Q&A with Damian Chazelle – La La Land
What a beautiful, joyous film – pure poetry – we might just have to make a musical now
Casting for our lead actress for THE RETURN
Our feature THE GHOST WRITER is in post!
We wrapped filming on sunday on our feature film THE GHOST WRITER!! Watch this space!!!
All great films have universal themes
Most of our favorite films have one thing in common; they have a strong, compelling and therefore universal underlying themes.
Here’s a good article from the guardian that nicely illustrates this point: ://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/14/force-majeure-films-philosophy-memento-ida-its-a-wonderful-life
Why Spielberg is so good
Brilliant and insightful analysis of the genius that is Steven Spielberg and we do like indiewire!
http://blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay/watch-that-famous-jaws-beach-scene-shot-by-shot-by-shot-20150319
Nice one TED
As always this a great article from the pioneering and inspiring film producer Ted Hope.
We particularly like his observation that film is a truely unique medium for creating empathy and shared experience and there is still much un-chartered opportunity to make stories and films that can be life transforming. Films themselves can do more to exploit the virtual reality that is experienced when fully immersed in viewing – to transport the viewer and to help them to see through other peoples eyes and empathise and learn.
The paradoxical experience of being individually immersed in story whilst sharing ( in the event of watching with a crowd) is again, a fantastic and unique symbiosis that many cinemas would do well to exploit further.
Anyway, Ted says it far better than we can, here’s the article here:
http://nofilmschool.com/2013/05/17-things-about-film-biz-ted-hope
7lives – pick of the day on TV last night
Every character is struggling with some decision
Apparantly if we can decide between cereal or a boiled egg for breakfast then we can just as easily make bigger decisions like who to marry and what job to take. If you are struggling with tough decisions, then check this out.
https://tinyurl.com/ldjgxcy
A single man
Forgot what a fabulous film this is – beautifully shot and composed. The acting is also superb. Tom Ford is such a talent.
Peter Gregson plays Bellissimo Cello on Blink sessions
Scoodadelled down to ‘The Laundry’ music studios in Hackney this morning and had a fantastic and very privileged music session with BLINK’S music composer Laurence Greed, made more wonderfully special by the presence of Peter Gregson – cellist extraordinaire and all round great chap. The music is sublime and we should finish the mix on monday in time for the deadline for sundance film festival!