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Director Ups His Game

younghollywood — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:41:14 +0000

Ricardo de Montreuil is not a new name in town. In fact he’s created two films before. Latin American films called MANCORA and LA MUJER DE MI HERMANO (My Brother’s Woman). The problem is he couldn’t get much traction in town as a big commercial director since his movies are dramas. Therefore with the advice of his friends in the industry he goes off to shoot a short film that shows he can shoot action. Now he’s one of the hottest directors in town in just the past few days. People are discussing turning Raven into a feature but also asking WHERE HAS THIS GUY BEEN? You’ll want to keep this name in mind he’s definitely going to make a big splash in town.

Check it out: THE RAVEN

Best horror short done in years

younghollywood — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:22:16 +0000

Andy and Barbara Muschietti got a deal to develop MAMA at Universal a year ago with Guillermo Del Toro producing. It’s come up in conversation recently and thought I’d share.

Check it out here: MAMA

Changing Creative Landscape

younghollywood — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:39:14 +0000

Everyone should keep an eye out for this documentary PRESS PAUSE PLAY. The subject is fascinating and undeniably true.

Here is a brief description from the website:
A new generation of global creators and artists are emerging, equipped with other points of reference and other tools. The teachers arenʼt certiﬁed schools anymore – itʼs web sites, discussion forums and a “learn by doing”-mentality. We see the children of a digital age, unspoiled or uneducated depending on who you ask. Collaboration over hierarchy, digital over analog – a change in the way we produce, distribute and consume creative works.

PressPausePlay is the ﬁrst ﬁlm to capture this new ecosystem. We meet the creatives at the frontier of production, the technical enablers of collaboration and distribution, the artists, the pop stars, the film makers, the business men, the visionaries and the ones left behind. Itʼs a story from the smallest molecule to the largest corporation. Itʼs a snapshot of today, but at the same time predictions of a near future.

Check out the link: PRESS PAUSE PLAY Website

Movie star quotes have been abolished!

younghollywood — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:54:05 +0000

Around the time Jim Carrey was paid $20 million to star in the CABLE GUY birthed the era of quotes. From then on actors were able to set the bar very high in terms of how much they got per movie. Recently with the decline in revenue studios no longer can keep signing the big checks. Higher production costs have led to a shrinkage in profit margins. Also fewer movies are being greenlit which leads to a decrease in available jobs. Now actors essentially have to take what they can get or leave it.

A recent LA Times article brings up some great examples of this recent trend. Check it out: Hollywood Gets Tightfisted in Deals

Nikki Fink

younghollywood — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:58:59 +0000

Nikki Fink is a reporter that revolutionized entertainment reporting with her blog DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD. This is where nearly everyone in Hollywood gets the latest breaking news about what’s going on in the business. Its a standard resource to know in this town.

Check it out: Deadline

Studio Report Card

younghollywood — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:32:36 +0000

Check out this article that measures the overall performance of studios

Movie Studio Report Card

Hollywood Apprenticeship

younghollywood — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:15:48 +0000

This is an old article from Harvard Business School but still VERY relevant and very dead on when it comes to analyzing the traits of the business. If your breaking into the business you might want to consider these 10 observations that they point out.

check it out: Hollywood Aprrenticeship

Latest Commerical Director to get signed

younghollywood — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:01:18 +0000

In the trend of up and coming commercial directors to get signed. Here is Arev Manoukian who just signed with WME.

Here is the short that got him signed: Nuit Blanche

Artists Blogs

younghollywood — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:54:27 +0000

I think a really good source of inspiration and sometimes source material can come from blogs of concept artists. They are constantly putting up some of their most recent work on the web that can be stunning.

Check it out: Android Jones

Also check out concept robots: Concept Robots Blog

Is Avatar Really Number 1?

younghollywood — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:46:42 +0000

Ticket prices are higher than ever. It’s no surprise that the bar continues to be raised for highest grossing film. Back when Titanic hit the record tickets were roughly between $5-$9. Nowadays its upwards of $15 a ticket. Therefore is it fair to call Avatar the most successful film ever? There’s a great article in the LA Times today that discusses how box office records should be based on ticket admissions rather than dollar gross. I would have to agree.

Check it out: LA Times Article on Avatar Number One Record