Rubber suit and grue film that deconstructs the horror genre and is given out free on mobile phones and various web platforms. Submit to no one and take no prisoners.
Walle - no dialog - make the family interactive - man woman and children. A protagonist - male wants the woman.
All end killed by humans.
“The Others”
QUEST FOR FIRE meets NOTLD
Shoot sequentially to avoid wardrobe malfunctions
Film at abandoned scrapyard by waters edge. Use the geography of the river to dictate the action.
QFF Notes
Introductory Credit Notes - explaining the origin of fire and its importance.
Discordant music - Symphonic in nature. Black and White text credits. Main block. Herald on director’s name. Key Cast info. Single Card. Main theme from the film. Special language and body gestures.
Anthony Burgess/ Language Desmond Morris/Body Language
Establishing Vista - Widescreen format. Night. Meet Ron Perlman - wolves kept at bay by the fire. He eats a bug that flies in the air. Throws fire at wolves. Keeping them back. Show the majesty of the space. PAN to find family by another fire. The tribe. MUSIC heralds. Pregnant women/ communal life. Intro of characters. The importance of the flame.
Next Day. Wind blowing. A scavenger apeman tribe nearby. MUSIC sets tone. They sense something. Men smell the wind. What is out there? Eat with hands. Use wood as spears. Monkey style grooming. Not that far removed from apes. Intro of tribal culture.
Women to the water. Man watching. Humping off women at water. Apemen get ready to mount attack. Woman humped at water. POV through the woods.
APEMEN ATTACK!!! - (10:00) - Panic and fear grips the tribe. Boulders poured onto the cave nest from above - an orchestrated movement. FIRE STOLEN - by Apeman as tribe kept at bay. Lantern of fire kept hidden by Sage. Women raped and hurled from rocks. Vicious society. Cavemen kill ape that escapes with fire. Women dragged away by Apemen.
Aftermath - Dead Apemen and Cavemen. The Cavemen have taken over the site but lost the fire. Cavemen in woods. Running scared. Wounded. Music drives the emotion. Wolves attack the Cavemen. Without fire, they are vulnerable to predators. Escape to riverside as members felled by the wolves.
Night falls (15:00) - Mist comes in and all are scared. Angelic choir sounds over. Mystical and haunted.
22:00 - Cavemen go for Fire. Venturing out into the night. They hear something. They call back at it. A challenge to the Gods.
Panoramic to group in field - LUSH SYMPHONY OVER - Predators appear (Lions) - they interact - (ANOTHER GHOUL)
THE THREAT - LIONS ATTACK! Chase and run. FEAR and retreat as they hide in trees. They are trapped. They eat the tree bare as the lions wait below. One falls and the lions are gone!!
They continue their trek. They see DEER in the distance. HUNGER!!! Drool!!! They are too far away. They cannot feed.
Steal EGGS from a next. FIGHT amongst thieves and anguish. BRAWL - one sees something in distance.
FIRE!!! - the introduction of the coveted element. Other people as well in the distance.
BURNT OUT - when they arrive. They are warmed by the ashes. ROLL in the grey dirt. Find remnants of meal. HUMAN SKULL - in fire- CANNIBALS!!! - they have been luxuriating in human flesh
STILL LOOKING (33:00) - Carrion - raw flesh and vultures - flies and desiccated corpse meat - animal - they eat
FIRE SCENE - night - Monkeymen smell them. Human women hang from trees. CANNIBALS! -
Tribe of cannibals. at waterhole - next day - Heroes get themselves chased while one runs in to steal fire and - doesn’t get a fiery branch
FIGHT - Giant cannibal killed by hero - Johnny Zed gets bitten by cannibal who bites INTO HIM - Girl tries to run (she bites free her bonds) as one falls behind too weak from losing an arm.
Zed steals fire. PUTS OUT cannibal fire - bleeding from bite from cannibal he bested. OTHERS return to hiding spot - they have FIRE but Zed is smart - don’t make it too big -there is something there. (40:22)
Rae Dawn Chong appears - scaring them - they tell her to go away - throw rocks as they escape with their prize - she follows them into the wild.
