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Sleeping Dragon Awakes
Today’s China is aggressively building a modern urban nation. It actively hires the best and most contemporary architects from around the world to create a new urban landscape that is a visual...
View ArticleAtalanta, Marlo Thomas & Cheering for the Mad Men Finale
The Greek myth of Atalanta tells the story of a young woman dead set against getting married. A famously swift runner, she offers to marry the suitor who can beat her at a foot race, while losers risk...
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100 Years Later, Rachel Crothers Inspires Playwright Alice Tuan
Julie Hébert’s continuing series Look What She Did! features the incomparable Alice Tuan sharing her admiration for feminist playwright and theatre director Rachel Crothers, who had great success in...
View ArticleThe Audience Is King
I’ve been having discussions recently with TV networks – most of whom are suffering a decline of ratings. While piracy and cord-cutting are partly to blame, I think many of the networks have abandoned...
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Misty Copeland & Under Armour
When Misty Copeland became the first African American to be made a principal dancer in the seventy-five year history of American Ballet Theater this past week, it marked a small but significant step...
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Shunpo
What if we could escape the humdrum routine of our every day world…? Wish ourselves anywhere and be there within a matter of seconds like Beam me up Scotty in Star Trek? There is a relatively new trend...
View ArticleIf You’re Reading This, the Internet Ain’t Broke
Netflix.com is working. So is HBONow. Same with Amazon Prime, Hulu, iTunes, and dozens more of the many digital platforms that offer films and television shows for legal download or streaming. I’ve...
View ArticlePublic Television Distribution for Documentaries: A Roadmap Through the Maze
The Public Television Maze You’ve produced a documentary that people tell you is perfect for public television. You want as many people as possible to watch the program or series that has kept you up...
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Triumph
When I worked with Dance Camera West, we often had discussions about what constituted the difference between a dance film and a music video that featured dance. These discussions were compelling and...
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Navigating Public Television: Fundraising the Traditional Way
So, your film proposal is strong enough to have convinced a distributor to make a commitment. Now you need to find money to produce it. Funding can be an Achilles heel for both new and established...
View ArticleMelinda White on the Visionary Maggie Wilderotter
Melinda White, Frontier Communications West Region President, lets us in on the powerful perspective of her boss and mentor Maggie Wilderotter, a rare female Chairman of a Fortune Five Hundred company...
View ArticleWhy I Joined CreativeFuture (and why I hope you will, too)
The Creativity Paradox: the creative work that brings us together is made by people who are often isolated and lonely. Movies, TV shows, theatre, dance, visual art, music, books, news blogs–all the...
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Mangekyou
A successful piece of dance on film demands its own kind of intimate participation and response. Unlike a live show, wherein the viewer’s experience is greatly influenced by seating proximity (as well...
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Creative Documentary Fundraising
Documentary Fundraising – The Big Picture While many documentarians tend to first go the traditional route to funding – corporate sponsorships, foundations, individuals, and government agencies – a...
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Myrna: Sacrificing Everything to Transition into Oneself
(Update: An extra screening has been added for Saturday, September 26, 1:15pm.) The Emmy’s It’s 2015, a time when we’re shocked by the fact that a profoundly talented actress like Viola Davis can win...
View ArticleHorizon Award: Elevating Female Directors
The simple fact is that there are not enough female directors in the film industry. And the Horizon Award is doing something about it. Following a successful launch at Sundance 2015, founding partners...
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Andrea Bocelli in Los Angeles
Andrea Bocelli, the beloved Italian tenor, was in Los Angeles recently for a series of performances. It was very exciting for an opera lover like me to see him sing live at the Dolby Theater in...
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New! Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival
Have you ever walked down a city street and happened upon random and seemingly unplanned movement that is, or looks like dance? It could be accidental, it might be intentional, but whatever it is, it...
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Gael García Bernal and Gustavo Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel, 34, music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2009, has been in the news lately. Last week he penned an op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times to explain why he does not get...
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Docs and Indie Film Promotion
You have overcome two of the biggest hurdles in independent documentary production: procuring distribution and raising funds. Congratulations! Now you need to attract viewers who will identify with...
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