by Michael Mandaville | Sep 16, 2021 | Filmmaking, Trends, Trends-Media
The changing of the Guard at the great Paramount studio signals another sea change. As Theatrical is dead right now, perhaps it’s a near permanent shift. Why? Audience Behavior to some degree, weary of the high cost of theatrical films, their script...
by Michael Mandaville | Sep 15, 2021 | Filmmaking
Virtual Reality is an avenue of filmmaking which has been a bit elusive for me. The technology is there and flourishing in many ways – though talking with an associate who is deep into this world – the chaos of emerging new tech has made it an...
by Michael Mandaville | Jun 20, 2021 | Filmmaking
Sam Fuller was an iconoclast director who was fearless in making his unique films in the Studio System and beyond. I met him in the late 1980’s when he was chomping on his cigar and testy. A driven filmmaker for sure. As of today, his film “House of...
by Michael Mandaville | Jan 23, 2021 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Stuff
Covid, Production Insurance & Indie Film I have been reading articles, talking with insurance companies, bond companies and others about insurance industry for Indie Film Productions in the US. The challenge is that Indie Films need the required insurance to cover...
by Michael Mandaville | Jan 21, 2021 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Stuff
IMO, a Fight Action should be unique, meaningful to the plot and, if possible, character driven. In the films that I’ve worked on like the ”Taken” series, ”American History X”, etc., the script conveyed action in a laconic manner – and was later fleshed out...
by Michael Mandaville | Jan 16, 2021 | Economics and Finance, Filmmaking
http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?AltSrc=104&RefNum=230926 Best’s Insurance News & Analysis – January 12, 2021 10:10 AM (EST) Bullet Points – Article (Below) •Film production claims account for about 60% of entertainment losses at...