RDC scared as much as the en. She follows behind them.
Zed in a bad way. RDC comes upon him (a young girl ghoul?) - crying out to him - Gathering food and fruit - overburdened by their load - dropping everything.
RDC makes a mud pack and preys to him. Talks - and talks - USE MOLD for the bite - she fixes it for him - he finds peace - others drop fruit finding her - what was she doing?
FIRE TRIUMPHANT - it is night and they have FIRE!!! (44:23) a lone flame in the desert - The serengeti - RDC holds self by fre while othes cavort. MUSIC BRINGS someone in the dark - The Cannibal(s)
DAY - Cannibals mount a counter-attack - Apeman sees them - CANNIBALS APPEAR - they are everywhere - they are surrounded!!! Ron P ready to fight.
Mammoths appear. Scaring the cannibals. RDC is scared. Mammoths roar! Everyone worried. What will happen?
Zed has a plan. Takes fire - and - advances to the beasts with an offering. All watch - Preying to his God as he communicates with the mighty beast - bows head and feeds the animal - making peace with them. Feeding the beast.
RDC moves to Zed. More civilized. All cavemen move to mammoths and ESCAPE the cannibals. Mammoths attack Cannibals who are not worthy of protection. STAMPEDE!!!
NITE - They eat - they have fire - RDC writhes by fire - Ron P smells her sex. Moves to her. Pokes her for sex. Goes after her. She wants Zed - not Ron P - he is chuffed Zed mounts her as Ron P goes back to eating. Has it off with her. Aftermath - she wraps up by fire - Zed looks at P -
Day - RDC tells the men not to leave - they head back home - she stays in Serengeti - stay here in the mountains - he leaves her behind - she follows reluctantly.
MAKING TOOLS - RDC laffs at Ron P who gets rock in head - laughter - they have never heard it?
RDC sees birds in flight - she now sleeps with Zed - Zed wakes up - screams!!! RDC is gone!
They continue home. Picturesque waterfall and scenery. Zed hungs for fish - crosses water with fire - misses RDC - flute over - Others watch him as he starts to go back for her (w/fire)
He leaves the fire to follow the girl. He is in love!
Smells her on the hay they slept on. Others are confused. RP sits. waits as Zed lies in the hay smelling her.
(1:00:00 mark) - FLUTE (her theme) - ZED GOES LOOKING
NB: Watch Bicycle Thief and Italo-Neo realism for two handed dramas
Birds in flight & flute - he follows the birds - and sees a HUT!! Made of deer skins. He throws spear at it. Others watch from trees.
POTS/ Civilized man - far beyond what they could have made - thy are simple creatures - RDC is from an evolved peoples - they have language/ decoration/ beauty
VILLAGE - fire and people - a community - Zed approaches - they have fire and are protected by a swamp - he falls into quicksand - SCREAMS!!! - he is going to die - Others wait with fire at rocks not knowing. Arrows fly in -
MASKED and armed people - RDC clan - NO! No! He is mine!! They save hi and drag him into the village. They are mud people - they laff at him - smaller, slighter - a wise man comes to visit - touches him - looks at teeth - People dance and laff. RDC hovers nearby -
Zed offered woman for sex. They whip the air as they feed him. She gets on her knees and they all laff at him. All watch from the sidelines . Speaking a language he does not understand. They want him to mount her. Hahahahaha! - he is a primitive
RDC hovers in the night - saddened by the display. (1:10:00)
RDC sneaks into Zed’s cage. She sleeps next to him and is chased out by witch doctor.
Zed has water/ food/ sex - yet something is wrong. RDC wants to be with him. Zed taken to cave and shown how to make fire. Boy rubs stick in palms on pooh. Smoke - Fire - the process of making fire - blowing on it - making the leap as music builds to make FIRE!!!! The weeds burn and a fire is lit. Symphony and angels resound. Fire is created. ZEd overwhelmed . He has the secret of fire - and cries!!
Others caught in same mud trap. Ron P angry and other ape maintaining fire. Zed is one of the mud people. He has laughter.
