Ramadan is over, The new moon’s shown her face, I’m halfway round the planet, In a most unlikely place Far Side of the World lyrics by Jimmy Buffett I’ll end this 10 part look at Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown with a couple of interviews that given you a better glimpse of how that show is […]
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Jun
25
2017
 
From Film School to Disney— Jacob FreyPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaFollowing the Steve Martin advice to “Be so good they can’t ignore you” is the story of Jacob Fray. “If the show goes badly, we tell that story anyway.” Parts Unknown host Anthony Bourdain Every production has its trouble spots, but Parts Unknown hosts Anthony Bourdain takes comfort in knowing that the worst disasters often make for good television. Why? Because conflict holds our attention. And for Bourdain’s show that strives for authenticity, inauthenticity is […] “Is sound going to be a problem? Yeah. Is lighting going to be a problem? Yeah. Does that matter? No.” Executive Producer Chris Collins while shooting footage on the streets of India This is Part 7 of a string of posts of the show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, but technically we’re looking at a quote about Bourdain’s other show The Layover. Those shows are a great example of nimble, small crew storytelling. In other posts, I’ve mentioned where Bourdain not only doesn’t like the who shotgun/boom thing […] “So the first thing in building an episode is to research where we’re going. Preproduction is extremely critical. We don’t land in a country and rely on our wits and charm—we let Tony do that, we can’t. So there are a lot of logistics and things we need to think through—it’s like planning a dysfunctional […] “Any human story you set in Rome to me is visually interesting.” Anthony Bourdain “Rome on No Reservations is probably the show I’m proudest of all the shows we’ve ever done, only because it was the stupidest thing we could possibly have done. We absolutely went against the grain. Even here people there were people […]
Jun
19
2017
‘Rocky’ & ‘The Karate Kid’ in 8mm/VHS with John G. AvildsenPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Imagine Rocky without Philadelphia. Sylvester and I wanted to shoot exteriors in Philly—the producers said ‘no way, we can’t afford to bring a union crew from L.A. to Philadelphia.’” John G. Avildsen Until Oscar-winning director John Avildsen died a few days ago I was not aware of the 8mm behind his greatest hits Rocky and The […]
Jun
17
2017
John G. Avildsen (1935-2017)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I guess what Rocky did was give a lot of people hope, and there was never a better feeling than doing that.” John G. Avildsen on winning the Best Director Oscar for Rocky Related posts: Writing “Rocky” The Other Side of Rocky The Rocky Road to Rocky Hope & Redemption Scott W. Smith “Who doesn’t like seeing stuff at 120 or 240 (frames per second)? The thing about high speed footage is it’s very easy to use too much of that stuff. Ya got to tie it into the story otherwise people get tired of it. We try to use it judiciously. A couple of great shots in […] |
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