One of the things that I learned in film school was that you should always keep a "director's notebook" with you, and jot down interesting ideas, unusual stories, shot concepts, and good contacts of resources. The bit about resources is so often overlooked. You never know when, some time in the future, you might need to pick the brain or solicit assistance from a unique personality or organization. Such as.... a Jeep club.
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A directing tip from Orson Welles
Many years ago, I had the fortunate opportunity to work with the late Orson Welles. We got along very well, and he invited only me and the assistant cameraman to join him at his private table during lunches. During one of those intervals, he shared some career tips with me. I did not take notes; that would have been rude, since this was a friendly conversation and not an interview on the record – I will paraphrase the gist of it.
New Reduced Membership - $5 lifetime
As many of you know, Fred Ginsburg is now retired and enjoying his free time. Yes, he still writes and consults -- and wants to keep this website available to students, former students, and members of our Sound community. So he has made arrangements that allow us to reduce our subscription fees to a token five bucks across the board. Yes, you read that correctly: five dollars for lifetime access to this site.
Why not completely free? It has to do with intellectual property rights of the contents; there are still contractual agreements in force, in addition to copyright protections which become almost impossible to enforce when said materials are openly given away for free.
But still complimentary (per prior, long standing special arrangements) for guild & union members, as well as fellow faculty.