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The Future of Hollywood… User Generated Films?

May 5th, 2008 5 Comments

This is a guest post written by Darius Monsef. Darius is the Creator & Executive Editor of COLOURlovers.com. He is a creative consultant, entrepreneur and Internet Astronaut.
When a new viral video pops up on the internet it can reach upwards of 20,000,000 views… that’s more than can be said about any of Eddie Murphy’s [...]

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Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Directors’ Cameos in Films

April 3rd, 2008 32 Comments

For whatever reason, be it a deep-seated desire to act, a lack of a casting budget, or just “if you want something done right, do it yourself”, many directors at some point in their careers have stepped out from behind the camera to act. This is typically in a smaller, cameo role, and often with [...]

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The Best Beginnings on Film: The InImitable Style of Saul Bass

March 16th, 2008 2 Comments

The purpose of a movie’s main title sequence is to deliver necessary credit information while thematically and stylistically summarizing the film. A good film’s title sequence should be a metaphorical microcosm of the film itself. In this respect, no main title designer has been as influential on the industry as Saul Bass.

The influence of graphic [...]

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