Cinema and Television Producing | Marginalia

Last week my cohort hit a milestone that at many times throughout our first year seemed far too distant: the halfway mark.

Many of ..

Last Tuesday I crammed my belongings into cases and cleared out what I called my home this last year. But, because it was also the hot..

I had my good friend John visit a few weeks ago, and while he was here we got along to the Chicago rendition of Trey Parker and Matt S..

The last two summers have been disappointing for the movie business. The 2012 summer box office furthered the steady decline of former..

#GrammarWars involves finding an alternative literal meaning to what the other person is asking, and knowingly answering the wrong que..

Last Saturday I managed to do something that I haven’t done half enough of since arriving last August. I got out of Chicago, briefly.
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The record is crooked—let’s set it straight: It was on set last week, when one of the graduate directing students tried to different..

Last week I brought you through my producer’s kit. Now, as I prepare for principal photography at the eleventh hour, we get to put to ..

In the film industry, the creative producer isn’t always on set during principal photography. The line producer is the one responsible..

Imagine, if you will, a fantasy world where you play God. Beings come into existence at your whim and fade away at your mercy. Vast ca..