June 2011
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Transformers 3
I’m here to shoot - but found out last night the Air and Space museum were showing Transformers 3 in IMAX 3D at 9.
Hard to pass up the opportunity - even if my kids weren’t gonna see it with me.
Long line - and the show sold out.
We got a poster… so that’s nice. They handed out the 3D glasses - and I swear - they were the cheapest things I’ve ever seen. Almost as...
Shotlist
Today is my prep day.
We move at the speed of light on this series. Meet on the script Monday. Then location scout. That takes all day.
Today - I get to break the scenes down and plan on how I’d like to shoot them. While my plans inevitably go out the window once we start shooting - it is imperative to have some sense of how to approach each scene since there is no time to equivocate...
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Instagram
How obsessed am I with the app?
Completely. Totally. Unabashedly.
I work in a visual medium - but as a director - I know a good shot more than how to take one. The amazing thing about the iphone and digital photography in general is how it enables one like myself with marginal skills at best to feel like he can take some cool shots. And with the millions of editing apps - your pictures can...
VA
Made it. Barely.
Got to LAX and couldn’t check in. They told us our flight was cancelled - and moved us to another line - with about 300 people in it and two airline people working the counters. I got on the phone to see if I could get rebooked - but the airline hadn’t cancelled the flight - so there was nothing to do but wait.
And wait. And wait.
And then we started moving an...
Cali out...
Up early today.
Gotta get Ruby over to the dog sitter and pack for VA. Heading back to direct the last Wicked Attraction for me this season. It’s been a good run. Love working with the people on this series and enjoy the time back East. Ivy and the kids are all there already with her mom - and my parents are driving in from Indiana so they can see the kids too. Should be a really...
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Beginners
Wow. Saw a lot of films this weekend… but this was the best one. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent… directed by Mike Mills. I was a fan of his first film Thumbsucker - but this is leaps and bounds from that one. So many great emotional moments. So many incredibly observed character pieces. So much dignity shared between the family members. Every scene was so...
Brad Pitt on working with Terry Malick.
Working with Terrence Malick must be an extraordinary and unique experience?
Brad Pitt: I could go on far too long about this (laughs), my section of the story takes place in the 50’s, Terry started by renting this entire block and dressing it as the 1950’s, therefore allowing us to go outside, wherever we wanted. His idea is, even though he gave us this very dense script, he never wanted us to...
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A Better Life
A Better Life is a simple story told well. Great acting, great story, great directing. Very well shot - and it opens up a world that I don’t think too much about - the difficulty of illegals caught here with legal children. The movie plays out much in the same way as Bicycle Thief - but if you like you father/son stories - this one grabs at your heart. I really liked this film - and the...
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Tree of Life
Really difficult to write anything about this film. On one hand - its an amazing accomplishment. Shot with no lights - totally impressionistic - asking big questions about the universe - to the point of going back to the beginning of time and showing the formation of the earth. On the other hand - its really long - has no story - and asks a lot of the viewer to stay with the film. I wanted to...
Listening:
Really fixated on Peter, Bjorn and John right now.
And the new Bon Iver.
And the soundtrack to Kung Fu Panda 2… so make of that what you will.
The big send off.
Taking family to the airport today. They are Virginia bound. I have three days of me and the dog until I follow them East.
One more Wicked Attraction to direct and I’m done for the season.
