“PRETTY LITTLE LIARS”: HOPPER AND TEEN NOIR
“Hopper has been a huge influence on me. His work is grounded in an American sensibility that deals with ideas of beauty, theatricality, sadness, rootlessness and desire. I think
PARALLAX VIEWS
parallax |ˈparəˌlaks| noun the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g., through the viewfinder and the lens of a
ADAPTATIONS AND INSPIRATIONS
March 14, 2010 This past week I shot a series of fragrance commercials, three for women and one for men. They’re brief and, since the viewer is not able to
REFLECTIONS ON A YEAR OF GOOD WORK 2009
“It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.” –Federico Fellini January 20, 2010 Year-end reflections give dimension and meaning to experience. It seems like
CINEMA IN SEARCH OF A SOUL
November 9, 2009 I just finished watching the season finale of MAD MEN. It was an enormously satisfying episode of television because the patient, deliberate development of the story, throughout
PIECES OF INFORMATION
October 25, 2009 My primary approach to the filmmaking process is to think of it as creating pieces of information that, when cut together, create a psychological effect. Therefore, the
THE ENDURING APPEAL OF “BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S”
“I am always drawn back to the places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods…” The quote above is the first line of Truman Capote’s novella BREAKFAST AT
HITCHCOCK AND THE PATTERNS OF “VERTIGO”
October 13, 2009 VERTIGO was not well-liked upon its initial release, but now is recognized as a classic Hitchcock film and one of the defining works of his career. It’s also regarded
WRITING ABOUT TELEVISION…WITHOUT PITY AND SUCH
October 5, 2009 Without doubt, this is a golden age of television. I look forward to each new episode of MAD MEN and BREAKING BAD the way I used to
FILM INFLUENCES AND STEALING SHOTS
October 1, 2009 One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about working with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage is how much they draw upon film history as inspiration for their
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