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Posts tagged with 'director'

  • Interview: Rian Johnson Director of "Brick"

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, NOVEMBER 17 2008 09:53 PM | PERMALINK

    Upon casual scanning of the page, you may be wondering, "Why is Wesley posting the trailer for this movie on the blog?", i'll tell you exactly why, this trailer is the upcoming second feature length film of Writer-Director Rian Johnson. You'll perhaps recognize the name as the director of the 2005 Sundance Favorite "Brick" starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I was very fortunate to be able to talk to Rian Johnson about his journey from student filmmaker to having two feature length...

  • Interview: Low-Budget Master Mark Pirro

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, OCTOBER 10 2008 12:00 PM | PERMALINK

     

     

    This week, I got a chance to talk to Low-Budget Independent Filmmaker, Mark Pirro. For nearly 30 years, Mark Pirro has been making films on his own terms. In the early 1980's, a full decade before the Indie Film frenzy of the 90's, he completed his first feature film "A Polish Vampire in Burbank" for less than 3,000 dollars. A true labor of love, Mark not only wrote, directed, starred in, edited, and produced the film, he also...

  • Interview: beast. films about "Charlie On Parole"

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, SEPTEMBER 25 2008 12:47 AM | PERMALINK

                    
    "Charlie On Parole" Trailer

    from Beast Smith on Vimeo.

    This week I got a chance to talk to beast. films about their up-coming film "Charlie On Parole" (trailer above), which stars T.J. Miller (Cloverfield), as Charlie, a recent parolee having to deal with life outside of prison, and struggling to be treated like a human being. The trailer looks very funny, and I frankly can't wait for it, so check it out, and after you're done watching check out the interview I...

  • Interview: The Dandy Dwarves' Christian Simmons

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, SEPTEMBER 15 2008 12:00 AM | PERMALINK

                   
    Pencil Face

    from James Griffiths on Vimeo.

    This week I was able to talk to Director Christian Simmons of The Dandy Dwarves Production Company, who've done a lot of Commercial work you might recognize. So watch Christian Simmons fantastic short film above, and check out his great interview after the break. 

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    Wes: When did you first become committed to become a filmmaker? Was there some triggering event that made you...

  • Career Paths: Screenwriter

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, SEPTEMBER 04 2008 03:06 AM | PERMALINK

     
    Hey guys! It's me again with another edition of "Career Paths" where I discuss some ways you can get started with a career, and start developing your portfolio to prepare yourself for the professional world.  If you haven't seen the previous articles, check out the Career Paths on Directing and Editing, you might find them useful. 
     
    But this week I am covering possibly one of the hardest career paths - that of the writer. Becoming a professional Screenwriter can be one of the most difficult...

  • Career Paths: Editor

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, JULY 19 2008 08:12 PM | PERMALINK

     


     

    Hey there everybody, I am glad so many of you appreciated the previous article on Directing, and I was happy to hear that people got some inspiration or guidance from it. Well today I am going to focus on a career that many people seem to forget about when they talk about how a film "looks" or how it's pacing goes. Most people when they talk about a film's look, they talk about the Director, but one of the most unsung heroes of how a final film FEELS is the Editor.

    I obviously am NOT an Editor...

  • Career Paths: Director

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, JUNE 30 2008 02:38 AM | PERMALINK

     

    Welcome to the first edition of a new series i'm going to be writing called "Career Paths". Every so often, i'm going to cover a different way to forge a career in a different part of the filmmaking industry. Whether you want to be a Screenwriter, a Cinematographer, a Visual or Special Effects Artist, a Editor, a Sound mixer, a Gaffer, or whatever, i'm going to do some research, maybe do a few interviews with people in the industry, and put together resources for you, the reader, to be able to...

  • Bonus Episode! Interview with 21 Director Robert Luketic

    POSTED BY RAMON DESOUZA, MARCH 27 2008 10:51 AM | PERMALINK

    Today on Indy Mogul we have a special treat for you, a bonus episode with footage from the South By Southwest film festival with "21" Director Robert Luketic

  • David Lynch on the iPhone

    POSTED BY VANESSA PAPPAS, JANUARY 31 2008 12:02 PM | PERMALINK

    Alright so we know that David Lynch is a unique character with a strong viewpoint on filmmaking, but what does he think of the uber cool iPhone? Oh David, don't hold back now! Tell us what you really think! Anyone else want to share their opinion? Leave a comment below.

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