What A Cigarette Means

Evan Puschak studied film production at Boston University and has been making videos as The Nerdwriter since 2011. Here are some ideas expressed through the work of the painter of The Scream.

Actors with Iconic Voices

Here are some fascinatingly individual voices.

Vincent Van Gogh

Here is some promotional material for the first fully painted feature film in the world, Loving Vincent.

It was directed by Polish painter and director Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman (Oscar winner for producing Peter and the Wolf).

The film was funded through Kickstarter, raising £53,292 from 796 backers. The film is currently in post-production; I don't know of a release date yet.

We Keep On Dancing

Two distinctly disparate characters come together over a broken down Volkswagen Beetle in this sweet, amusing tale of love, loss and ... car trouble.

Selena Gomez and James Corden Carpool Karaoke

James Corden calls on Selena Gomez to help him carpool to work, but not without a stop at an amusement park and a drive-thru first.

The Evolution of Pixar

This is a fourteen minute celebration of over thirty years of Pixar animation.

Kevin Smith - Advice on filmmaking

Kevin Smith was born and raised in New Jersey. His first movie, Clerks. (1994), was filmed in the convenience store in which Smith worked. He was only allowed to shoot at night after the store closed. This movie won the highest award at the Sundance film festival and was brought to theaters by Miramax. The movie went over so well that Smith was able to make another movie, Mallrats in 1995.

In this interview, Kevin Smith gives new filmmakers some ideas on how to act on set... and has some great advice for making sure the edit of your film is going to be exactly what your audience can tolerate.

First posted: 9 September 2012