Cell phone cinematographers make feature debut ROME, Italy (AP) -- The theme may be familiar but the technique is new: A standard cell phone camera to shoot an entire feature-length documentary on love and sex.
"It's not happening here but it's happening now" campaign for Amnesty International in Switzerland, created by Walker Werbeagentur ( Read more... )

This video made Google Picks, at video.google.com.
"I am India" -- made by Cannes-honored BharatBala Productions -- is 3 minutes and 36 seconds of concept, focus, and spirit that speaks well for itself in what otherwise is considered, here, an industrial.

This film is a journey through emerging India," the fastest growing free market democracy ( Read more... )

Two words: good story.
The Namesake
Thanks, Mira Nair. I like where you're goin'.
Now, back to filmmaking.

I'm one of 104,092 people pledged to see an incredible film that says it like it is. They're at 10% of reaching their goal for tonight through this opening weekend. Will you see it?

I can't call a paid camera job work, but I can't fool myself to thinking it's just play. Come crack of dawn, it's going to be a good collaboration with some solid professionals. This'll be the third or so time operating a B-camera, and I'm looking forward.

1. Myopia makes it to Boston Int'l Film Festival and the Australian Int'l Film Festival

2. "Untitled San Francisco Film" rekindles the teaming of director and DP from the good ol' days, with web and design work to push forward the film as it raises funds.

3. Limelight to become an example one-page wonder - how good design can make a single web ( Read more... )

An Inconvenient Truth
Thank God for something to counter faux-doc 9/11 Hollywood.

CAMERA 35mm CAMERA BODY (@ Birns & Sawyer)
ARRI 435 package ... $770/day basic or $1550/day loaded
Aaton 35III package ... $400/day basic or $750/day loaded
Arriflex 35 BL 4S ... $350/day basic or $500/day loaded
TOTAL CAMERA BODY = $500 (safe estimate, covers conservative 3 options)

35mm LENSES - PRIME SETS (@ Birns & Sawyer)
Zeiss Standard ( Read more... )

When looking for business partners, see how well they take the quiz.
I'll give you an incentive, a clue, which is going to be a new focus for my own line of work.
You’ve just met with a key potential account. It could be a large sale and also bolster your company’s credibility in the industry. However, the account is afraid to do business with a ( Read more... )

Very special day for me and Miranda, except a couple moments in the Oscars tonight: 1. Best Picture should have been Brokeback. Anything but Crash: so manipulative, so fake, so predictable. 2. Best Cinematography should have gone to all of them. I didn't know the one who won was any good, but he shot Chicago and, despite "leaving" Collateral, just ( Read more... )