Raging Cash

Saw Scorcese's Raging Bull in all its film print glory at Cornell Cinema tonight.. in fact, I just got back from the theatre.. sitting at State Street Diner, with a cup of coffee, waiting for Meg (Stilb) to come by and give me some feedback on the script.. I think I'm still numb from the movie... Chapman's choreography.. yehp, Choreography, was beautiful... I really want to know who composed that movie... I DPd a senior thesis this semester, Jamie Anderson's Oil and Vinegar, and I pretty much composed the whole film... so as I was watching the film today I was wondering who composed this film, Scorcese? Or Chapman? That brilliant short DOF rope in the ring, the opening shots, the long take intro for DeNiro, the final shot of the film... there were just so many brilliant compositions in the film, it was really inspiring. I went with Santi, and the first thing I told him was: I feel like storyboarding now. This is true. When you watch a film that really moves you in that sense, you feel like storyboarding, because you understand the inherent power in these images. IMAGES, they grab you in the gut and stay with you... really, if you have the chance of MAKING an image, why the F would you throw that away and compose something shitty... getting exposure is all production seems to be about, BUT, really, REALLY, its a waste of that opportunity if that is what you end up doing. So, thanks "Marty", thanks for that bundle of inspiration. Oscars for Editing and Acting. Only. How's that for sad?

I am in the fundraising stage for I, Love and You (ILU). And by stage I mean, I just realized that the budget is through the roof too huge for me to manage and that I NEED to fundraise some cashios if I know what I am doing. I am just flailing my arms about right now, trying to put together a team. What I really need is a producer... a producer who knows how to fundraise... got that? Contact me... haha.

Tomorrow evening, I see Scorcese's editor Thelma Schoonmaker at Cornell. It's going to be incredibly sold out and packed so I am going to get there early. She is a brilliant cutter and I have no intention of missing out on this. If people want tickets, I have some extras.. email me and we can figure it out. Need Rage. Need Cash.