Ron P and Other go to leave. They steal wood and knock out others. Go to Zed who is now part of the people. Knocked out by Ron P who drags him out. RDC watches from the shadows. They make good their escape. Taking Zed with him. RDC saves them from dying in the swamp. They are outcasts now. (1:19:00)
Ron P drops rock on Others head - they all laff now - Other is bleeding but it is funny. Rain comes and Zed washes himself as others hide. RDC squeezes Zed - they experience missionary for the first time. She teaches him how to do it. She has sex in mud with him - enjoys it - has orgasm - Ron P and other not happy - but they have found a new way to love and be. (1:22:17)
DAY - RDC suprised by other caveman - the group from the original camp - ANGRY - they have fire and girl - the others want it - they split up - Ron P and Zed go out - RDC and Other hide in cave - it is dark and scary - they hear a cornered bear cub - a BEAR attacks Other - RDC runs away - Bear kills Other almost-
(handheld) - everyone freaked out -
ANGRY CLAN confronts Cavemen - we want fire - We will fight - Other ANGRY CLAN arrives - they are trapped
He leaves fire for them.
They throw arrows at ANGRY CLAN - advanced use of weapons
The cavemen return to their clan - everyone rejoices - happy and glad that fire is here!!! Group hug all around.
FIRE IS DROPPED IN THE WATER BY BALD MAN - IT GOES OUT!!!
Zed speaks to the group - He shows them how to make fire with the horn and sticks that he learned with RDC’s people. “I will show you.” Ron P watches - anticipation - NO MUSIC
It doesn’t work - Ron P dismissive - RDC steps in to do it - NO MUSIC - smoke appears and MUSIC starts up - crowd is thrilled - happy monkeys -
Ron P tells a story about their adventures. Other’s wounds by bear licked clean. Zed looks to the night sky - the moon - and is joined by RDC.
They are tender by the moon as the music rises. He holds her as they look aloft.
FIRE burns in the night once again. FACE OUT
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Canada/ France Co-Pro
NAOH - Everett McGill (zed)
AMOUKAR - Ron Perlman
GAW - Nameer El-kadi (Other)
IKA - RDC
** Dwayne Mclean did stunts***
London Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Moon Stages & Meanings
Hi again Julian,
Over the ages, the twelve lunar cycles of the year were given their
own titles by the pagan religions. Here is a breakdown of what
these moons still signify to this day.
The Cold Moon is the first lunar cycle after midwinter and usually
occurs in January. It corresponds to the Rowan moon from Celtic
traditions and its main theme is introspection. The Cold Moon was
named so because it occurs when the weather is cold and long nights
of darkness. For many people it meant a life lived indoors and
warmed only by fire. Psychologically it symbolizes the fermentation
of new ideas in the subconscious, fertilized by dreams and the
tears that are the result of lessons learned.
The second lunar cycle, usually occurring in February is called the
Quickening Moon. It symbolizes sleep, dormancy and healing. It
causes us to look deep inside of us to find the source of what is
holding us back in life. It is also a time of reassessment and the
subtle but solid reorganization of psychic and life forces so that
when we do awake from winter's sleep we awake to pursue our
greatest potential.
The Storm Moon is the third lunar cycle and is named after the
storms that usually take place in March. This moon rules matters of
survival, protection of property, pets, children and keeping food
on the table. It is a practical moon that most favors the gathering
of resources and the discarding of that in life which no longer
works for you. It can also symbolize a psychological crisis that
must take place before one can heal and an emotional clearing out
of those things that hold a person back (like bad relationships and
bad jobs.)
The fourth lunar cycle in April is called the Wind Moon after the
way the wind scatters seeds for the spring. This is a moon that is
thought to most likely bring one a mate for colluding with over the
Spring and Summer. It symbolizes the divine union of the young
male and female and favors dating and new partnerships. It also
favors finding a mentor or guidance in busyness.
The fifth lunar cycle occurs in May is called the Flower moon as
this is when plants (and love too) begins to blue. It symbolizes
the reawakening of the earth from its long winter slumber and the
freedom of the mind from the chains of the subconscious. Thoughts
and dreams are easier to put into action. This is also a very
erotic moon that is also good for dating, mating and business
ventures.
