“[Dave Martinez is] a fine role model for many. Just not, it seems, a very good big league manager.” Thomas Boswell The Washington Post, May 22, 2019 (A few months before Martinez led the Nationals to their first ever World Series appearance.) Last night, during game six of the World Series between the Houston Astros […]
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“A writer who has had experience in newspaper reporting has an advantage [of finding movie story material] because he has learned what offers human interest. If the life of the world about you seems dull, the fault lies in yourself. You are not seeing it clearly or not interpreting it rightly. Life is the basis […]
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I absolutely treat myself like a factory. A word factory. That’s been really helpful for me because writing is very mysterious, and the creative process is very mysterious. It’s comforting to have a few mechanical tools at hand to help balance that sense of mystery. First of all, if you don’t have a deadline, give […]
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“It might have been one of the strangest nights in the history of Los Angeles, which is a city that has had its share of strange nights.” Susan Orlean (on the 24-hour Save the Book telethon in 1987) The Library Book, page 122 As I make my way through the audio book and paperback of […]
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Who doesn’t like a good origin story? Here’s one I found recently in Susan Orlean’s book The Library Book. [Ray] Bradbury and his wife had four young daughters. When he tried to work at home, he spent more time playing with his children than writing. He couldn’t afford and office, but he knew a rook […]
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Since I was on the road more than usual this week I had the opportunity to listen to about half of Susan Olean’s bestselling book The Library Book. It’s so well written that I also bought the paperback at the Writer’s Block Bookstore in Winter Park, Florida. Being an independent bookstore—as well as writing a book—is, […]
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I started these “Postcard” posts many years ago when I blogged daily and was caught up on some production and didn’t have time to write a post. My last several days have included late night edits and early morning shoots, so I couldn’t fit any posts in. But here’s a photo I took from my […]
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Here are a couple helpful videos I found online that can help you further understand lens and shot selection in relation to filmmaking. Also, glancing over at my bookshelf here are some books that can help you understand shot selection. The Five C’s of Cinematography Cinematography for Directors Cinematic Storytelling Master Shots Film Directing Shot […]
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Every once in a while two distant and loose threads of my past cross paths. That happened last night in the playoff baseball game in Los Angeles when the L.A. Dodgers played the Washington Nationals. Nationals’ Howie Kenrick had the best moment of his career when he hit a grand slam home run in the […]
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This is a follow-up to my last post (The George Lucas Directing Class in Under 100 Words) and it’s advice that comes from three Oscar winners. And it has to do with how you as a director capture wide shots, medium shots, and close-up shots in any given scene. Director Spike Lee says you not only […]
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