by Michael Mandaville | Jun 17, 2022 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Stuff
An aspiring writer was not sure how to start writing so I created this video using ACIDS. Sorry to disappoint, but this is not about hallucinogenics. A Technique to jumpstart the brain and the scene. Good...
by Michael Mandaville | Jun 16, 2022 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Stuff
Television Writing has become much more cinematic, daring and refined. “Breaking Bad” was not initially a popular show – and then it became a phenomenon. Check out this article: “How Netflix made Breaking Bad a hit – and why that...
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 | Oct 29, 2020 | Filmmaking Stuff, Writing
CREATIVE EXPLORERS! This is a Go To website for Production Incentives, especially overseas. 1. Pandemic Response for Productions: With the ongoing pandemic, I think that there are going to more and more productions going overseas. The protocols in other countries...
by Michael Mandaville | Oct 20, 2020 | Filmmaking Stuff, Writing
Great Film Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi. He was a highly influential Japanese director admired by Welles, Kurosawa, Godard and more. I remembering seeing his two part film “47 Ronin” (1941) in the old Fox Venice Theater in West Los Angeles. This great...