The sixth lunar cycle is in June and is called the Strong Sun Moon.
This is because the moon that rises in the eastern sky strongly
reflects the opposing light emanating from the strong western sun.
This is a moon of clarity, intelligence, prosperity and culture. In
myth and lore, this moon is also seen as being metaphorically
pregnant with the fall harvest and is considered very sacred.
During this moon it is a good idea to give thanks for all that you
have.
The seventh lunar cycle in July is also known as the Blessing Moon.
This moon sheds a steady but dimmer light that heralds the arrival
of autumn. It is a time of lushness and maturity. It symbolizes the
power of the female and male when united and the sacred quality of
enduring love. It also symbolizes love for children, pets and
creativity. This is one of the best moons of the year to make a
"wish" list for what you would like to happen in the future.
The Corn Moon, also known as the August moon, is the seventh lunar
cycle of the year and symbolizes the celebration of harvest. It
also symbolizes food in general including bread as the "staff of
life", the cornucopia and full cupboards. It also symbolizes
fertility and sexual rituals that would enable the birth of human
babies in time for next spring. The Corn moon is also one of the
more powerful occult moons and good time to do magic or rituals.
The eighth lunar cycle of September is known as the Harvest Moon or
Wine Moon. In Celtic Lore it was known as the Wine moon as it
heralded the harvesting of grapes to make wine. The Harvest moon is
a time of reaping your rewards and being thankful for what you have
and what you will receive in the future. As it is a wine moon, the
best way to do this might be to give thanks with a toast.
The ninth lunar cycle in October is known as the Blood Moon. It is
named after the act of having to slaughter animals for food for the
winter and also because the moon often has a red or orange cast
during this time of night. In Celtic magic it is known as the Ivy
moon and it is the best time to do "binding magic" or to contact
one's dead ancestors. The moon marks the death of summer and the
Sun God. This is a very female oriented moon that is also thought
to be good for witchcraft and contacting the dead.
The November moon is also known as the Mourning Moon and is the
tenth moon in the solar cycle. The myth behind it is that the
Goddess is mourning the death of the solar god. It is a time of
quiet dignity, silence and contemplation. It is a celebration of
the crone and the elderly female. In some ways this is a very
practical moon that is good for healing and regeneration.
The moon that occurs in December is aptly known as the Long Nights
moon and it is associated with the Winter Solstice - the longest
night and shortest day of the year. People have been observing this
holiday for 12,000 years. It is a time of peace and hope and one of
the optimum days of the idea to practice any type of manifestation
ritual for the New Year.
Peace and light,
Blair
123-Astrology.com
PO Box 35-082, Shirley, Christchurch, NZ 8030, NEW ZEALAND
To unsubscribe or change subscriber options visit:
http://www.aweber.com/z/r/?zGycDIwstMxsTBwMTIxstGa0jGxMHGzsTA==
Over the ages, the twelve lunar cycles of the year were given their
own titles by the pagan religions. Here is a breakdown of what
these moons still signify to this day.
The Cold Moon is the first lunar cycle after midwinter and usually
occurs in January. It corresponds to the Rowan moon from Celtic
traditions and its main theme is introspection. The Cold Moon was
named so because it occurs when the weather is cold and long nights
of darkness. For many people it meant a life lived indoors and
warmed only by fire. Psychologically it symbolizes the fermentation
of new ideas in the subconscious, fertilized by dreams and the
tears that are the result of lessons learned.
The second lunar cycle, usually occurring in February is called the
Quickening Moon. It symbolizes sleep, dormancy and healing. It
causes us to look deep inside of us to find the source of what is
holding us back in life. It is also a time of reassessment and the
subtle but solid reorganization of psychic and life forces so that
when we do awake from winter's sleep we awake to pursue our
greatest potential.
The Storm Moon is the third lunar cycle and is named after the
storms that usually take place in March. This moon rules matters of
survival, protection of property, pets, children and keeping food
on the table. It is a practical moon that most favors the gathering
of resources and the discarding of that in life which no longer
works for you. It can also symbolize a psychological crisis that
must take place before one can heal and an emotional clearing out
of those things that hold a person back (like bad relationships and
bad jobs.)
