http://marialokken.com TV Production – if it were easy you wouldn’t need me... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:48:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration is launching a program to train women, minorities and struggling New Yorkers for jobs in film and television production. Participants will learn skills like rigging and dolly operation. The city says they will also receive placement services for mid-level jobs. Classes begin in the ... http://marialokken.com/2010/03/nyc-to-provide-film-tv-production-training/ Guest Post by Tyler Weaver The ingredients that have thus far made up the concoction I call a  career can be described, in a word, as "mucho." Drummer. Orchestral percussionist.  Composer.  Film composer.  Filmmaker.  Add in a dash of non-profit management and my newest seasoning - critic - and the pierogie ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/the-good-the-meh-the-gah-behind-the-rant/ What happens when a network affiliate goes rogue and decides to air a college basketball game instead of LOST? Well it ain’t pretty. The following announcement appeared on WWAY-TV's website under "Programming Notes".  The station is an ABC Affiliate in Wilmington, North Carolina. We will be airing an ACC ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/abc-affiliate-gets-lost/ By Tyler Weaver Tyler is a filmmaker and a writer.  This article first appeared in MULTI-HYPHENATE a  blogazine he created,  featuring articles by the new wave  of creatives. Judy Berman's article from Flavorwire, "Why is Indie Film Dying While Indie Music Thrives?" has, to say the least, stirred some argument, such as Filmmaker ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/indie-studio-screw-it-entertain/ A PSA (public service announcement) is an advertisement to the public and its purpose is to modify the public’s opinion about a particular subject. Ad Agency’s have been producing pro bono PSA’s for decades and I wondered if they had any effect on the subjects they featured, so I did a ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/psas-childhood-obesity/ MTV revolutionized the music video.  As I’ve said before, many of my friends began their careers at this upstart network devoted to music 24/7.  They not only revolutionized the definition of a niche cable network, they revolutionized the look with their logo.  The logo designed by Frank Olinsky and his ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/no-more-music-at-mtv/ by Tyler Weaver I hate remakes. Well, OK.  That's not a hundred percent true.  I love some of them - Huston's MALTESE FALCON, Carpenter's THE THING, Scorsese's CAPE FEAR, Cronenberg's THE FLY, and Hitchcock's remake of his own THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (of which Hitch said, "the original was the ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/im-a-filmmaker-with-karate-chop-action-redux/ Their cup runneth over If you’re familiar with the TV show “Fringe” or the film “Star Trek”, then you’re probably familiar with writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.  They’re launching their own TV production company under the 20th Century Fox umbrella.   No strangers to tight production deadlines, in November 2007 the ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/production-news-notes/ Follow up post from yesterday by King Is A Fink. Yesterday, Jessica King, from the filmmaking duo of King Is A Fink wrote an article (see below) about how they make films and tell stories.  Today, on their blog is  an insightful follow up on how they discover what works and ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/sharing-our-flaws-with-others/ Art speaks to the human experience. It also encourages interaction. We share it, look at it, link to it, and talk about it. What’s ironic is that, for many, art production is often a task carried out in private. Not for Julie and I - for ... http://marialokken.com/2010/02/shared-storytelling-in-filmmaking/