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Read MoreDistracted | @Distractedfilm "it's only the execution that counts" - Jean Renoir on filmmaking. Cinema happens when the intention of the filmmaker meets reality, and it happens only then. That vision that the director sees in their mind’s eye? It’s not a vision. That thing in their mind...
Read MoreRule #1: There are no rules. There are as many ways to make a film as there are potential filmmakers. It’s an open form. Anyway, I would personally never presume to tell anyone else what to do or how to do anything. To me that’s...
Read Morehttps://vimeo.com/139866140 "John Cassavetes is considered the father of American independent cinema for his self-funded productions and fresh, improvisational approach to storytelling and acting. But he doesn't get enough credit for his mastery of cinematic craft. This video essay shows his command of camerawork, lighting and editing...
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I wrote this piece in 2015, to explain the culture I wanted to create around my then upcoming feature film, Distracted. However, it's now 2021, as I put together my next production, Composure, the same cinema culture holds true. This idea of 'creating cinema culture'...
Read MoreOver the last 10 years or so, I've been lucky enough to see many of my favourite films projected on to the big screen, largely due to various retrospectives. As would be expected, the big screen significantly enriches our experience of a film, although it...
Read MoreFor those who are worried that producing work would cost them their relentless focus on acting, that they would be spreading themselves too thin - here's some words of wisdom from one of the greatest actor-producers of them all, John Cassavetes. For those who don't...
Read MoreAs I've said before, it's never been easier to for us actors to control our own work, it's never been easier for us to decide when we work and what sort of work we do. After all, it's now possible to make a world class...
Read MoreThere are too many actors out there letting good acting years drift by, there are too many actors with frustrated ambition, there are too many actors who quit due to lack of opportunity. There are too many actors chasing after work they don't really want....
Read More"you have to protect the spark of connection that drove you to make the picture in the first place" - Martin Scorsese Of course Scorsese was referring to filmmaking, but this same point, of "protecting the spark of connection", could apply to almost any art form....
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