The fourth lunar cycle in April is called the Wind Moon after the
way the wind scatters seeds for the spring. This is a moon that is
thought to most likely bring one a mate for colluding with over the
Spring and Summer. It symbolizes the divine union of the young
male and female and favors dating and new partnerships. It also
favors finding a mentor or guidance in busyness.
The fifth lunar cycle occurs in May is called the Flower moon as
this is when plants (and love too) begins to blue. It symbolizes
the reawakening of the earth from its long winter slumber and the
freedom of the mind from the chains of the subconscious. Thoughts
and dreams are easier to put into action. This is also a very
erotic moon that is also good for dating, mating and business
ventures.
The sixth lunar cycle is in June and is called the Strong Sun Moon.
This is because the moon that rises in the eastern sky strongly
reflects the opposing light emanating from the strong western sun.
This is a moon of clarity, intelligence, prosperity and culture. In
myth and lore, this moon is also seen as being metaphorically
pregnant with the fall harvest and is considered very sacred.
During this moon it is a good idea to give thanks for all that you
have.
The seventh lunar cycle in July is also known as the Blessing Moon.
This moon sheds a steady but dimmer light that heralds the arrival
of autumn. It is a time of lushness and maturity. It symbolizes the
power of the female and male when united and the sacred quality of
enduring love. It also symbolizes love for children, pets and
creativity. This is one of the best moons of the year to make a
"wish" list for what you would like to happen in the future.
The Corn Moon, also known as the August moon, is the seventh lunar
cycle of the year and symbolizes the celebration of harvest. It
also symbolizes food in general including bread as the "staff of
life", the cornucopia and full cupboards. It also symbolizes
fertility and sexual rituals that would enable the birth of human
babies in time for next spring. The Corn moon is also one of the
more powerful occult moons and good time to do magic or rituals.
The eighth lunar cycle of September is known as the Harvest Moon or
Wine Moon. In Celtic Lore it was known as the Wine moon as it
heralded the harvesting of grapes to make wine. The Harvest moon is
a time of reaping your rewards and being thankful for what you have
and what you will receive in the future. As it is a wine moon, the
best way to do this might be to give thanks with a toast.
The ninth lunar cycle in October is known as the Blood Moon. It is
named after the act of having to slaughter animals for food for the
winter and also because the moon often has a red or orange cast
during this time of night. In Celtic magic it is known as the Ivy
moon and it is the best time to do "binding magic" or to contact
one's dead ancestors. The moon marks the death of summer and the
Sun God. This is a very female oriented moon that is also thought
to be good for witchcraft and contacting the dead.
The November moon is also known as the Mourning Moon and is the
tenth moon in the solar cycle. The myth behind it is that the
Goddess is mourning the death of the solar god. It is a time of
quiet dignity, silence and contemplation. It is a celebration of
the crone and the elderly female. In some ways this is a very
practical moon that is good for healing and regeneration.
The moon that occurs in December is aptly known as the Long Nights
moon and it is associated with the Winter Solstice - the longest
night and shortest day of the year. People have been observing this
holiday for 12,000 years. It is a time of peace and hope and one of
the optimum days of the idea to practice any type of manifestation
ritual for the New Year.
Peace and light,
Blair
123-Astrology.com
PO Box 35-082, Shirley, Christchurch, NZ 8030, NEW ZEALAND
To unsubscribe or change subscriber options visit:
http://www.aweber.com/z/r/?zGycDIwstMxsTBwMTIxstGa0jGxMHGzsTA==
Thursday, December 18, 2008
AEFX 3D Orbiting Lesson
Work in PNG scale and set up flat images in a 3D environment,
Line up work by eye using top view and rotate as required using 90 degree angles
Use arrows for precise setting and move layers as required.
Make a box of the objects with a base or flat for the ground plane.
Create the illusion of 3D environment and create rudimentary elements as needed.
