(Based on actual events.)Project: Create a promotional video for a university in Minnesota.The producer and cameraman are standing near the entrance of the university library. A student enters.“What about him?” asks the cameraman.“We’ve already interviewed a white male.” says the producer…
My Dad’s retina got tired of hanging out on the back wall of his eye and decided to move last week. Doctor’s concluded that it was more beneficial to my Dad’s sight that the retina move back to it’s old neighborhood; with a little luck, Dad should regain most of his sight in a few months.My Dad. He makes me laugh…
On days when my wife takes the car, I walk to a restaurant for lunch. Taco Bell. KFC. Subway. At least once a week, someone yells something at me as they drive by. I never really catch what they are yelling.Bloomington isn’t a good place to walk. Weir, Germany is a good place to walk. Athens is not. Seattle is…
I got my used copy of The Cinema of Nanni Moretti: Dreams and Diaries in the mail yesterday. Very exciting.Moretti says that he only makes movies when he has something to say. If I ever made a film, I think it would be because I had a question I had to answer.
I make videos for many of the corporations in Bloomington, Minnesota. Training videos, promotional videos, interactive and educational videos. I shoot these videos, edit them on a very nice computer in a very dark suite, and then distribute these videos, usually as DVDs, although lately, clients…
Nanni Moretti’s first film in three years premieres in Rome today.My perfect day would be to meet a few friends for dinner at a small restaurant in some quiet corner of Rome. We would start with an apéritif, followed by roasted chicken with potatoes, then a slice of Tiramisu and coffee.We would walk a…
I’m scared.It’s a slow week at work.Here it comes.“Tom, could you build a new shelf for that equipment? While you’re at it, why don’t we update all the software, repaint the dub room, organize the DVD Masters, clean the studio…”Alan Greenspan, where art thou? Cut these interest rates so that we…
With the World Cup right around the corner, I’ve be itching to read How Soccer Explains the World. That is, until I read this review in an Aussie newspaper.Here’s an excerpt: “Any book about Association Football with soccer in the title is ultimately written…
Box office — ItalyStrong start for The CaimanNanni Moretti’s new film had a strong opening weekend at the box office, earning over €2m euro, with the best per screen average of any current release (€5,458). Opening on 380 screens, The Caiman grossed €400,000 alone on its first day of release (March 24)…
