Hunger Games film reveals new photo of Effie Trinket (played by Elizabeth Banks)
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I personally find perfection in art and music to be off-putting. You know? Like… I like listening to Billy Holiday because there’s vulnerability. I love listening to Nick Drake because of that vulnerability and imperfection. I get really almost intimidated and bored by perfect digital art. And I think some engineers and some producers and some people who work on the production side of making digital art or music just focus on creating perfection without vulnerability and beauty and humanity.
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But that’s the beauty of it all. We could have taken the easy route but I really don’t believe in that. If you’re going to kill yourself making a film, you might as well aim for the highest, even beyond what you feel you can accomplish. As artists and craftspeople we have to push ourselves beyond our limits, as it’s the only way we can improve and innovate. Growth always comes with a cost, and we paid for it in blood, sweat and tears.
-Film writer/director Sridhar M. Reddy on the production of his film, Lilith.
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© Cati Eisel Photography and Lingering Finger Productions
PRODUCTION UPDATE 1:
So today began production Day 1 for the Zombie Project. It was a lot of work and we only filmed about 40 percent of what we had planned, but ultimately, I believe tonight was a successful night.
Everyone involved is incredibly excited for this project now that we’ve gotten a little taste today of what the production will be like. As a director/actor/writer/editor/lotsofstuff in this project, I’m incredibly excited about the potential we have and the drive that I’m receiving from everyone else.
So over the course of the next 3 weeks, production will continue as will posts about my excitement. So stay tuned. :)
Promo by © Cati Eisel Photography HOPE DIED WITH HUMANITY It’s been a while since I’ve devoted all of my available energy into just one single filmmaking project. At the beginning of October, I decided to change that. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Zombie Project. Right now the title hasn’t been chosen, but I’ve just been calling it “Road to Revival” until one is decided upon. Let me just start by saying this is the most ambitious project I’ve ever done when it comes to filmmaking. Justin and I have put hours upon hours upon hours into the pre-productions of this. I have a total of 7 musicians who are currently writing me samples for an original music score for the film, I have 7 actors/actresses working on filming their video auditions for the male and female lead roles in the movie, and I have MORE than enough people interested in being zombies for me. This is going to be the first time I create a film with a crew bigger than just me and my friends. Kody Aigner will be working on sound design for the film when we make it to post, and I have several makeup artists to help me out with the scenes that are heavy on the zombies. :) Cati Eisel will be doing promos and posters for the movie like the one seen above, as well as behind-the-scenes photography during production. We will also have a cameraman to film behind-the-scenes footage for the film during production. And to place an expensive cherry on top, I bought a brand new Canon T2i so that we can film everything in 1080p FULL HD. Needless to say, I have some pretty high hopes for this thing.
“Working on this short film has been such an awesome experience. We’re wrapped on production now we just have to get through post!”
“PopStars” , Directed by Rachid Fakhoury, Jeremy Williams, & Ryan Burbank (Early 2011 Release)
The Hard Truth: Filmmaking Is Not A Job
Excerpts:
-“Unfortunately if I sought to get compensated for the work I do, my movies would not get made. If I sought to get paid like normal people are, I never would have been able to produce any of my films.”
-“We live to work, we should not have to work to live — but we do & maybe it is because most don’t realize part one. Reading in The New York Times how 37% of Americans between the ages of 18 -29 are not in the work force, makes me wonder if they are all becoming producers.”
-“I am not endorsing the practice of exploiting people for their labor. Yet, I support people making the choice of using their labor, albeit not at it’s proper value, to deliver the culture they want.”
-“Maybe first though, all of us need to demonstrate that we value and want a diverse and dynamic culture. Maybe we need to work a little harder letting those values be known. We need to show that there are communities throughout this land that love ambitious film and will vote with their time, labor, and dollars to bring it to their friends and neighbors. Paying artists directly for their work will go a long way to making filmmaking a legitimate option when it comes to choosing how to earn a living in this country.”
