Here’s the conclusion of Pete Wassell’s Do-It-Yourself Distribution item. What no one seems to understand is that there are artists working today who are changing the game entirely, making small, passionate, heady, visually stunning films on a dime. The market may be flooded, but the good stuff always floats to the top. It’s on the…
by IAFT staffer Pete Wassell Gone are the days of the giant studio. The system is broken, it’s bloated, it’s watered down. Gone are the days of theatrical distribution for small films. The internet–that’s the frontier. The digital realm! On Demand, immediate satisfaction, instant connection, that’s what drives the market these days. Or so they…
Here’s the conclusion to Pete Wassell’s Call to Action for Film School Students. I wasted a good amount of my time in film school doing things that children do, instead of preparing myself for my future as an artist. I’m playing catch up now because of it. However, the time I did spend creating things…
A Call to Action for Film School Kids by Pete Wassell Don’t waste your time in film school. Hold it now! I do not mean don’t go. I mean when you go, don’t spend your time partying and drinking and doing all those things college kids do other than get an education. Big difference, right?…
IAFT correspondent Pete Wassell recently had a chance to catch up with Writer/Director/Actor Joe Swanberg, who’s directed 16 films, a TV series and a short film in the last 8 years. Joe and I talked about his upcoming retrospective in San Francisco starting on Feb. 21st, as well as the benefits of film school, the direction…
You want to be an actor? If you want honesty and authenticity, then you can’t hide behind tricks, you can’t hide behind poses or stunts, you can’t even hide behind your own fear. You’ve got to tell the truth. Once you decide you want to be an actor, it propels you into a search for…
IAFT’s Pete Wassell at long last concludes his overview of this year’s Best Picture nominees. Zero Dark Thirty: I love Point Break and Near Dark, and I even sort of like Strange Days, but Hurt Locker was not one of my favorites. Kathryn Bigelow won the 2008 Best Director Oscar for The Hurt Locker. Now…
Are you IN LOVE with ACTING? You hear it calling your name? You can’t get it out of your mind? Don’t chase a fantasy! Get into the reel thing at IAFT! We’ve got you covered from voice & movement through character study, on-camera technique & improvisation…straight to the heart of performance! And that all leads…
Pete Wassell keeps on rolling with his review of this year’s Best Picture nominees. Life of Pi: I must say, of all the Best Picture nominees this is the one I wanted to see the least, and it had nothing to do with the director, Ang Lee. Brokeback Mountain? Sense and Sensibility? Crouching Tiger Hidden…
Pete Wassell continues his review of this year’s Best Picture nominees. Amour: Michael Haneke makes films that test you. His movies are deliberately paced often with gut-wrenchingly long takes. Amour is no different. The story of two octogenarians living together, until one morning at breakfast Anne, played by Emmanuelle Riva, suffers what turns out to…