Put together like jigsaw pieces and spend the time to set everything up.
Line up work by eye using top view and rotate as required using 90 degree angles
Use arrows for precise setting and move layers as required.
Make a box of the objects with a base or flat for the ground plane.
Create the illusion of 3D environment and create rudimentary elements as needed.
Put together like jigsaw pieces and spend the time to set everything up.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow · Filmmaking
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Judd Apatow
Apatow at Hollywood Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards, 2007
Born December 6, 1967 (1967-12-06) (age 41)
Syosset, New York
Occupation Film producer
Writer
Director
Nationality American
Ethnicity Jewish
Education Syosset High School
University of Southern California
Writing period 1985 – present
Genres Comedy
Notable work(s) Anchorman
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Talladega Nights
Knocked Up
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Step Brothers
Pineapple Express
Spouse(s) Leslie Mann (m.1997)
Children Iris and Maude Apatow
Influences[show]
Adam Sandler
Official website
Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an Emmy Award winning American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for producing a distinct series of critically and commercially successful comedy films, including Anchorman (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Knocked Up, Superbad, (both 2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Step Brothers and Pineapple Express (all 2008). He is the founder of Apatow Productions, a film production company that also developed the critically acclaimed cult television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Early work (1985–2003)
o 2.2 Mainstream success (2004–2007)
o 2.3 Recent projects (2008–present)
o 2.4 Upcoming projects (2009 and beyond)
o 2.5 Frequent casting
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Filmography
o 4.1 Movies
o 4.2 Other films
o 4.3 Television
* 5 References
* 6 External links
o 6.1 Interviews
[edit] Early life
Apatow was born in Syosset, New York to a Jewish family.[1] His sense of humor provided access to friends while growing up.[2] Obsessed with comedy, Apatow's childhood hero was Steve Martin.[2] He has an older brother Robert and a younger sister Mia;[2] his father was a real estate developer, and his mother worked at a comedy club in Southampton.[2]
Apatow's parents divorced when he was 12 years old. His brother Robert went to live with their grandparents whilst sister Mia moved in with their mother. Apatow went to live with his father, visiting his mother on weekends. Both parents understood and supported his obsession with comedy.[2] Apatow got his comic start while attending Syosset High School, where he hosted a program called Club Comedy on the school's 10-watt radio station WKWZ. He relied on his mother's contacts at the comedy club to gain access to the comedians;[2] during this time, he managed to interview Steve Allen, Howard Stern, Harold Ramis and John Candy, along with then-unknowns Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Steven Wright and Garry Shandling.[3]
[edit] Career
[edit] Early work (1985–2003)
He began performing stand-up comedy at age 17, during his senior year of high school.[2] In the September 1985 issue of Laugh Factory Magazine, he is listed as an Associate Editor, New York. After graduating from high school in 1985, he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in the screenwriting program at University of Southern California.[2][4] While at USC he organized and hosted a number of on-campus "Comedy Night" events featuring headliners such as Saturday Night Live performer Kevin Nealon. Apatow introduced the acts at these events with short standup routines of his own. He also began volunteering at Comic Relief and introducing comedians at the Improv.[2] Apatow dropped out of USC after two years and moved into an apartment with comedian Adam Sandler, whom he met at the Improv.[2] He also continued performing standup comedy; and he admits that although his act was well-written, he was unable to develop his own unique comedic personality.[5]
After finding little success as a performer himself, Apatow began writing jokes for others[3] including up-and-coming star Roseanne Barr.[5] He appeared on HBO's 15th Annual Young Comedians Special in 1992.[1] In 1990, Apatow met Ben Stiller outside of an Elvis Costello show, and they became friends.[2] In 1992, Apatow produced The Ben Stiller Show for Fox. Although the show was critically acclaimed and earned Apatow and the rest of the writing staff an Emmy Award, Fox canceled the show in 1993.
Apatow's manager, Jimmy Miller, introduced him to comedian Garry Shandling, who hired Apatow as a writer and producer for The Larry Sanders Show in 1993. Apatow worked on the show for five years until the show's end in 1998.[5] Apatow credits Garry Shandling as his mentor for influencing him to write comedy that is more character-driven.[5] Apatow earned six Emmy nominations for his work on Larry Sanders.
