Author Archives: David Newhoff
Stop Sharing the Hype – IP Laws Really Do Protect Artists
Let me say in the interest of full disclosure that my film gone Elvis has been blogged about by the organization Copyright Alliance, that I am one of CA’s members, and that I am on good terms with its director, … Continue reading
Headless
You may rightly ask, what is Wasington Irving’s famous villain doing in a 4th of July parade? The real answer is that the school master (Jesse Merwin c.1809) of Kinderhook was supposedly the inspiration for Irving’s character Ichabod Crane. As … Continue reading
Copyright Alliance Interview: My “Two Cents”
Copyright Alliance is a D.C. based organization that works to keep copyright laws relevant in the ever-changing distribution landscape. Copyright is, after all, what makes it possible for an artist of any kind to make a living with his or … Continue reading
In the Interest of Fairness (Part 3)
To conclude my observations about the economy predicated on my appliance woes, I have to at least give credit to Whirlpool at this point for saying that they will replace my washer rather than force me to go through more … Continue reading
More Like a Conspiracy (Part II)
So-called conservatives like to imbue market forces with the potency of a panacea. Limited government and market competition are the hallmark, companion solutions to our every economic woe, so they say; but here’s the truly insidious thing about the aforementioned … Continue reading
A Policy of Crap (Part I)
If you really want to understand why the American economy is in so much trouble, don’t look at the politicians on either side of the aisle; look at the company you work for and ask yourself whether or not it … Continue reading
Arri ALEXA Observations
For better or worse (and we’ll soon see), I wound up shooting gone Elvis myself; and there is no way I would have come close to getting the look I wanted without the ALEXA, graciously loaned to the project by … Continue reading
Doing Our Part for Local Cinema
Two years ago, my colleagues and I made a promo film to help raise money when the Chatham Film Club sought to purchase the Crandell theatre in Chatham, NY. Built in 1926, the Crandell is the only single-screen, classic movie … Continue reading
Negligent Blogger
I know. I’ve treated this blog like a red-headed stepchild. I was pretty diligent there for a while then dropped off the radar. Whose idea was it to serialize the four-day shoot report anyway? Suffice to say, I’ve been busy … Continue reading
gone Elvis – Day 1
Every shoot has a ramp-up period. This was more like a vertical takeoff. We started rolling with a crew of 3 and cast of 1 at about 8:00am and would wrap Day 1 sometime after midnight with 10 sequences in … Continue reading
