…but not for long. On Sunday, I took a drive (along with Lisa Illowsky) to go visit with Avi Tuchman before he leaves the west coast. We pretty much just bummed around Burbank and the surrounding area. Avi told us all about the joys of his time at Nickelodeon and Film Roman. Avi is leaving for Israel soon, so I wanted to make sure I saw him before he headed off later this summer.
Good luck in your travels, Avi!
This is really interesting. Here are two different projects, both written by Michael Mann, where he uses the same scene with almost identical dialog.
Here is the first clip, from a pilot for NBC called “LA Takedown”, starring Scott Plank and Alex MacArthur:
Now here is pretty much the same scene, from the movie “Heat”, starring Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro:
It is amazing to me how much better the Pacino DeNiro version of the scene works. This is very relevant to animation, as figuring out how to act your scene can oftenmean the difference between good and great. You can see that for yourself in these clips.
-Floyd Bishop
Remember the writer’s strike? During the strike, and then continuing on after it was resolved, I helped out with a thing called Strike TV. Strike TV is a collection of projects, written by WGA writers, and performed, acted, animated, and filmed by mostly volunteers, myself included. I was a part of three projects for Strike TV: “The Academy” by Michael Tabb, “Sketchtoons” by Charles Horn, and “The Write Environment” by Jeffrey Berman. The projects were a lot of fun, and I got to work with many great people, all the while expanding contacts in and around Hollywood. It was a great experience, and hopefully people tune in and enjoy the programs. Strike TV had its soft launch today, and will fully launch later this month. Keep watching for great programs featuring people from your favorite movies and shows.
