tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post540947241791997250..comments2023-11-14T11:44:10.396-05:00Comments on The Legion of Decency: HOW I PRODUCED AN ALAN SMITHEE FILMjimhenshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07815834271470133872noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-51659870466739711742006-11-30T22:09:00.000-05:002006-11-30T22:09:00.000-05:00Denis,
I had to look up Pro Tem in my Wikipedia ...Denis, <br /><br />I had to look up Pro Tem in my Wikipedia to be sure what it meant. Apparently, the US version stopped presiding over the Senate because the job had no glamour. Well, gee, the glamour's what got me in the biz. Most days it's all I have, so I'll accept the nomination on the condition that we stop skimping on rhinestones and all go Commando like Britney.<br /><br />Gawd, that is so not an image. <br /><br />Okay, you're First Warlord, Epstein's Ministry of Intelligence and Dix is Lead Guitar. Everybody else gets to name their own rank and chair a committee. Let's roll!<br /><br />Jim<br /><br />New Posts (and good stuff) coming on the weekend. Been brain dead from writing and sore from punching walls when I read the CRTC coverage. When did the world get taken over by trolls?jimhenshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815834271470133872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-28643765364635405532006-11-30T20:27:00.000-05:002006-11-30T20:27:00.000-05:00Okay Jim, the scribosphere (Canadian section) is l...Okay Jim, the scribosphere (Canadian section) is looking for a President Pro tem, and far as I see, you're it.<br /><br />when's the next post?DMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105351826851407562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-16211296483284404762006-11-25T16:59:00.000-05:002006-11-25T16:59:00.000-05:00I just checked the IMDb credits list for 'Alan Smi...I just checked the IMDb credits list for 'Alan Smithee'. There's quite a few titles up there, including the pilot for MacGyver. I guess the real director was just too ashamed of the work to put his/her name on it. That's too bad.Kelly J. Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616846693843517335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-59202368768626543052006-11-24T09:09:00.000-05:002006-11-24T09:09:00.000-05:00Alex,
I've never fired a director during a shoot...Alex, <br /><br />I've never fired a director during a shoot, but have had the misfortune of being on productions where it has happened. I don't believe what was gained ever made up for the unavoidable disruptions and lost preparation.<br /><br />If you can't have an honest heart to heart with your director, the best option is to enlist the other members of the team to help. AD's can tighten the reins of a Director who won't focus, your PM can cut back on any distracting toys. DOP's can insist on the coverage you want and Editors, who are basically writers as it is, can have a great influence by screening the dailies with the culprit and suggesting what's missing (on any number of levels). The biggest lesson I've learned is to be sure of who you're dealing with in early prep. If there are problems early, there will be bigger ones later.jimhenshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815834271470133872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-40743865442235717902006-11-22T12:09:00.000-05:002006-11-22T12:09:00.000-05:00Alan Smithee is supposed to be the very last optio...Alan Smithee is supposed to be the very last option, used only as a very last resort. Most directors will use a pseudonym... in fact, unless I'm mistaken, you now have to jump through hoops at DGA to get the Smithee name.<br /><br />Too many adequate properties ruined by it, I suppose. But your guy scares me. With a wink and a grin and a "let's work again," he bitchslaps the production with an Alan Smithee credit. Zoinks.EcamirGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947042432394048468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-80968998493076524012006-11-22T10:57:00.000-05:002006-11-22T10:57:00.000-05:00Great post, great blog.Great post, great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-873236322347956842006-11-22T09:05:00.000-05:002006-11-22T09:05:00.000-05:00Great post, and thanks.
Any recommendations on ho...Great post, and thanks.<br /><br />Any recommendations on how to deal with a bad director, short of firing him on the spot?Alex Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907202981846590399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34798599.post-57567750734066319612006-11-22T08:32:00.000-05:002006-11-22T08:32:00.000-05:00What a story!
One thing... I know of a director ...What a story!<br /><br />One thing... I know of a director that took their name off a film and was allowed to choose an unassuming pseudonym with which they were credited. I think, perhaps, the DGA no longer requires that "Alan Smithee" be the name used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com