Everyone Is Writing a Screenplay Again
Yes, people are talking about screenplays again. Not just watching films, debating them, ranking them. Actually writing them. Sitting down, opening Trelby, Final Draft, Some random writing app…
Am I in a Simulation? NO!
If This World Was a Simulation, What a Shitty Movie That Would Be The simulation hypothesis has made a comeback recently — are we living in a simulation?…
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Boyz n the Hood
After the commercial breakthrough of New Jack City earlier that year, Boyz n the Hood didn’t just continue the momentum of the Black New Wave — it defined it. Marketed by 23-year-old…
New Jack City, Historical Film, Styles & Soundtrack
We begin our February series that commemorates Black History Month with a look at the movie that spearheaded the 90s Black New Wave that was in the spirt of the gritty…
GenfliX: Reclaiming the Cinematic Universe
Nearly 10 years since our last post, the brain trust of Dead Red Eyes has decided to do it again. Our latest mid-life crisis has proven to be fruitful…
Music Video for Stereo Off – The things we do
Hey everyone, new video from the Dead Red Eyes team, again for the band “Stereo Off”, and the song “the things we do” off of their second EP.…
Standard of Living
We’re back. New short. “Standard of Living”. More to come soon. For now, watch this……
Coney Island Film Festival 2014
We will be at http://www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com/ On Sat Sept 20th. Bullet Time will be on at 7pm! Hope to see you there. In fact we’ve had a good run…
Music Video with Stereo Off
Check out our music video that just went live, with the song Bullet Time by the band Stereo Off. We wrote up a story line and created a…
Long Time No Short (The Goon & The Dangler)
The Goon & The Dangler – by Dead Red Eyes. The posts have been slow the past month, but here are the first of two shorts we did…
Scary Short Film Fest, Presented by Wes Craven – Film in 30 Seconds
We decided to make a last minute entry into http://www.studio360.org/crowdsourcing/extra-credit-scary-short-film-fest/results/ which is the Scary Short Film Fest (presented by Wes Craven, famous for movies such as Nightmare on…
The Scorsese Rule, screenwriting version!
If you’re looking to write a script or make a low budget film – there are several rules you have to follow. It’s a bit of a shame…
Movie Critics and Audience Viewers Never Think Alike
Is it just me, or has the gap between critics and regular viewers become wider than usual? Movies that critics love, viewers find disappointing. Current examples include Wolf…
Top 10 Football Movies
Ahhh, Superbowl hype week, where one has to wait two weeks for the big game, and the first week is just a load of trash talking (Richard Sherman…
So You Want to Make Movies (Part 1)
A couple of years ago I had a mid-life crisis. I was feeling a lack of meaning and that I had a lot more to contribute to life…
New York City Film Festivals
I was asked what some of the key film festivals in New York were. My first thought was that there are now quite a lot. Then I did…
Carrboro Film Festival 2013 Recap
It was truly an honor to have our first short ‘Alphabet Soup’ be selected at this year’s Carrboro Film Festival (the 8th annual film festival at Carrboro). Kudos…
Top 10 Movie Filming Locations in New York City For Those With Low Budgets
Sure there are loads of articles that talk about top locations to film in NYC, and the five boroughs are filled with great locations depicted in many a…
Carrboro Film Festival 2013 – Official Selection
Great bit of news from the Carrboro Film Festival 2013, as one of our short films was an official selection. Looking forward to seeing the line up and…
Top 10 Halloween Movies To Watch During October Nights
Movies to watch during halloween season. At first I was going to do a top 10 of halloween movies, but I’m not sure if all of these were…
An Idiots Guide – Short Film with Notes From The Director
Well after having our lead actor go MIA and 5 inches of rain pour down in half an hour, seeping into Bowbarr and delaying our shoot, we are…
An Idiot’s Guide (on How Not to Be an Idiot)
Long time no post! But we have been working on stuff, such as our recently completed short movie ‘An Idiot’s Guide (on How Not to Be an Idiot)‘…
Scriptly for iPad screenwriting app review
Finally some time to post another review as I churn through various screenwriting apps on the iPad, wondering how writers lived without such shortcuts like the screen knowing…
How to Take a Screenshot on an iPad
Because I keep forgetting and because it was requested. Assuming you’re on the iPad screen you want to take a screenshot of. Click and hold that home button…
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