A couple of days after the invasion of Iraq began I was driving down Western Ave. and let a car get in front of me. Instead of the courtesy wave he flashed me a peace sign. It was such a
TV Times
Did you see John and Elizabeth Edwards on 60 Minutes? They were great, very inspiring. Katie Couric was not exactly Edward R. Murrow, however. Why didn’t she mention how hard it was for her to have a very public job,
Film Production Guide FAQs Pt. 1
A mostly serious, somewhat tongue in cheek, guide to helping you think about your future marketing or promotional film. Below we have included some common things for you to consider when developing a film or video project.1. Who is the
The Future of Film?
Yesterday I wrote about getting screwed by You Tube. Shortly after publishing I met with Richard, a current student, who is hot to make a feature this summer. He is a decent writer and wants to make a film on
Pete!
Check out Pete Townshend’s blog! Not only is The Who great, but what Pete is doing with Rachel and In the Attic is pretty cool. If you can track down some of their webcasts from last summer’s Who tour it
Screwed, Koobed and YouTubed
A few years ago we were working for one of our favorite clients- WJE. We were going to drive from Chicago to Omaha and shoot on the I-80 bridge crossing the Missouri River. From there we were going to continue
In The Beginning
I met Jim Fiester in the summer of 1992. I was trying to make a go of it as a TV commercial director at a Chicago film production company. To that point I had written and directed a feature film,
Opening Day
Hello Blogosphere is anyone out there? At the beginning of the year my film production business partner, Jim Fiester, and I decided toupdate our company website http://www.windycine.com. As part of this update we created a film production primer. Simple stuff