In the last article, I talked about the first, and most important, part of a Director's job - understanding the script: what the story is about; the themes; the story points; and the characters. In this article, I will focus on Character Development and Analysis. After reading the scrip ...

BC Rich 7 string guitars are available online in various styles and types, used and new, at different auctions and e-commerce Web sites. One example is the BC Rich 7 string bronz Warlock Bass. Its body is made of bass wood, plus the Warlock is equipped with an EB-7 adjustable bridge tha ...

"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 independen ...

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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 mon ...

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 fo ...

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. The detectives name is Scottie who is played by James Stewart. Scottie leaves the police force after ...

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. He did things with his feet that would gi ...

The universe and all of history is your classroom It takes a very strong and dedicated person to pursue a career in acting. After all, you are doing it because you love it. You couldnt imagine doing anything else. And of course, not many people will understand this. Some people cannot u ...

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 1 ...

While most bands have good or even very good drummers, guitar players, and bassists (notice I didn't say singers), most bands don't have good songwriters. In fact, songwriting is usually an afterthought with most bands. That's why I came up with the 10 songs in one hour challenge. Tha ...

The Sixth Annual Latin Grammy Awards features 43 categories and is set for November 3 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Latin Grammy Viewing Parties, set up by the Recording Academy that hosts the award, take place in Miami and New York City November 3. AFI Fest 2005 features internat ...

Thursday, a post-hardcore band, is from New Brunswick, New Jersey. The band formed in 1997. Their first full-length album was released in 1999 with a New Jersey based company called indie Eyeball Records. Thursday is known for their notable advancements of artistic nature; many of the ba ...

James Bond is dead. That may be an overstatement, but the way I see it, he is at least on life-support. I don't see any actor in Hollywood being able to play the role the right way. Not the way Sean Connery did it. Roger Moore was OK, but since he retired in 1985 after his romp with Tan ...

The ironic thing about the situation is the engineer admits now that he did nothing different on that bass sound than he had on the numerous other records he had done. Of course, no one cared much about the bass sound on the other records. It turns out that the only change in the equat ...

Not surprising, Rivera is owned by some guy named Paul Rivera. I guess it's a little surprising that his name is Paul, but that's about it. While I hate to spread rumors about facts I don't know, this is press, and that's that the press is all about. The rumor on the street is that Paul ...

The Shure SM7b is basically an upgraded SM57. It looks much different than an SM57 and sounds different for a number of reasons. The SM7 started out as a voiceover microphone. If you watch Howard Stern, you'll notice that Robin uses a Shure SM7. I'm not sure about the guts inside, bu ...

Being a DJ may seem like an easy career path for many people. The fact of the matter is there is an endless stream of would be DJs who are just as into the music scene as you and me. The only way to get ahead in this game is to be hard working, self-promoting and flexibility is an essent ...