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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

Simple but effective short

younghollywood — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:47:38 +0000

Check out this short created by a USC grad student. Apparently Spielberg was reported commissioning the short.

Click the link to check out: HEAD ON

James Cameron talking at TED

younghollywood — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:15:02 +0000

The top grossing director of all time. Check out the talk he gave at TED that inspired him to make his Hollywood blockbusters

Check it out: Cameron talking at TED

To see other talks by incredible people visit TED’s website : TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

What Makes a Cool Short?

younghollywood — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:05:17 +0000

There’s a lot of aspiring young directors around the world. Everyone tries to create their calling card with a really cool short. It’s a new generation of filmmaker out there that now has the capability to make visually stunning shorts. No company will just hand over a film to a director whose never made one before. Therefore a method people take is to be “godfathered” by a trusted creative player in the business. Consider Niell Blompkamp and Peter Jackson. Another is Shane Acker who had Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Toro. The latest, Federico Alvarez has Sam Raimi. It’s important to know the cool shorts out there that are getting people excited.

Neill Blompkamp had this short, Alive in Joberg that blew Peter Jackson away and of course as you know, the rest is history.
Federico Alvarez created this short, Panic Attack! that caught the attention of Sam Raimi and now has a million dollar deal to create his feature debut.
This guy has been described as a young Zack Snyder. Check out Gary Shore’s Cup of Tears Trailer.

Now the bar has been set by guys like these. It’s clear that when you look at these visually stunning shorts these guys know what a commerical movie should look like.

Ataque de Panico


Cup of Tears

Cool Commercial Getting Hype Around Town

younghollywood — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:36:09 +0000

Here is something that is getting people around town pretty excited. Check out here Adidas Star Wars by director Nima Nourizadeh. Keep an eye on this guy; he’s going to get some heat. Check out the other one he did with probably the coolest house party there is Adidas House Party