Posts Tagged ‘filmmaking’
Dan Curry
Chuck & Star Trek (TV) Visual Effects Supervisor Dan Curry was informative and entertaining using visual aids from Star Trek in some cases to demonstrate what he does. In this episode we talked about the skills it takes to be a visual effects supervisor, working with different departments on a film set and geeked out more »
Read MoreProducer Kerry David
Kerry David started in the business by working for Paramount, then it was on to being a personal assistant for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, her “personal film school” as she calls it, to then launching her own production company. We covered projects past and present, including Agent Cody Banks 1 and 2, My Date more »
Read MoreRenee O’Connor Wins Over Filmnut, Again
Renee O’Connor post show blog Filmnut 313 Guest: Renee O’Connor Crew Position: Actor/ Writer/ Director Current Projects: “Words Unspoken”, “Ark”, “Bitch Slap” Tagline for Words Unspoken: “The road to forgiveness unfolds as a man searches his heart to help assist his father’s dying wish”. Past Projects: Xena: Warrior Princess, Monster Ark, Boogeyman 2, Websites: http://www.rocpictures.com/ more »
Read MoreJohn D’aquino
John D’aquino shared some great technical sound knowledge with us tonight. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts with a degree in a film, John happened onto the sound department which has lead to some great work on projects such as Super Troopers and The Dukes Of Hazzard. Further, he still is pursuing his more »
Read MoreA Different Kind of Filmnut with James Gunn
Filmnut 311 Guest: James Gunn Crew Position: Writer/Director/Actor Current Projects: PG Porn, Humanzee, Scream Queens, Terra Naomi. Past Projects: Slither, Scooby Doo, Dawn of The Dead, The Specials, Tromio and Juliet Websites: http://www.spike.com/pgporn http://www.myspace.com/slithermovie http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348181/ Okay so normally, Filmnut, the show about filmmaking attempts to be more film education then entertainment, but celebrating our two more »
Read MoreLarry Moss
Having worked with Oscar winning actors Hillary Swank, and Helen Hunt among many others, including Leonardo Dicaprio Michael Clarke Duncun, Hank Azaria and Jim Carey, Larry Moss is consider to be an acting coach that is a legend in his own time. Synthesizing the work of the great coaches that have come before him, Meisner, Addler, more »
Read MoreScott Rosenfelt
Producer Scott M. Rosenfelt credits include: Home Alone, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf, Kids In America, Smoke Signals, and Extremities. Rosenfelt talked about the role of a producer in films. He emphasized the importance of pre-production and discussed the difference in how he approaches a project that he helps develop from the outset versus being brought more »
Read MoreHappy Night on Filmnut with Happy Days Star: Don Most
Filmnut 307 Guest: Don Most Crew Position: Actor/ Director Current Projects: “Moola”, starring William Mapother Treat Williams Chalotte Ross Daniel Baldwin. “Take2” starring Don Most and Anson Williams. “The Great Buck Howard”. Tagline for Moola: All it takes is one bright idea. Past Projects: The Last Best Sunday, EdTV, Star Trek Voyager, Sabrina, Century City, more »
Read MoreIndie Director & the Greatest Bond Villain Ever! Robert Davi
Filmnut 306 Guest: Robert Davi Crew Position: Actor/ Writer/ Director Current Project: “The Dukes”, starring Chazz Palminteri, Robert Davi, Peter Bogdanovich, Miriam Margolyes, Elya Baskin, Melora Hardin, Frank D’Amico. Tagline: The music was then, the time is now. Awards: 7 festival awards including the Coup de Coeur at the Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival, more »
Read MoreLeslie Zemeckis
Tonight’s guest Leslie Zemeckis came on too talk about her project “Staar: She’d Rather Be a Mistress”, a comedy/mocumentary in which Zemeckis wrote, starred and produced. The piece had many hilarious moments and is based on her one woman show and the exploits of a burlesque dancer. Carrie Fischer, Jeffrey Tambor make great appearances in more »
Read MorePhil Alberstat
Phil Alberstat is the CEO of 49 North Media. The company is involved in the financing and production of film, television and web content. Prior to the North Media, Philip was an agent with the William Morris Agency with the independent film division. There he was involved in the packaging, financing and selling of such more »
Read MoreShaz Bennett
AFI Film Festival Associate Director of Programming Shaz Bennett talked about the upcoming schedule of films slated for this year’s festival. Bennett broke down some of the different catagories they have as well as the selection process for AFI. She further talked about some of the panel discussions they have, other ways the festival tries more »
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