This Blog has ADD! Oh… And Some Videos About Green Screen
In the process of creating new articles I believe would be useful to you, I have come to the conclusion that this blog has ADD!
This started as a way to empower actors by teaching them to produce. Or how to become an actor by producing.
In retrospect, what possessed me to get a domain name like yourfavoritedirector.com is beyond me. I think it was a wishful attempt to consider me as such, but the ironic thing is that I do much more than direct, so it’s a bit limiting.
It could also be about my (Leslie’s) favorite director… or directors… Like Trey Parker or Kevin Smith… which I have written about on occasion.
But I tend to write about comedy in general if I am going to write about a specific work that I like. And it’s rarely just about the direction of the film.
I added my first movie review in July… That’s a whole other direction this site could go.
And then there’s the vlogs that I create, usually about my own work. This was never meant to be a space for that, but it kind of turned into that because I started to write here more often than on my personal blog: www.leslielello.blogspot.com.
So what am I to do?
My first decision is to write more articles about movie directing, since that is the topic related to the domain name of this blog and I noticed that I only have one page up about directing, which I found pretty ironic.
So I’m going to write more about the basics of directing… basic shots, storyboards, etc…
I have always oriented this site toward the actor that wants to make the leap to production in order to empower oneself as an actorand to put creative control back in to one’s own hands.
A major premise of this site is getting the job done, which is why the emphasis has been on producing. Again quantity is better than quality.
The posts about directing will help with how your project comes out.
Another way to say this is… once you get the quantity part of the equation, you’ll want to start honing what you have created. You’ll want to greater control the outcome of what you are creating by understanding how to create an effect or have something implied to those who view your film.
Essentially, you’ll want a more effective, crafted film.
What I’m saying is producing=quantity on this site and directing=quality (along with other aspects of film that create the nuance you want to have in your scenes.)
So I ask you now, in addition to the new category I have added (movie directing), what else do you want to see here? Or are you liking the pattern of content I have been posting (despite the random, attention-deficient pattern to my post topics)?
Speaking of randomly switching topics, I’m not just going to write my posts in this post, I’m going to leave you with a couple of YouTube videos about how to make your own green screen. In the first video, the guy sounds like he’s reading of a teleprompter that isn’t scrolling well, but the content is really good. The second vid is shorter… also good information.
Enjoy!
