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  Lessons I’ve Used to Make Movies Myself: Robert Rodriguez’s original “10 minute film school”

  Here’s the original “10 minute film school” from Robert Rodriguez talking about EL MARIACHI.  I watched them back in the day (mid 90s) on LaserDisc and absorbed them like crazy. Some of these early lessons I keep with me today as I make my films. Case in point, we didn’t use a slate at all on WHAT’S UP LOVELY (2-person crew) and I thought of this video to give me the confidence that it could be done. Having directed and [...]

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  Hallway Obsession

  The other day I was very flattered and intrigued when someone pointed out to me something about my films that I hadn’t even noticed.  I’m talking particularly about the movies that I’ve personally done and not the “for-hire” gigs. Without consciously thinking about it, all the films that I’ve written and directed feature a major character walking away from the camera down a long hallway — each time occurring during Act 1 of their story.  I guess you do what [...]

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  Scriptchat Transcript

  I was a guest on #ScriptChat (via Twitter) this past Sunday to talk about my experiences on bringing your script to life.  ScriptChat is an amazing networking community of screenwriters who chat, share and learn about the wonderful process of writing.  Learn more about this group here. It was great connecting with so many talented and enthusiastic writers.  The hour quickly flew by and I spent about 30 extra minutes trying to catch up to all the questions.  I started [...]

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  A Little Sizzle….

  My latest sizzle reel…years in the making. These clips and scene work feature a TON of talented performers and crew people I had the honor to work with over the past few years. SHORT VERSION EXTENDED VERSION (featuring scene work) – psssst my cameo is at 04:03…I’m in the ski mask FILMOGRAPHY: HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN  SONG (2011) DEATH OF THE DEAD (2010) WHAT’S UP LOVELY (2010) DISMAL (2009) NEW YORK LATELY (2009)

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• NEW YORK LATELY – available now trailer

  One final trailer NEW YORK LATELY – available now from Gary King on Vimeo.

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  The 2010 Flyway Experience

  Had another great year at the Flyway Film Festival!  I had the honor of screening 2 films (WHAT’S UP LOVELY and DEATH OF THE DEAD) this time around.  Both showings were pretty packed for this intimate festival tucked away in the charming town of Pepin and Stockhom, Wisconsin. Both films had great feedback! @BillElverman tweeted that WHAT’S UP LOVELY is “an artistic masterpiece, Jenn Dees gives best indie performance of year so far…” @loopmovie said that DEATH OF THE DEAD [...]

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  WHAT’S UP LOVELY screens in Annapolis (10-10-10)

  10-10-10 October 10th, 2010 That’s the date I’m bringing WHAT’S UP LOVELY to the Annapolis Pretentious Film Society. Click here for the screening details The Annapolis Sound | Interview with Gary King, Director of What’s Up Lovely Here’s a video highlight from my previous visit there with NEW YORK LATELY.  Needless to say it was a great experience and the audience is one of the best out there — I just wish I could come back more often. Jenn Dees [...]

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  The Cameras of My Films

  As technology improves each year (making everything better and more affordable), it makes me just hope to keep up with my own growth as a filmmaker and visual storyteller.  I’m dancin’ as fast as I can. Looking at my trailers brings back fond memories of the people and experiences that have come and gone in the past 7 years.  I am who I am today because of them. HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG (2011) (Canon 5D, Canon [...]

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• I Made Grab Ass Friday!!

  I’m speechless and honored that Adam Daniel Mezei of PMD-For-Hire would talk about my projects and cast with such high praise. And after seeing this…I may even have a next project to work on with Christina Rose. ADM Videoblog #67 — “Grab-Ass Fridays” — Gary King of “How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song?” from Adam Daniel Mezei | ADMTV on Vimeo.

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• Channel APA interview

  Here’s an interview I did for Channel APA a few months back: Thank you Steve Nguyen for connecting with me and conducting the interview.

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  5 Days in the West

  This past week I visited Los Angeles with actress/collaborator Christina Rose.  It was a jam packed trip with many meetings and plans — with everything culminating with a really fun interview on LA Talks Radio’s Film Courage (hosted by David Branin and Karen Worden). Here’s a quick summary of my trip’s highlights: DAY ONE (March 31): Travel Day – NY to LA.  Layover in Denver.  Opted for the extra $10/day to have GPS in my rental car.  It saved me [...]

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  MOVIE ADDICT HEADQUARTERS Interview (3/16 show)

  Here is my interview with the sweet Betty Jo Tucker I did to mainly discuss HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHREMANN SONG and its Kickstarter campaign.  We talk about the development of the project, its actors and our shared passion for films.  I had a great time. I also asked how I could offer a verbal “hello and thanks” to my wonderful Twitter friends and supporters who planned to listen live to the show….and they asked me to use [...]

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  Appearing Live on Movie Addict Headquarters: Tues (3/16)

  I’ll be appearing on BlogTalk radio’s MOVIE ADDICT HEADQUARTERS live on Tues (March 16th) at 4pm (EST) speaking with Betty Jo Tucker to discuss HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG among other projects.  I’m told that SINGING IN THE RAIN is Betty Jo’s favorite film so I have no doubt that we’ll hit it off! Date: Tues (March 16th) Time: 3pm (CST)/ 4pm (EST) Website: www.blogtalkradio.com/movieaddictheadquarters I’m told that During the live 45-minute show, listeners are invited to [...]

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• VIDEO UPDATE: NY LATELY screening at the Annapolis Pretentious Film Society

  Peri and his wonderful team (Lisa and Victora) at The Annapolis Pretentious Film Society (APFS) put together this well crafted video about our NEW YORK LATELY screening this month. You can see the TLC he puts in to not only this video, but his screening series as a whole. It was an amazing experience and I cannot highly recommend attending or screening there — wish I could do both more often. Thank you Peri, Lisa, Alex, Victoria, David,  Nicole from [...]

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  a DIY Film Tour

  Based on the article “The D.I.Y Book Tour” by Stephen Elliot, this idea fascinates me: “I asked if people wanted to hold an event in their homes. They had to promise 20 attendees. I would sleep on their couch. My publisher would pay for some of the airfare, and I would fund the rest by selling the books myself.” I’m not sure how it could work with film, but in theory it could almost be a similar model. And we’re [...]

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  NEW YORK LATELY hits The Auteurs

  Another very proud moment in my life — NEW YORK LATELY hits The Auteurs website.  Too incredible for words.  See my earlier post on why. Much appreciation to Andrew James of ROW THREE for the amazing writeup on the film.  I’m truly humbled by them: Gary King’s feature film debut is a unique exploration into the drama of interpersonal relationships and their various stages.  With New York Lately, King has created a charming piece of cinema that is as tantalizing [...]

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  A Pretentious Screening

  Over this weekend I had the honor to have my first feature film NEW YORK LATELY screen at The Annapolis Pretentious Film Society — an emerging film screening series curated by the selfless Pericles (Peri) and Lisa Lewnes. What’s unique about the series is that they are choosing alternative/non-traditional venues to screen the films.  We played at the Rams Head On Stage and I don’t think there could have been a more appropriate place.  It was a matinee screening and [...]

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