Film Independent, which produces the Indie Spirits, the L.A. Film Festival and Film Independent at Lacma, has chosen eight fellows for its 2016 Directing Lab, an eight-week intensive that allows emerging filmmakers to rehearse and shoot scenes from their in-progress feature films, under the guidance of industry veterans — including, this year, creative advisors Daniel Barnz ("Cake," "Phoebe in Wonderland"), Catherine Hardwicke ("Twilight," "Thirteen") and James Ponsoldt ("The End of the Tour," "Smashed"). Other 2016 mentors include casting consultants Meg Morman and Sunday Boling; producer Joan Scheckel ("Beginners," "Transparent"); and editing advisor Darrin Navarro ("Talullah," "The End of the Tour"). After selecting, workshopping, and shooting scenes from their feature-film projects, with digital camera, lighting...
- 2/2/2016
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
If season one of Amazon Studios’ breakout Transparent was ultimately about how life-affirming it was for L.A. patriarch Mort Pfefferman to transition to Maura, the new set of ten episodes is a little messier. That’s especially the case for her children Ali, Josh, and Sarah, played by Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, and Amy Landecker, respectively. The trio spoke to us about their real-life preparations for the emotionally intense season ahead.Some actors create elaborate backstories for their characters to help inform their roles. Given that you’re playing siblings, did you all do that for the Pfeffermans?Gaby Hoffmann: That would have been a really good idea to do if I were a serious actor. I’m looking at Amy right now and thinking, Fuck, we should have done that. Jay Duplass: We work with [acting coach] Joan Scheckel, and one of the ways that she gets into...
- 12/8/2015
- by Stacey Wilson Hunt
- Vulture
La-based nonprofit Film Independent has selected six directors for its 15th annual Directing Lab. In this eight-week program under creative advisors Daniel Barnz, Catherine Hardwicke and James Ponsoldt, filmmakers will workshop and shoot short scenes from their scripts. The focus will be on working with actors in the rehearsal process. Film Independent provides fellows, free of charge, with digital camera and lighting packages and stipends to shoot their scenes, with access to casting directors, cinematographers and editors for collaboration. Other industry advisors include leading directing teacher, Joan Scheckel, and casting director, Heidi Levitt. Upon completion, fellows receive year-round support including eligibility for grants and awards, access to Film Independent’s annual film education offerings and a pass to the Los Angeles Film Festival. Previous Directing Lab fellows include Ana Lily Amirpour, who went on to direct the Indie Spirit nominee "A Girl...
- 2/3/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Chicago – The true power of a bump-in-the-night type film is not an overt or bloody attack on a person, but the anticipation or psychological elements that precedes the main event. Director Jeremy Power Regimbal has a fine example of that type of thriller in his new film, “In Their Skin.”
The film is his directorial debut, after success as a producer and in various production capacities. It features familiar character actors Selma Blair (TV’s “Anger Management”), Joshua Close (“The Master”) and James D’Arcy (who portrays Anthony Perkins in the upcoming “Hitchcock”), and deals with a sense of unease regarding a couple (Blair and Close) who are dealing with a tragedy by getting away from it all in a woodsy vacation home, and their new neighbors who have a penchant for wearing out a welcome.
Selma Blair, Quinn Lord and Joshua Close characterize ‘In Their Skin’
Photo credit: IFC Films
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The film is his directorial debut, after success as a producer and in various production capacities. It features familiar character actors Selma Blair (TV’s “Anger Management”), Joshua Close (“The Master”) and James D’Arcy (who portrays Anthony Perkins in the upcoming “Hitchcock”), and deals with a sense of unease regarding a couple (Blair and Close) who are dealing with a tragedy by getting away from it all in a woodsy vacation home, and their new neighbors who have a penchant for wearing out a welcome.
Selma Blair, Quinn Lord and Joshua Close characterize ‘In Their Skin’
Photo credit: IFC Films
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- 11/6/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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