Apatow was hired to re-write Lou Holtz' script for the movie The Cable Guy, which was released in 1996. He expected the film to be a huge success, but it ultimately had a mediocre box office success and poor reviews.[6] It was during the shooting of the film, however, that Apatow met his wife, actress Leslie Mann.
Apatow's next script was entitled Making Amends and had Owen Wilson attached as a man in Alcoholics Anonymous who decides to apologize to everyone he has ever hurt. Apatow used Cameron Crowe and Crowe's movie Jerry Maguire as a role model. However, the film was never made.[6] Apatow did an uncredited rewrite of the 1998 Adam Sandler comedy The Wedding Singer.[6]
From 1999 to 2002, he produced the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Both shows received critical acclaim but were canceled after a season because of low ratings; USA Today media critic Susan Wloszczyna called the shows "two of the most acclaimed TV series to ever last only one season".[7]
Apatow additionally wrote and produced 3 TV pilots that were never aired: "North Hollywood", "Sick in the Head" and "Life on Parole" (with Brent Forrester). Apatow has screened and introduced them at "The Other Network", a festival of un-aired TV pilots produced by Un-Cabaret.
[edit] Mainstream success (2004–2007)
In 2004, Apatow produced the hit comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Adam McKay, making his first comedy hit after a string of critically acclaimed, relatively obscure shows. In 2005, he directed and co-wrote the comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin with Steve Carell, which was nominated for best original screenplay by the Writers Guild of America.[8] The 40-Year-Old Virgin was a sleeper hit,[6] grossing $177,378,645 worldwide and making many critics' Top 10 lists for the year.[2] His film, Knocked Up, was released in June 2007 to wide critical acclaim. Apatow wrote the initial draft of the film on the set of Talladega Nights.[5] In addition to being a critical success, the film was also a commercial hit, continuing Apatow's newfound mainstream success.
In August 2007, Apatow produced the film Superbad, which was written by Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg. A concept Rogen and Goldberg had created as teens, Apatow convinced Rogen to write the film as a vehicle for himself in 2000. Rogen and Goldberg finished writing the film, but were unable to find a studio interested in producing it. Apatow then enlisted Rogen and Goldberg to write Pineapple Express, a stoner action movie that he felt would be more commercial. After the success of Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Apatow was still unable to sell both Superbad and Pineapple Express; it was only after he produced the commercial hit Talladega Nights that Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to produce both.[6] At this point, Rogen was unable to play the lead for Superbad, as he had grown too old to play the part of Seth. Subsequently, he was cast in a supporting role as a police officer and friend Jonah Hill took his role as the high school student. Apatow credits Rogen for influencing him to make his work more "outrageously dirty."[5] In August 2007, Superbad opened at #1 in the box office to critical acclaim, taking in $33 million in its opening weekend.[9] Industry insiders claimed Apatow was now a brand unto himself, creating movies geared toward older audiences, who would watch his movies even when the films delved into the teen genre.[10]
Discussing the balance his films strike between R-rated vulgarity and a more wholesome sentimentality, the writer-director explained his position as, "I like movies that are, you know, uplifting and hopeful...and I like filth!"
Apatow has helped to foster the acting careers of Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, and also tends to work with his close friends.[5] He has frequently worked with producer Shauna Robertson, whom he met on the set of Elf.[6] He reunited with Jason Segel and Amy Poehler for the 2001 Fox sitcom pilot, North Hollywood. He tries to keep a low budget on his projects and usually makes his movies about the work itself rather than using big stars.[5] After his success in film, he hired the entire writing staff from Undeclared to write movies for Apatow Productions.[5] He never fires writers and he keeps them on projects through all stages of productions.[5] Apatow is not committed to any specific studio, but his projects are typically set up at Universal and Sony.[5]
[edit] Recent projects (2008–present)
He served as producer and writer for the musician biopic spoof Walk Hard starring John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer, which was released in December 2007. While the film received positive reviews, it was a commercial failure, having only made back half of its budget. He most recently served as producer for Drillbit Taylor starring Owen Wilson and his wife Leslie Mann and written by Seth Rogen, which opened in March 2008 to mostly negative reviews. For the rest of 2008, he served as producer for Forgetting Sarah Marshall starring former Freaks and Geeks star Jason Segel and former Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell; Step Brothers, which reunites Talladega Nights co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly; and Pineapple Express starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, both of whom starred on Freaks and Geeks. In addition, as well as serving as a co-writer for Pineapple Express, he served as co-writer for the Adam Sandler starrer You Don't Mess with the Zohan, which Sandler and Robert Smigel also co-wrote.
