On a recent trip I picked up “The Men Who Would Be King” by Nicole LaPorte. The book is a story covering the genesis and death of Dreamworks, and stories behind many of the major projects developed there over the years. The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and [...]
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Directing Actors Advice from Jeremiah Daws Part 2
This is the second part of a two part post that was contributed by Jeremiah Daws, co-director of “Dangerous Calling†alongside his brother Josh Daws. Visit their website Adventures in Filmmaking to follow along in their journey to super stardom. This part includes Jeremiah’s review of “Directing Actors†by Judith Weston. An AD on one [...]
Rebel without a Crew: Or The Book that Made We Want to Be a Hollywood Player
I had always considered the option of being in the entertainment industry, but never really considered it a plausible one. That is until I read Robert Rodriguez’s book Rebel without a Crew and decided that is what I wanted to do. I have always known that I was going to be a businessman, even back [...]
Book Review of “On Directing Film” by David Mamet
This past weekend I made my way to Indigo (kind of like Borders in the USA) and bought myself a couple books, one of which was “On Directing Film” by David Mamet. David Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, and a director. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his play “Glengarry Glen Ross”. The [...]