Filmnut
Bret Ernst
Stand-up Comedian Bret Ernst talked about his recent film, Vince Vaugn’s Wild West Comedy show. We had to pay homage to the recent passing of comedy legend George Carlin. We also hit on pitching tv shows to hollywood and the difference between stand-up comedy and filmmaking. But admittedly suffering from ADD we also found time more »
Read MoreDana Gonzales
Director of Photography Dana Gonzales shared his experiences working with directors Tony Scott, and Paul Haggis. Also his early work on NYPD Blue to his upcoming project, “Felon” starring Val Kilmer. Digital versus film cameras, some of his most challenging shots, advice to filmmakers and more… Stay tuned to the Filmnut by liking us on more »
Read MoreProduct Placement w/ Jay May of Feature This
Filmnut 229 Guest: Jay May Product Placement and Branded Entertainment Company: Feature This A partial list of credits: ‘Superman Returns’, ‘The 40 Year Old Virgin’, ‘The Terminal’, ‘Fifty First Dates’, ‘Terminator 3’, ‘Austin Powers In Goldmember’ Websites: http://www.featurethis.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561990/ With the advent of Tivo and the proliferation of cable dvr, product placement is fast on more »
Read MoreYou Can Help Save the Internet! Net Neutrality with Patric Verrone
Filmnut 228 Guest: Patric Verrone Position: President of the Writer’s Guild of America West Credits: ‘Futurama’, ‘Muppets Tonight’, ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Pinky and Brain’. 2 time emmy award winning writer. Current Project: Net Neutrality and the Future of the internet Youtube video that briefly explains Net neutrality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWt0XUocViE Website: http://www.freepress.net/conference Thousands are on their way to more »
Read MoreAdrienne Wilkinson
Filmnut 227 Guest: Adrienne Wilkinson Crew Position: Actress/ Producer Current Projects: ‘Seconds’, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, ‘Reflections’ Past Projects: Xena: Warrior Princess, ER, Charmed, Reflections, Expectation. Websites: http://www.adriennewilkinson.com/ http://www.myspace.com/adriennewilkinson http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929330/ http://www.gamesforsoldiers.com (Adrienne supports this site. Go here to find out how you can help Adrienne’s friend, Cat Taber send games to our troops serving more »
Read MoreWilliam Paul Clark
Kill Bill, Crank, & Jackie Brown 1st A.D. William Paul Clark was the guest tonight. Clark was also a second A.D. on Pulp Fiction. Prior to the show we showed a fun youtube link that was a great parody of a 1st a.d. that you can see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMPpqHODG6A Clark was informative and fun covering many more »
Read MoreSteven Poster
Combine passion with experience and what do you get? Wisdom. Steven Poster, the President of IATSE Local 600, perhaps best known as the Donnie Darko Director of Photography, spoke from his head and heart about cinematography. Working on the upcoming Cameron Diaz film The Box and Ashton Kutcher feature Spread, Poster also delights in working more »
Read MoreHeroes Writer/Producers: Armus & Foster
Filmnut 224 Guests: Adam Armus & Kay Foster Crew Position: Writers/ Co-executive Producers Current Project: NBC show Heroes, features ‘Heat’ and ‘Amazon’ Past Projects: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Practice, Night Stalker, Keven Hill. (for the rest of their many credits see their imdb links below.) Website: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035952/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287986/ Adam Armus and more »
Read MoreBianca Bezdek: Financing Feature Films
Filmnut 223 Guest: Bianca Bezdek Crew Position: Entertainment Lawyer, Advisor & Consultant (Licensed to practice in the state of New York and Europe) Company: Bezdek Law Website: http://www.bezdeklaw.com Bianca Bezdek is not your father’s entertainment lawyer. Intelligent but not stuffy, informative but not condescending, (unless she is friends with you and then all bets are more »
Read MoreScript Supervisor: Jeanne Marie Byrd
You know all of those continuity errors you see if movies and on TV? Well who on set is suppose to catch those? The Script Supervisor. Jeanne Marie Byrd has worked on films like Something’s Gotta Give, Alpha Dog, The Wedding Singer, and TV shows like Jericho and talks about the role of the Scipty. more »
Read MoreJeff Dawn
Oscar winning makeup artist Jeff Dawn has worked on seven Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson movies and prior to that nineteen Arnold Schwarzenegger films including all three Terminators. Jeff Dawn talks about his on-set experiences, both memorable and disastrous. We get a quick Arnold impression out of him as well as a few stories about The Govenator. more »
Read MoreKatherine Fugate, Army Wives Creator
Filmnut 220 Guest: Katherine Fugate Crew Position: Writer/ Executive Producer Projects: Army Wives, Valentine’s Day, The Senator’s Wife Production Company: carpe diem films Website: http://www.katherinefugate.com Additional Websites Of Interest: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297545/ http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/army-wives First, I need to thank the Xena fans who recommended that I pursue Katherine Fugate as a guest for Filmnut! What a great guest! more »
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