Archive for March, 2020
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2020
 
The Film That Francis Ford Coppola was Fired from —That He Later Won an Oscar for WritingPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“The things that you are fired for are often the things in later life that you are celebrated and given lifetime achievements for.’ Oscar-winning writer/director Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Patton) Scott W. Smith
Mar
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2020
Filmmaking in New Hampshire (Ken Burns Style)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I wanted to move to a place where I could live for nothing, and I moved to New Hampshire . . . The best professional decision I have made was deciding to stay here once [Brooklyn Bridge] was nominated for an Oscar.” Filmmaker Ken Burns (on leaving New York City) After the Fact podcast interview […]
Mar
03
2020
Postcard #187 (Camden Opera House)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“We were able to show some early footage [of Crip Camp] to Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis, who run Higher Ground, and they were really intrigued by this kind of reel that we’ve cut together.” Crip Camp co-director Nicole Newnham No Film School interview with Oakley Anderson-Moore (On a turning point on getting the film completed […] |
