This Savage Art » Filmmaking http://www.thissavageart.com a steady diet of obsessive cinema and screenwriting in the dark Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:11:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Copyright © This Savage Art 2010 wsperuzzi@gmail.com (This Savage Art) wsperuzzi@gmail.com (This Savage Art) http://www.thissavageart.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg This Savage Art http://www.thissavageart.com 144 144 a steady diet of obsessive cinema and screenwriting in the dark This Savage Art This Savage Art wsperuzzi@gmail.com no no The Creative’s Life http://www.thissavageart.com/2011/04/01/the-creatives-life/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-creatives-life http://www.thissavageart.com/2011/04/01/the-creatives-life/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:28:31 +0000 William Speruzzi http://www.thissavageart.com/?p=2037 A minimal wordpress theme by Jared Erickson

]]> As I get ready to celebrate my son turning three only to be followed by the preparation for another move to another apartment I’m trying to stay focused on filmmaking. I can’t physically make a film now or really wrap my mind around writing anything but I can still be exposed to the teachings of others. So instead of abandoning everything I decided to read up. I started a book that I’ve had for a while but haven’t cracked open yet and I’m glad I recently did. The book is On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director and it’s a benefit to the writer-director. It validates a belief that I’ve had in my head for a long time now and that is you cannot effectively give out advice about something if you’ve never actually executed it. Theories that state that some people make better teachers are valid but this happens to be a case that covers its bases. The director Alexander Mackendrick not only directed Sweet Smell of Success, a film that encapsulates what I think a film should be, he also was the founding dean of the Cal Arts film school where he taught for 24  years. I’m going to get into the details of book in later post but if you want to get answers for the “unanswerable questions” of directing and story this book is a goldmine.

I also read a post on time management that every creative should read. Time is everything to me now and I want to make the most out of it. Accounting for your work hours and seeing how much time your wasting on Facebook is a good start. I will be implementing some of these methods once I get settled in and have a desk again. Read this post.

Another post I came across is definitely worth a read too. The title says it all, How To Steal Like An Artist (And 9 Other Things No One Told Me.) It’s by a guy named Austin who lives in, eh, Austin. It’s destiny.

]]> http://www.thissavageart.com/2011/04/01/the-creatives-life/feed/ 0 Guest Post At NoFilmSchool http://www.thissavageart.com/2011/03/12/guest-post-at-nofilmschool/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-post-at-nofilmschool http://www.thissavageart.com/2011/03/12/guest-post-at-nofilmschool/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:13:52 +0000 William Speruzzi http://www.thissavageart.com/?p=1975 A minimal wordpress theme by Jared Erickson

]]> Koo over at NoFilmSchool runs a great site geared towards the independent/DIY set. Cutting edge info for the now. It also was voted Best Creative Blog by Total Film and for some reason he thought something I posted here was of value to his readership. See for yourself and tell me what’s missing from my list.

]]> http://www.thissavageart.com/2011/03/12/guest-post-at-nofilmschool/feed/ 0 Hollywood 2.0 http://www.thissavageart.com/2009/08/04/hollywood-2-0/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hollywood-2-0 http://www.thissavageart.com/2009/08/04/hollywood-2-0/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:49:09 +0000 William Speruzzi http://www.thissavageart.com/2009/08/04/hollywood-2-0/ A minimal wordpress theme by Jared Erickson

]]> John Ott, writer, filmmaker and futurist, gives us some very interesting thoughts on why failure is part of the big picture and why indie filmmakers have it all wrong (I agree with him.)

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]]> Wired takes an in depth look at the RED digital wundercamera.

]]> http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/08/19/red-digital-cinema/feed/ 1 $100,000 Advice http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/08/11/100000-advice/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100000-advice http://www.thissavageart.com/2008/08/11/100000-advice/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:13:51 +0000 William Speruzzi http://www.thissavageart.com/?p=1091 A minimal wordpress theme by Jared Erickson

]]> Whether you have the money or not this is some very good advice on what to do with your money and how you, as a filmmaker, should evolve.

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