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...
by Michael Mandaville | Sep 30, 2020 | Filmmaking Stuff, Writing
Creative Explorers! “Goldmarks” Worthwhile bookmarks for building your Filmmaking Resources, Inspiration and Personal Productivity. “Tone” is that Opening Moment in a film, TV show or streaming content when I know the style, genre and feeling...
by Michael Mandaville | Jul 30, 2020 | Creativity Resources, Filmmaking Stuff, Trends-Media, Writing
VIDCON, the premiere online gathering for Online Video, is FREE. You merely have to register to get into their Virtual Gathering. I have gone for the last 7 years and it’s an amazing place to learn about Online Video, connect with people and hear the stories...
