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Mark & Jay Duplass’ $3 Sundance Short Film: This is John
Mark & Jay Duplass’ $3 Sundance Short Film: This is John If you haven’t seen their $3 short film, This is John, that got into Sundance and launched their careers take a look: WATCH Filmtrepreneur’s Micro-Budget First Films Collection Christopher Nolan: Doodlebug & The Following Quentin Tarantino: My Best Friend’s Birthday Neill Blomkamp’s Micro-Budget First Film: Alive…
Read MoreLars Von Trier Short Film: Nocturne
Lars Von Trier Short Film: Nocturne Lars Von Trier’s 1980 student film short ‘Nocturne‘ is an experimental piece that centers on a young woman awakened by shattered glass and terrified by sunlight. WATCH Filmtrepreneur’s Micro-Budget First Films Collection Christopher Nolan: Doodlebug & The Following Quentin Tarantino: My Best Friend’s Birthday Neill Blomkamp’s Micro-Budget First…
Read MorePark Chan-Wook’s Short Film: Simpan (Judgement)
Park Chan-Wook’s Short Film: Simpan (Judgement) Park Chan-wook draws on a disaster that took place in South Korea to ironically criticize the greed of rampant capitalism. In 1995, in Seoul, a huge shopping center, the Sampung department Store collapsed, killing about 500 people and injuring many others. This tragedy was caused by human negligence. Half…
Read More10 Lessons Learned Making My First Film at Fifty
10 Lessons Learned Making My First Film at Fifty “Your mother recognized you today.” It started with a phone call and those five words my father said to me about six years ago. I was shocked because my mom was in a nursing home, battling the last stages of Alzheimer’s. She never recognized me anymore. But…
Read MoreSam Raimi’s Evil Dead “Prequel” Short Film: Within the Woods
Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead “Prequel” Short Film: Within the Woods Within the Woods is a 1978 horror short film written, directed, and produced by Sam Raimi. Raimi drew inspiration from his earlier short film Clockwork, deciding to produce a proof of concept horror film to help build the interest of potential investors. Raimi cast his…
Read MoreStanley Kubrick’s Short Film: Day Of The Fight
Stanley Kubrick’s Short Film: Day Of The Fight Day of the Fight shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on April 17, 1950, the day of a fight with middleweight Bobby James and was directed by Stanely Kubrick. Kubrick and Alexander Singer used daylight-loading Eyemo cameras that take 100-foot spools…
Read MoreFrancis Ford Coppola’s Legendary Short Film: Captain EO
Francis Ford Coppola’s Legendary Short Film: Captain EO Captain EO was a 1986 American 3D science fiction film that was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through 1998. The movie stars Michael Jackson was written by George Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola(who came up with the name “Captain EO” from the Greek,…
Read MoreJeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein Masterclass: Learn Advertising and Creativity
Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein Masterclass: Learn Advertising and Creativity Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein, the founders of the legendary advertising agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners, deconstruct their best advertising campaigns in their new MasterClass on advertising and creativity. Learn creative storytelling and how to make work that connects with millions from the iconic duo.…
Read MoreSteven Spielberg’s Micro-Budget Short Film: Amblin
Steven Spielberg’s Micro-Budget Short Film: Amblin Amblin’ is a short film made in 1968. It is the first completed film shot by Steven Spielberg on 35mm. The film is a short love story set during the hippie era of the late 1960s about a young man and woman who meet in the desert, attempt to…
Read MoreFilmtrepreneur Breakdown: On the Corner of Ego and Desire
Filmtrepreneur Breakdown: On the Corner of Ego and Desire Being a Filmtrepreneur I wanted to challenge myself with my next project and see if I could create a film that was perfect for my audience. My new film On the Corner of Ego and Desire tested me in ways I had never been tested before.…
Read MoreGeorge Lucas’ Micro-Budget Short Film: Freiheit
George Lucas’ Micro-Budget Short Film: Freiheit Freiheit (German for “freedom”) is a 1966 short film by George Lucas, made while he was a student at the University of Southern California’s film school. His third film, it was the first to contain a narrative. The film follows a student’s attempt to escape to freedom. This student…
Read MoreDarren Aronofsky’s Micro-Budget Short Film: Fortune Cookie
Darren Aronofsky’s Micro-Budget Short Film: Fortune Cookie After Aronofsky’s graduation from Harvard in 1991, he moved to Los Angeles to obtain his MFA in directing from the prestigious American Film Institute. The two-year program resulted in the creation of two short films, the first of which is 1991’s FORTUNE COOKIE— an absurdist comedy inspired by…
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