Happy Holidays from all of us at El Roberto. 2010 has been another productive year and we are looking forward to accomplishing even more in 2011.
We have been hearing a lot about the lo-fi post-apocalyptic alien invasion thriller Monsters and have been really anxious to see it. Checkout Uncut Magazines review here. Trailer below.
We have posted a tutorial on how to create "sugar glass" before, but checkout this new easy DIY video from the folks at Indy Mogul.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
DIY steadicam
This is probably the best steadicam tutorial we've seen yet. And the parts are all fairly cheap to purchase.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Dark Knights going to bed
So it turns out that the next batman movie (tentatively titled "The Dark Knight Rises"
I believe) may be the last of the series. Per Christopher Nolan he only plans to produce one more film in the series. This might be a good idea, to end the series before it spirals into the indignities of the god awful batman and robin territory. And then 15 years from now we can look for a "series reboot", where batman is played by Miley Cyrus, and the batmobile is a Smartcar. If only. Check out article regarding Nolan's statement at entertainment weekly. Posted by candice
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Hollywood still hasn't figured it out...
According to the LA Times article on Blu-Con, Hollywood is looking for even more ways to milk as much money they can out of consumers. Below is excerpt from article:
"We want to advantage methods that are more profitable," Craig Kornblau from Universal, told the audience of home entertainment industry professionals. "We don't have an obligation to give consumers what they want when they want it."
“While there are things in the Netflix system that are clearly cannibalistic [to sales], there are things we can change…They can pay us more or we can reduce the quality of what we give them.”
Based on these comments, I am thinking that the film industry hasn't learned from the demise of the music industry. Hopefully Mr.Kornblau's views don't represent the views of all of the studios and this doesn't happen. Stay tuned.
Frontera Filmmakers Presents
Feature Filmmaking workshop this upcoming Sat.,
Nov. 13th, 10AM-12PM at Media Arts Center SD. - Ethan
WORKSHOP! Learn How to Make an Independent Sci-Fi Feature Film
* Learn how to create affordable special effects!
* Make-up
* Writing that suspensful script
* How to distribute your Sci-Fi Films
* Two directors and Distributor IN PERSON!
Directors Rodrigo Ordonez (Seres Genesis) and Angel Mario Huerta
(Despositarios) will be present at the workshop on Nov 13th, 10AM-12PM
at Media Arts Center San Diego (2921 El Cajon Blvd., SD, CA 92104).
Learn strategies for affordable special effects, lighting, directing
actors, writing suspenseful scripts and creating that Sci Fi make-up.
Distributor Jesus di Sica will also attend to talk about distributing
your independent feature film.
Sat., November 13, 2010
10AM-12PM
Where: Media Arts Center San Diego (2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104)
Food and drink will also be served.
$5 donation
INFO/RSVP Lisa Franek: lfranek@mediaartscenter.org, 619-230-1938 x 102
This Frontera Filmmaker Workshop is made possible with funding from The Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Read more here.
If your a fan of Danny Boyle, then you might enjoy this IFC Podcast. Check out the article and Podcast here,
"We want to advantage methods that are more profitable," Craig Kornblau from Universal, told the audience of home entertainment industry professionals. "We don't have an obligation to give consumers what they want when they want it."
“While there are things in the Netflix system that are clearly cannibalistic [to sales], there are things we can change…They can pay us more or we can reduce the quality of what we give them.”
Based on these comments, I am thinking that the film industry hasn't learned from the demise of the music industry. Hopefully Mr.Kornblau's views don't represent the views of all of the studios and this doesn't happen. Stay tuned.
Frontera Filmmakers Presents
Feature Filmmaking workshop this upcoming Sat.,
Nov. 13th, 10AM-12PM at Media Arts Center SD. - Ethan
WORKSHOP! Learn How to Make an Independent Sci-Fi Feature Film
* Learn how to create affordable special effects!
* Make-up
* Writing that suspensful script
* How to distribute your Sci-Fi Films
* Two directors and Distributor IN PERSON!
Directors Rodrigo Ordonez (Seres Genesis) and Angel Mario Huerta
(Despositarios) will be present at the workshop on Nov 13th, 10AM-12PM
at Media Arts Center San Diego (2921 El Cajon Blvd., SD, CA 92104).
Learn strategies for affordable special effects, lighting, directing
actors, writing suspenseful scripts and creating that Sci Fi make-up.
Distributor Jesus di Sica will also attend to talk about distributing
your independent feature film.
Sat., November 13, 2010
10AM-12PM
Where: Media Arts Center San Diego (2921 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104)
Food and drink will also be served.
$5 donation
INFO/RSVP Lisa Franek: lfranek@mediaartscenter.org, 619-230-1938 x 102
This Frontera Filmmaker Workshop is made possible with funding from The Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Read more here.
If your a fan of Danny Boyle, then you might enjoy this IFC Podcast. Check out the article and Podcast here,
Friday, November 05, 2010
Free Webinar on Film Production Incentive Programs
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Latest Video
Hey everybody, sorry for the delay in posts of late. We have been busy working on a variety of projects. Below is a video we shot for Citybeat. Enjoy.
Have you had enough of Halloween and scary movies???? Nor have we! Checkout the Horror Festival of San Diego which starts this Saturday at 1pm. For more info, click here.
Have you had enough of Halloween and scary movies???? Nor have we! Checkout the Horror Festival of San Diego which starts this Saturday at 1pm. For more info, click here.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Halloween is here!!!
Need a last minute Halloween costume idea??? The folks at IFC offer some tips for a film fan.
Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas for the Lazy Film Fan - Movies - News - IFC.com
Wanna know how to create a impaled Zombie chest effect??? Look no further...
As we mentioned before, we love lists. And in celebration of Halloween, here is:
El Roberto's Top 10 Zombie Flick List.
10. Resident Evil
09. Fido
08. Dead Alive
07. 28 Weeks Later
06. Planet Terror
05. Dawn of the Dead - Original
04. Shaun of the Dead
03. Dawn of the Dead - 2004 Remake
02. Night of the Living Dead
01. 28 Days Later
Honorable mention: Zombie Land. We really like this film but not enough to place it on our top 10 list. Night of the Living Dead#2??? That's right, 28 Days Later was a somewhat fresh take on the genre that helped bring Zombie movies back to the mainstream. What do you think?
Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas for the Lazy Film Fan - Movies - News - IFC.com
Wanna know how to create a impaled Zombie chest effect??? Look no further...
As we mentioned before, we love lists. And in celebration of Halloween, here is:
El Roberto's Top 10 Zombie Flick List.
10. Resident Evil
09. Fido
08. Dead Alive
07. 28 Weeks Later
06. Planet Terror
05. Dawn of the Dead - Original
04. Shaun of the Dead
03. Dawn of the Dead - 2004 Remake
02. Night of the Living Dead
01. 28 Days Later
Honorable mention: Zombie Land. We really like this film but not enough to place it on our top 10 list. Night of the Living Dead#2??? That's right, 28 Days Later was a somewhat fresh take on the genre that helped bring Zombie movies back to the mainstream. What do you think?
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