Recent content by DDK

In learning about film-making on the cheap, I realised just how bloody expensive it all is and how incredibly complex even the seemingly simplest of scenes can be to organise and shoot. Every idea I came up with came up against a rather large wall of "Nope." So I started trying to think of...

http://www.rockethub.com/projects/27882-everything-will-be-okay-an-epic-documentary-about-als Thought this was interesting and a good topic for discussion. Anyone complaining about how hard it is to make a film should take a page from this guy's book.

Maybe this is why I don't like his films. This is not genius, it's stupidity. What's more realistic to you? Cans of Generic Cola with their labels always pointed away from the camera? Or Coke held normally? Product placement doesn't have to be gratuitous and with the rise of digital...

Are you making a comedy?

The most recent was Robert Downey Jr. who made $50 million off of Iron Man 3 and $50 million off of The Avengers before that. Most of that is from profit sharing but the average salary of the top tier actors is still around $20-30 million. That's a lot of money for a brand and takes a huge chunk...

Their prediction though is that prices will have to rise. I think this is an outdated mode of thinking. Declining ticket sales are due to two factors: 1) Home theatre systems being cheap and of high quality. 2) Piracy. The only reason to go to the cinema anymore for the majority of the public...

Market forces will dominate as they always do. People will pay for what they think is value and people will get paid what the market can sustain. The movie industry will adapt as it always has and life will go on. This is just Y2K, Mayan Calendar, MPAA-style fear-mongering at it's finest.

When single actors are getting paid $50 million dollar salaries, is marketing really the biggest expense?

A killer script is one that you read and seven days later a lawyer from the MPAA crawls out of Hell and gives you a subpoena to a court trial that says you violated copyright laws and will be punished with a lethal injection.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-spielberg-predicts-implosion-film-567604 I find it amusing that they're complaining about the state of the industry when they're two of the major players who are responsible for the state of the industry.

Anything by Clint Mansell or Alan Silvestri. Moon is the most recent one I can think of that I love. Also a great science fiction film as well.

I didn't know that and I've never seen one. Is there some particular tag or something you can search for or can you link me one?

I thought he was being sarcastic. I certainly don't remember it being memorable, otherwise I'd remember it. In fact, I don't remember the Dark Knight one either. Did something blow up?

I'll settle this argument for both of you. How about you both send me all your lenses and I'll evaluate them and get back to with a final, definitive answer as to what is best. In about thirty years.

I just caught up with Revolution because I had some brain cells to kill. My God is that show stupid. Is it aimed at three year olds? How the hell money gets spent on idiotic, moronic crap like that while good shows fall by the way-side or never get taken up will always puzzle me.