November 2009 Blog Posts (8)

Turner Classic Movies takes Us To School

Turner Classic Movies Sounds the Trumpet for Hollywood Epics

With Latest A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES Special

One-Hour Film-Genre Specials from Dreamworks Television Continue Sunday, Dec. 20,

With A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE GIGANTIC WORLD OF EPICS,

Part of a 24-Hour Marathon of Classic Big-Screen Spectacles

With spectacular images parading across the screen and stories from the greatest literary and historical sources of all time, epics have been a… Continue

Added by California Film on November 30, 2009 at 11:10pm — No Comments

Kevin Smith Talks about "Selling Out"

Added by Martin Anaya on November 29, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Love Mr.Lobo...but...

But WTF are your talking about... for seven and a half minutes... and why should we care?

Added by Frank Casanova on November 19, 2009 at 8:45am — 2 Comments

Community Radio News November

The Local Community Radio Act continues to move quickly through Congress! On Thursday, November 19 at 10 AM, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation will vote on the bill (S.592). Building on the unanimous passage out of the Energy & Commerce Committee in the House of Representatives, this progress in the Senate is the next step towards passage. Help us win this important victory for community media! For more information… Continue

Added by California Film on November 19, 2009 at 5:29am — 1 Comment

Scoring "The Killing of Mary Surratt"

Just finished scoring Chris King's beautiful "The Killing of Mary Surratt", a very poignant period piece, reenactment Lincoln-era documentary...a very empathetic treatment of a very troubled time and issue, and real opportunity to compose expressive music. Used string orchestra and solo instruments - piano, cello, viola, pioneer fiddle, and acoustic guitar. watermarkfilms.net of Sacramento area.

Richard Altenbach

Added by Richard Altenbach on November 17, 2009 at 9:05pm — No Comments

Wow! This One Probably Needs No Intro!

And then the… Continue

Added by Martin Anaya on November 16, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

Updating Filmmaking Equipment (Well just a little)

So. I have decided to finally sell my Canon HV30 today. I put it up on Craigslist and decided to upgrade my equipment. It was kind of sad knowing that i would not be working with the camera that's been with me since the beginning, through thick and thin. But it's time for us to go our separate ways. Hopefully he will move on just as I know i will move on without him, and I wish him the best of success in the future. I will keep my 35mm Depth of field adapter. This has been the difference… Continue

Added by Jason Borroel on November 12, 2009 at 10:46pm — No Comments

Welcome to Fantasy Island!

Welcome,

to the NEW California Film Foundation. For those of you who missed our grand kick off event at the Studio Center, the idea here is to really celebrate California and our film makers. You never know what region may have the help you need, that perfect location or the next collaborator whith whom you create your cinema dreams. In addition, we wanted to give film makers access to valuable information and tools. Need to keep up with the latest industry news? We have aggregated the top… Continue

Added by Martin Anaya on November 10, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments