"What does it cost to get a record on the charts?" The question was directed to Mike McVay, programming consultant to about 400 radio stations owned by media giant Clear Channel.A hush fell over the audience, as this was a piece of information that could determine the fate of independent artists everywhere.McVay pulled no punches.
Tags: Business, Arts and Entertainment, Music, Promotion
A) Director as Story-Teller There are many facets of a Director's prep on any film or TV show - from location scouts and creative meetings to casting and scheduling. But the first, and most important part of your job, is to understand the script - what the story is about; the themes; the story points; the characters. A director is a story-teller, and to be a good story-teller, you need to understand every detail about the story you are telling.
Tags: Arts, Writers Resources, Screenwriting, Script Consulting
When I was a Second AD (many, many years ago) I learned a valuable lesson from a dolly grip on how a film set works. Very simply, every film shoot is divided into four parts: 1) Block - determining where the actors will be on the set and the first camera position 2) Light - time for the DOP to light the set and position the camera for the first shot 3) Rehearse - camera rehearsal of the first set-up with the actors and crew 4) Shoot - shooting the first scene (then repeat the process) Blocking is the first, and most crucial, aspect of this 4-part sequence. When you first start directing, blocking a scene can be one of the hardest - and most embarrassing - parts of your job.
Tags: Arts, Performing Arts, Acting, Education, North America
In the last article, I discussed Blocking - the first part of a four stage process of shooting any scene: 1) Blocking - determining where the actors will be on the set and the first camera position 2) Lighting - time for the DOP to light the set and position the camera for the first shot 3) Rehearsing - camera rehearsal of the first set-up with the actors and crew 4) Shooting - shooting the first scene (then repeat the process) In this article, we will discuss the Rehearsal process. When the DOP has finished lighting, the 1st AD calls the actors back to the set for the rehearsal. This is when all the elements of the scene are rehearsed together - actors, camera, sound, stunts, effects etc.
Tags: Business, Arts and Entertainment, Media Production, Resumes and Portfolios, Camera
As winter approaches, it is time to think about ways to entertain ourselves during the coldest months of the year. Some of you might be interested in outdoor sports like skiing or snowboarding, but I am more concerned with simply staying warm. I will be a spectator for the next few months, and luckily there are a number of awesome DVD movies coming out just in time.
Tags: Arts, Movies, Titles, Star Wars Movies, Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Gangster rap, or hardcore rap, is generally considered a sub genre of the larger category of rap music, which itself is a subcategory of hip-hop. Gangster rap is differentiable from other rap music in that it makes use of images of urban life associated with crime (Haugen, 2). The top four images associated with the genre are violence, drugs, materialism and sexual promiscuity.
Tags: Arts, Music, Lyrics, Hip Hop
Vertigo, a 1958 suspense film, was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Many people beleive that this film is Hitchcock's masterpiece.The movie tells the story of a detective in San Francisco.
Tags: Arts, Movies, Filmmaking, Directing, Directors, Hitchcock, Alfred
Breakdancing is the street dancing which began around 1969. Most people will agree that the superstar James Brown began the whole thing with a dance called the "Good Foot". James Brown was a real innovator and his dancing was something to behold.
Tags: Society, Subcultures, Hip-Hop
The universe and all of history is your classroomIt takes a very strong and dedicated person to pursue a career in acting. After all, you are doing it because you love it. You couldn’t imagine doing anything else.
Tags: Arts, Performing Arts, Acting, Education, North America
One guitarist who plays country, rock and roll, and even the blues, finds that the Fender 62 reissue Telecaster is a great instrument for all three. He uses the pickups of the bridge when playing country music, for blues the neck pickup. His Fender 62 reissue Telecaster was designed in 1983.
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This lesson can open for you a secret of high-speed guitar playing. If take the given technique for 2-3 weeks you'll feel progress in high-speed playing of complex passages. The given principle of development of techniques "was tested" not by one generation of guitarists and not only guitarists. [Read more]
Michael Perlowin breaks new ground with innovative and enjoyable music performed primarily and surprisingly on the pedal steel guitar.As with his forays into the world of Debussy, Stravinsky and Broadway with his Firebird Suite and West Side Story albums, Michael Perlowin is again shattering the stereotype of the pedal steel guitar as a country-and-western-only instrument. In his new album, Spanish Steel, he presents 20 tracks from or about Spain, featuring works by Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquín Rodrigo, Julio Martinez Oyanguren, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. [Read more]
The more I study the life of Elvis Presley for my website research, the more I learn about what an amazing and generous man he was. This article is just one example of his charitable Christmas spirit. It was Christmas time, and in the local paper there was a short article about an old woman in North Memphis, it was near the area where Elvis lived while he was growing up. [Read more]
How do you expand your opportunities to work in the music business? How do you improve your employment prospects? The key to doing that is developing your versatility. There are many ways of expanding what you already know how to do as a musician. It's all about using the skills that you already possess and channeling them towards related fields. [Read more]
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