Greetings from rainy Los Angeles, and Happy Sunday. Coffee is brewed, let's get to the content.
One of the most inspiring dudes I've met over the last few months is filmmaker, Matt Alonzo. Not only is Matt a ridiculously talented guy who handles just about everything - shooting, lighting, editing - but he also aims to educate and motivate wherever he goes. The idea of giving back and paying it forward is part of his DNA. An example of this? This week, Matt will be teaching filmmaking to over 500 students in LA. He's a kindred spirit.
But don't take my word for it. I have no doubt you'll get a feel for Matt's selfless spirit, talent and intelligence by watching his video Make a DSLR Look Like a Red Camera. (Be sure to subscribe to his YouTube page here)
Next up, many of you have probably heard me suggest that you can learn a much about screenwriting by watching a film with a script in one hand and the remote in the other, pausing as you go. Well, today, we're going to put that practice to the test visually with an instructive video from Disney-Pixar. It's a look at a scene/script from Toy Story and I think it might just inspire you to make this practice part of your writing education routine.
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Enjoy the coffee and content.
Cheers!
RB
Make a DSLR Look Like a RED Camera w/Director Matt Alonzo
Toy Story - Script to Scene by Disney-Pixar
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Well, we are really, really excited to announce a new relationship with Fest Forums in Santa Barbara. If you are not familiar with FestForums it is a festival conference for food, beverage, music and film festival industry leaders that takes place biannually in Santa Barbara, CA and New York City. FestForums brings together festivals and events of all sizes including representatives from such great organizations as Toronto International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, San Luis Obispo Film Festival, the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences and more. (Learn more here)
Stage 32 is proud to be the co-curator of the festivals film screenings and we will be featuring an incredible film lineup in the Cinetransfomer theater including:
WORLD PREMIERE OF JEFF BRIDGE'S NEW FILM TRAILER - Living in the Future's Past by Jeff Bridges & Susan Kucera
American Epic by AllisonMcGourty (featuring T Bone Burnett, music for Coen Brothers)
Six Letter Word (our Stage 32 Short Film Contest Winner) by Lisanne Sartor
A Fine Line by Joanna James
LifeLine by Taki
Life is a Movie by Michael Nash
Jeff Bridges, Susan Kucera
Our one and only fearless leader, RB, will be on site all weekend doing Q&As with the filmmakers after their screenings. We always strive to put our filmmakers in the best possible positions for success and being able to screen Lisanne's film to this festival filled with festival directors and do a Q&A is really exciting.
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, T Bone Burnett
On Saturday, November 18, after our lineup of films, Joel and Ethan Coen will be interviewing Oscar-winner T Bone Burnett on stage to talk about their decades long filmmaker / composer relationship on films such as O Brother Where Art Thou and Inside Llewyln Davis.
If you are in or around the LA area, we highly encourage you to attend FestForums for networking.
Fest Forums - November 16 - 18, 2017 in Santa Barbara
(Day passes are available)
Get tickets here
Use code STAGE32 to get 32% OFF!
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