i love david mamet. the memo below basically sums up a good portion of his ON DIRECTING FILM book, which really be required reading for those in the storytelling space. via movieline:
“CBS’s drama The Unit, about the lives of the highly trained members of a top-secret military division, was canceled last year, but a memo [...]
tomorrow i’ll be speaking on a panel about ‘designing transmedia worlds’. it’s fun being a professional geek.
edit from the future: here’s a picture!
more info:
Transmedia, Hollywood: S/Telling the Story is a one-day public symposium exploring the role of transmedia franchises in today’s entertainment industries. Transmedia, Hollywood turns the spotlight on media creators, producers and [...]
scenes from a samurai photo shoot. not to be confused with scenes from an italian restaurant.
these photos are part of something cool that will be revealed in due course…
jean luc godard’s ‘the last starfighter:’
please see this. it’s amazing.
Our new movie, directed by the one and only Chris Columbus
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Still waiting for Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League.
Strange Days (1995). Peter Gabriel + Deep Forest always equals awesome.
In many ways this movie was oddly prescient, given the current trend towards so-called ‘life casting’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifecasting_(video_stream)