True Films 3.0 - Kevin Kelly

Project Greenlight
Should the desire to go to film school ever seize you, buy this 4-disc CD
set instead. You’ll learn about as much and save many thousands of dollars.
HBO sponsored a contest where the newbie winner – selected from
10,000 entrants after intense auditions – gets to direct and film their
first-time screenplay. Of course HBO gets to film them as they thrash
and burn. Naturally the documentary about the making of is better than
the first-time film, called Stolen Summer, also included. (I actually liked
it.) There’s plenty of drama in the 13-part “making of it” – back-stabbing,
flameouts, hysteria, betrayals, and the uncertainty of whether the final
film will be watchable. As a bonus, after 10 hours of this insider’s view,
you’ll know how films are really made, and you’ll be certain you could do
better.
Starring Ben Affleck and
Matt Damon
2001, 500 min.
Available from Amazon
Rent from Netflix
Filming in water at the magic
hour (above). What could be more
difficult? Doing it with children
which triggers regulations, additional
handlers, etc. The director
addresses a star’s needs privately
(right).
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