Movie Buffs

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 8/18/2003, 9:45 pm

Excellent idea! :nod:

Ignignokt · Post by **Ignignokt** » 8/18/2003, 9:46 pm

behind the blow: terrance and phillip

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 8/18/2003, 10:09 pm

Whoo, Orlando and you are looking good together! Was he nice??

So this internship...did you get paid?

bort8 · Post by **bort8** » 8/18/2003, 11:14 pm

id like to do something in film or the entertainment industry but more on the financial side....maybe like a film producer or something...ill be as big as bruckheimer or grazer, except with the prerequisite than any film i produce must be of superior quality

Brooklin Matt · Post by **Brooklin Matt** » 8/18/2003, 11:27 pm

Sleepy Hollow was so so.........very good visually, but Burton still let's style overshadow story. I thought he was better directing Beetlejuice, Batman, and edward Scissorhands.

bort8 · Post by **bort8** » 8/18/2003, 11:29 pm

im really curious to see burton's version of willy wonka...

his movie big fish that comes out in december is supposed to be quite good

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 8/19/2003, 12:10 am

Oh...Willy Wonka. That sounds very interesting.

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 8/19/2003, 1:11 am

Edward Scissorhands. :drool:

wanan · Post by **wanan** » 8/19/2003, 3:30 pm

Badass Cass wrote:Whoo, Orlando and you are looking good together! Was he nice??

So this internship...did you get paid?

He seemed really nice, but there were so many people around him it was hard to tell. He is apparently a real ladies man.

No, I didn't get paid for the internship. I saved all summer and used up my line of credit that I have for school. It is insanely expensive living in LA, plus you add in the exchange (the Cdn dollar wasn't quite as good as it is now when I was there). Basically I came back very poor, but it was worth every penny.

If you're interested in internships, I think Paramount is the only studio that pays their interns, all the others are slave labour. :lol:

But, since you are American, you could get a job on the side because internships aren't usually full hours.

wanan · Post by **wanan** » 8/19/2003, 3:47 pm

I was just wondering, has anyone here read "The Kid Stays in the Picture" by Robert Evans, or seen the documentary of the same name? If so, what did you guys think?

If you haven't I highly recommend both book and movie. If you don't know anything about him, he started as an actor, became head of Paramount and turned it into the number one studio with Rosemary's Baby, The Godfather, Love Story, Chinatown, and a bunch of others. He's basically a Hollywood legend, and watching or reading his story is really amazing.

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 8/19/2003, 5:35 pm

Hey Wanan, how far in advance did you apply for this?

Ok...I think I will PM you so I stop spamming this thread. do you have msn or aim or yahoo?

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 8/19/2003, 7:21 pm

thirdhour wrote:
Lando, what uni have you gone/are you going to? I need some help on deciding where to go to get the best education for this kinda stuff.

I haven't actually went to a University, I've been going through Tech Schools and Film Schools directly. Also, I've been lucky because I had 3 years work experience with no previous schooling. I started working in Grade 10 for the national TV series and just learned everything from the head DP (Director of Photography)

He basically taught me everything at first and because I already had experience I could take courses in half the time or even less. Like the teacher's course, I only have to take a 10 day course instead of a 2 month course or something like that. There are other examples I have too, but they're basically all the same...

bort8 · Post by **bort8** » 8/19/2003, 10:32 pm

wanan wrote:I was just wondering, has anyone here read "The Kid Stays in the Picture" by Robert Evans, or seen the documentary of the same name? If so, what did you guys think?

If you haven't I highly recommend both book and movie. If you don't know anything about him, he started as an actor, became head of Paramount and turned it into the number one studio with Rosemary's Baby, The Godfather, Love Story, Chinatown, and a bunch of others. He's basically a Hollywood legend, and watching or reading his story is really amazing.

ive been dying to see that, but missed it when it came to theaters....i think it just came out on dvd so hopefully ill get around to renting it soon

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 8/20/2003, 11:56 pm

Lando wrote:I haven't actually went to a University, I've been going through Tech Schools and Film Schools directly. Also, I've been lucky because I had 3 years work experience with no previous schooling. I started working in Grade 10 for the national TV series and just learned everything from the head DP (Director of Photography)

He basically taught me everything at first and because I already had experience I could take courses in half the time or even less. Like the teacher's course, I only have to take a 10 day course instead of a 2 month course or something like that. There are other examples I have too, but they're basically all the same...

how the hell did you get a job like that in grade 10?

and yeah, im thinking of going to this school called the center of arts and technology in kelowna, its the best thing ive seen at least, without going to vancouver.

http://www.digitalartschool.com

Lando · Post by **Lando** » 8/21/2003, 4:00 am

Depending on what you're looking for, you can work in certain areas while taking education. There are some schools one some of the B.C. Islands that can help you with that... They aren't full semesters, some are only like 2 months long or something then you're employable while you further advance your education.