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The Next Challenge

You can’t tell a complicated narrative in five minutes but you can twist someone’s emotions in five seconds with the right shot.

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The Halfway Mark

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

Many of ..

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Anything I Ever Needed to Know…

…anything I ever needed to know I learned in film school.

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A Bittersweet Day

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..

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Bang For Your Buck

Oh, the stress of being an artist in an ego driven medium. Whether we want to admit it or not, we all want to be famous directors. The..

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First Time, Second City.

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..

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Would You Rather

How many things can you shake a stick at? Have you ever gone outside and started shaking a stick? You look like a raving lunatic.

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Battle of the Blockbusters

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

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3Ds (Directors, DPs, and Dairy Queen)

When you expect to be working hard over a series of days it is always best to start out easy. It tends to build confidence in the crew and strengthen the moral of all involved.

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#GrammarWars

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