Part Three: Films that Changed My Life This instalment of ‘FTCML’ is a little different to the previous two. I’m jumping forward a bit – quite a bit, actually – to rectify an impression I fear I may be making. See, you don’t have to be a child for a film to change your life. Sure, early exposure to certain films set my mind on a particular path. Childhood impressions do tend to be more profound, that’s true. However, even as an adult certain films have managed to get under my much less impressionable skin. P.T. Anderson’s There Will Be...
Part Two: The Films that Changed My Life It’s pretty much accepted that 1982′s Poltergeist was a Spielberg film despite the official directing credit going to Tobe Hooper. Google the words ‘Spielberg’, ‘fingerprints’ and the name of the film and you’ll soon get an idea of the consensus. With its focus on familial bonds (particularly the parent/child relationship), the disruption to domestic life, and numerous stylistic flourishes that feel very ‘Spielbergian’, Poltergeist has sparked numerous debates over its authorship. I watched Poltergeist on VHS in the lounge room of my mother’s hairdresser. Mum would travel out to a farmhouse not...
Part One: The Films that Changed my Life One film above any other made a profound impression on me as a kid. It was 1987 and I was twelve years old. I watched it on VHS with a bunch of other kids in a dark room on a twenty-two inch TV at the small Christian primary school I attended as a youngster. It was night time. Our parents were holding a big, annual PTA meeting in the Assembly Room way down the other end of the school. They put us in the school’s AV Room with a video of Honey,...
I was listening to the radio today as I was coming home and the station I was listening to were discussing when has a film disappointed you from the trailer or synopsis. This issue was raised because a viewer in America was disappointed by the film Drive (starring Ryan Gosling) because it “wasn’t anything like The Fast and the Furious“. Now Matt and I went to the Australian premier of Drive a couple of months back and we weren’t expecting much from it either except a guy who drives cars. Now we went to the premier without any real knowledge...
Before I get to the meat of this post I feel a small introduction is in order. Hi. I’m Matt Sherwell, writer and director of the upcoming Poor Kitty. Mark and I met early in 2010 and quickly recognised that we compatible skills and a similar idea of creating a film company that reflected our unique views. I was trying to get Poor Kitty off the ground and Mark was looking for enthusiastic people collaborate with on film projects. Somewhere between then and now, MBFilms was formed and Poor Kitty was shot. The rest will be history. Poor Kitty has...
So today is International Left Handers Day 2011! And you know what that means? CREATIVITY! Let it flow through your veins all day :] But you’re probably wondering “what do I do on International Left Handers Day?” and “what if I’m not left handed?” Well there are a bunch of great activities to do! The main objectives of International Left Handers Day is to raise awareness of the advantages, disadvantages of being a left hander! But most of all, it comes down to having fun, and seeing the world from another person’s perspective! It’s similar to when you change the...
We’re all going to do it. That’s why you’re here isn’t it? But amongst all the ‘do this’, and ‘do that’ scriptwriting books… How and what exactly do each of the parts of a script come together properly? From scene headings, to scenes with both interior and exterior shots, to telephone conversations, and flashbacks – we’ll have you covered! So this is part two of the three part post. The first focused on formatting, fonts, title pages, and all the technical details. The second post -this one- will focus on the sections in a script, and how clever scriptwriting can...
Updated (4th June 2012): Updated prices and images for the programmes. So you’re going to write a script? What do you need? What do you need to know? Is there a clear-cut do and dont’s? Well here at MBFilms were going to prepare you for your very own scriptwriting adventure, and in the right way! So just wait and prepare to be informed Welcome to the first of a three-part post. In this post we’re going to cover the following areas of script writing: title pages, formatting (margins, font, bolding, underline, etc.), and scriptwriting programs. So let’s not dawdle! Title...
The above image is for a MacBook Pro (or any 1440×900 resolution). We are were planning to release full ranges! But this is the newest wallpaper that we’ve created… It’s a spin off of the math equation e=mc2 (below). We are also planning on selling t-shirts, hats, and other miscellaneous items of things that make you unique! So wait until then… we may even be holding a *cough* competition *cough* *cough* for the initial free ones! iPhone 4 Wallpapers We also released some iPhone 4 (only) wallpapers on Facebook earlier this month and people are really enjoying them! Don’t worry...
