The films I am most anticipating recently (there are so many great upcoming films I had to make this list!) from the most anticipated to least. I can hardly wait- even for the least anticipated ones here! So, here they are...
1. Super 8 by J. J. Abrams
2. The Hobbit by Peter Jackson
3. Prometheus by Ridley Scott
4. Arrested Development by Mitchell Hurwitz
5. Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino
6. Kill Bill: Vol III by Quentin Tarantino
7. Pacific Rim by Guillermo Del Toro
8. Untitled Sci-Fi by Duncan Jones
9. The Dark Knight Rises by Christopher Nolan
10. Cowboys & Aliens by Jon Favreau
11. The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick
12. Bond No. 23 by Sam Mendes
13. Akira by ????
14. Robotech by ????
15. Elysium by Neill Blomkamp
16. Gravity by Alfonso Cuaron
17. Machine Man by Darren Aronofsky
18. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by David Fincher
19. Untitled Project by Jim Jarmusch
20. World War Z by Marc Forster
21. Oz: the Great & Powerful by Sam Raimi
22. Corpus Christi by Richard Kelly
23. Machine Gun Preacher by Marc Forster
24. Neuromancer by Vincenzo Natali
25. Looper by Rian Johnson
26. Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson
27. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter by Timur Bekmambetov
28. ParaNorman by Chris Butler and Sam Fell
29. Trance by Danny Boyle
30. Project London by Ian Hubert
31. Jack the Giant Killer by Bryan Singer
32. Adventures of Tintin by Stephen Spielberg
33. Brave by (Pixar's) Brenda Chapman and Marc Andrews
34. Cloud Atlas by the Wachowskis
35. General Orders No. 9 by Bob Persons
36. Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie by Tim & Eric
37. Heart String Marionette by M Dot Strange
38. Total Recall by Len Wiseman
39. Dark Shadows by Tim Burton
40. Ecstasia by Wayne Kramer
41. Ghostbusters III by Ivan Reitman
42. Battlestar Gallactica by Bryan Singer
43. Ubik by Michel Gondry
44. Young Adult by Jason Reitman
45. Hesher by Spencer Susser
There may even be more of these, but for the life of me, I can't remember a time when there were so many upcoming films I was interested in... usually its maybe 5-10 per year? Maybe? Of course I'm aware that many of these won't come out this year and many of them may never even get made. There's just so many! This doesnt even include many films that are already released that I still need to watch. Hmmmph. I have my work cut out for me! :)
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
"DDUP" Editing & Exploring Ideas for our Next Short
I am in the post-production phase of "Death Do Us Part" and I have morphed and grown in this phase more than I thought I would. Since my wife, Rebecca Croft (writer & editor for the project) has been working full time at her editing gig at HSN (she has, by the way, grown some great relationships there) I have been editing more for the short, which means I have been doing it somewhat inefficiently and unconventionally compared to my wife. I have found that I rely a great deal on rote routines and find difficulty with new experiences unless I am very prepared for them. So, I have been going over our rough edit for some time now & modifying my ideas about how to narrow down a cut. Since there is no ONE way to do this- I find it an interesting process. I am now working to make the beginning communicate to the viewer as a beginning. Also, we need to drop in the vfx scenes and get the pacing working with the soundtrack- which we still need.
An easy distraction for me to embrace during this post phase is coming up with story ideas for our next short. Coming up with ideas for shorts is harder for me than feature ideas because the time limitation is so restrictive. I have a creative flux that loves possibilities of fleshing out very epic stories- not short 'farts' of story. Just as its always been hard for me to learn and to tell jokes or quippy remarks- since I always get caught up in the huge context of what makes an epic story work. In other words, the real world is very complex and it takes time to sort out life's complexities- but its something I do very naturally and easily- like taking a snapshot of that very technically complex story or idea... then laying out 'how' to tell the story to make the maximum impact on the viewer... instead I am left with one or two very short moments to plant a growing seed of lasting interest for the viewer.
This is why we decided to do "Death Do Us Part". It is like one big punchline that creates a potential for great moments where the viewer is supposed to be very affected by the relationships and atmosphere in the film. It just needs that punchline to happen and the film can hinge on that moment.
For our next short, I hope to do something a bit larger in scope, as well as to learn from our mistakes in this last one. I had planned a sort of thriller/horror based on a short my wife made years ago in high school. I also keep having ideas for an epic art film idea that I call "The Fire". It has some horrific elements, some sci-fi and steampunk elements and some dystopian ideas in it which is so much of what I love about film. I think I need to do what my heart most leads me to do but this is a very difficult decision. Once I write the script it will be an easier choice.
I need a triangulation of advantages to help me take my films to the next level and this is much of what I am concerned about- not so much about whether I can make a film- but "what will it be?" and "how will I get it out there to reach the next level?" is more the questions I am struggling with.
An easy distraction for me to embrace during this post phase is coming up with story ideas for our next short. Coming up with ideas for shorts is harder for me than feature ideas because the time limitation is so restrictive. I have a creative flux that loves possibilities of fleshing out very epic stories- not short 'farts' of story. Just as its always been hard for me to learn and to tell jokes or quippy remarks- since I always get caught up in the huge context of what makes an epic story work. In other words, the real world is very complex and it takes time to sort out life's complexities- but its something I do very naturally and easily- like taking a snapshot of that very technically complex story or idea... then laying out 'how' to tell the story to make the maximum impact on the viewer... instead I am left with one or two very short moments to plant a growing seed of lasting interest for the viewer.
This is why we decided to do "Death Do Us Part". It is like one big punchline that creates a potential for great moments where the viewer is supposed to be very affected by the relationships and atmosphere in the film. It just needs that punchline to happen and the film can hinge on that moment.
For our next short, I hope to do something a bit larger in scope, as well as to learn from our mistakes in this last one. I had planned a sort of thriller/horror based on a short my wife made years ago in high school. I also keep having ideas for an epic art film idea that I call "The Fire". It has some horrific elements, some sci-fi and steampunk elements and some dystopian ideas in it which is so much of what I love about film. I think I need to do what my heart most leads me to do but this is a very difficult decision. Once I write the script it will be an easier choice.
I need a triangulation of advantages to help me take my films to the next level and this is much of what I am concerned about- not so much about whether I can make a film- but "what will it be?" and "how will I get it out there to reach the next level?" is more the questions I am struggling with.
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