as you can see above, the photo takes center frame.
Indy Returns - Annie Leibovitz Photo Shoot
So the movie didn’t live up to my hopes, but Annie Leibovitz always does. Short little video covering the shooting of the Vanity Fair photos (though not the epic one above. Nor these Leibovitz photos).
The day before… [PhotoWalkPro]
Very clever photo campaign illustrating how the world can change in a day, so catch your in-depth news. I wonder how truthful those dates are.
Movie Directors and the Means of Production
Nice little collection of 100 photos of famous filmmakers on set in the golden age, back when HD was the start of ‘How Do You Do?’
79 80 Years of Best Picture Winner Posters
They showed them briefly during the Academy Awards. Enjoy to your content all 80 posters of the (mostly) greatest films from the past 80 years.
Klocki has been having a cool Indian Jones conest to illustrate memorable scenes. These are some of the best. I think these are the rest.
A World Within a City
Posted June 7th, 2008 at 1:11 am by C47
As I get ready to DP this Sunday by box building (for lights) and color temperature fretting, I decided to stop by one of the other sets that was filming today.
I knew they were shooting in a park near downtown. What I didn’t know was this little park had a lost forest.
As I walked in I would find signs of a film set, but no camera. Deeper and deeper I went, through a muddy trail (that my guide slipped on), down a small stream, over some logs until finally I was at the set.
Everyone seemed to know the trail was treacherous, and were wearing rain boots.
I’m not entirely sure what the movie is about, but I know it’s fantasy. It even managed to