While rejections from film festivals are always something of a kick in the guts, it’s gratifying to continue to get awesome feedback on the quality of the film. This, a handwritten note from Kyle McKinnon, Lead Programmer for the Alabama Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival: “This is a strong film with a very clever twist ending. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘short film’
More Great Feedback on our Short Film Be Careful…
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged Alabama Film Festival, Be Careful, Film Festivals, short film, short film festivals, Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Learn screenwriting from Alan Brash in Auckland: UPDATE #2 – new dates!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Auckland University, Centre for Continuing Education, how to write screenplays, how to write scripts, how to write short films, learn to write, screenwriting course, script analyst, script course, script courses, short film, Unitec on July 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
At Auckland Uni’s Centre for Continuing Education If you’re interested in getting an introduction to screenwriting from a working writer and lecturer – i.e: me (I teach in Unitec’s Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts) – then enrol for this two day intensive workshop on May 28th 29th, 2011. (NOTE NEW DATES.) The good people [...]
Premiere Screening a Great Night Out
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged Be Careful, independent film, premiere, Qantas Film & Television Awards, short film, The Academy Cinema on July 1, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Nearly 100 crew, colleagues, friends, family, film students and industry-ites braved a miserable mid-winter night in Auckland to be the first in the world to see my short film up on the big screen. Four lucky members of the audience also scored bottles of 26000 vodka from McCashin’s Brewery, and Cable Bay Vineyards Chardonnay and [...]
It’s in the Can!
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged ADR, Be Careful, Be Careful What You Pray For, Brenton Cumberpatch, colorist, Film Festivals, Images & Sound, Lisa Chappell, Paul Kelly, Paul Lear, post-synch, Rhombus, short film, short film festivals on May 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sigh… the road to hell is paved with good intentions about keeping this blog up-to-date… c’est la vie. In news since December (date of my last post) 1. Eddie and I parted ways and the music was brilliantly done by Rhombus. They brought real creativity to the job and also an incredibly diligent, reliable and [...]
OnFilm: Who do you have to f*** to get a short film grant?
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged Creative New Zealand, film funding, shoot, short film, SIPF on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s what I had to say in the local film/TV industry magazine about my experiences making ‘Be Careful…’ OnFilm Article June 2009 I think “pithy” or possibly “opinionated” would be accurate descriptors. I may never work in this town again…
Short film script
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged Be Careful, Creative New Zealand, film funding, screenwriting, short film, SIPF on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD WITH A SELF-FUNDED SHORT FILM? IMPOSSIBLE!! The Be Careful… script can be found under the relevant page of my website, but here it is in a more accessible spot. Be interested in anyone’s feedback. Be Careful… shooting script link Clearly there needs to be some sort of post-mortem about how and why [...]
An answer to the previous blog’s heading:
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged Be Careful, Creative New Zealand, film funding, short film, SIPF on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD WITH A SELF-FUNDED SHORT FILM? IMPOSSIBLE!! No. Bugger.
Will we get postproduction funding?
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged Be Careful, Craig Hall, Creative New Zealand, Lisa Chappell, Red camera, shoot, short film, SIPF on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD WITH A SELF-FUNDED SHORT FILM? IMPOSSIBLE!! We’ll find out in three days! Wish us luck. Hopefully the good people at the Screen Innovation Production Fund of Creative New Zealand will like our film as much as we do and give us some money for post. In the meantime, here’s a shot of [...]
Make it the best it can be
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged Be Careful, Michael Ray Brown, screenwriting, script, short film, Story Sense on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD WITH A SELF-FUNDED SHORT FILM? IMPOSSIBLE!! On the last day (night, actually) of the shoot I wore a t-shirt I got from a guy who did a script assessment on one of my spec feature scripts. (He was tough, but fair – and insightful.) His name is Michael Ray Brown and his [...]
How to apply for funding
Posted in 'Be Careful...' Production Diary, tagged assistant editor, Avid, Craig Hall, Creative New Zealand, editing, film funding, Lisa Chappell, Narelle Ahrens, short film, SIPF, stunt, Unitec on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD WITH A SELF-FUNDED SHORT FILM? IMPOSSIBLE!! Or not…? Just sent off four and a half minutes of rough cut of Be Careful… – the scene with Lisa Chappell and Craig Hall in the apartment, with flashbacks of Narelle’s stunt fall and the courtroom – to a Screen Innovation Production Fund meeting of Creative [...]
