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Archive for: December, 2014

Dick

I hate censorship, but as a teacher at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, I have to use good judgment in the classroom. That’s why I had to pause and think for a second when I was teaching a comedy directing class and one of my students wanted to give an example that would illustrate the…

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Get Off The Pot

My dad loved to say, “Shit or get off the pot.” And that is how I feel about being a good director.  Not long ago when I was in San Francisco judging the Californian Indie Film Fest I was blown away by the determination of the participating filmmakers. Their guerilla filmmaking techniques yielded award-winning movies…

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