New York Magazine noted that [former Apatow associate] Mike White ... was "disenchanted" by Judd Apatow's later films, "objecting to the treatment of women and gay men in Apatow's recent movies", saying of Knocked Up, "At some point it starts feeling like comedy of the bullies, rather than the bullied."[11]
Apatow has claimed to strive to avoid marginalizing women in his work and to develop authentic female characters. Following many of these accusations, in a highly publicized Vanity Fair interview, lead actress Katherine Heigl admitted that though she enjoyed working with Apatow, she had a hard time enjoying Knocked Up itself, calling the movie, "a little sexist," claiming that the film "paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight." In response to accusations of sexism ... Apatow did not initially deny the validity of such accusations, saying flippantly, "I'm just shocked she [Heigl] used the word 'shrew.' I mean, what is this, the sixteen-hundreds?"[12]
[edit] Upcoming projects (2009 and beyond)
He serves as producer for the Harold Ramis-directed biblical comedy The Year One starring Jack Black and Superbad star Michael Cera, which recently wrapped filming and is set to be released June 19, 2009.
He will serve as producer on the Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off Get Him to the Greek, in which Russell Brand will reprise his role as notorious British rocker Aldous Snow. Jonah Hill will also star and filming is set to begin filming in the spring of 2009.
He is also set to release his third directorial feature on July 31, 2009, titled Funny People. He wrote the film by himself, and it stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen as a pair of standup comedians, one of whom has a terminal illness. Other co-stars include his wife Leslie Mann and Eric Bana, who was a stand up comedian in Australia before appearing in American films. The film will contain more dramatic elements than Apatow's previous directorial efforts.[13]
It was recently announced that Apatow is producing a yet-untitled comedy based around Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson, which was written by Etan Cohen. Sacha Baron Cohen will play Holmes while Will Ferrell is set to play Watson.[14]
It has also been announced that Apatow will produce a sequel/remake to the classic 1984 Ghostbusters film.
[edit] Frequent casting
Main article: Casting in Judd Apatow films
[edit] Personal life
He admires filmmakers James L. Brooks, Hal Ashby, Robert Altman and John Cassavetes.[6] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected his application for membership, even though he was sponsored by Academy Award-winning screenwriters Akiva Goldsman and Stephen Gaghan.[7] He married actress Leslie Mann, whom he met on the set of The Cable Guy and who has appeared in both The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up.[15] The couple have two daughters, Maude and Iris. Both girls appeared in Knocked Up.[16] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his family.[2]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
Year Title Notes
1992 Crossing the Bridge Associate producer
1995 Heavyweights Writer, executive producer
1996 Celtic Pride Story, screenplay, executive producer
The Cable Guy Producer
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Producer
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Producer (direct-to-dvd)
2005 Kicking & Screaming Executive producer
The 40 Year Old Virgin Director, writer, producer
Fun with Dick and Jane Story, screenplay
2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Producer
The TV Set Executive producer
2007 Knocked Up Director, writer, producer
Superbad Producer
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Writer, producer
2008 Drillbit Taylor Producer
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Producer
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Co-Writer
Step Brothers Producer
Pineapple Express Writer (story), producer
2009 The Year One Producer (post-production)
Funny People Director, writer, producer (filming)
2010 Get Him to the Greek Producer (pre-production)
TBA Untitled Sherlock Holmes Comedy Producer (pre-production)
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Judd Apatow
Apatow at Hollywood Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards, 2007
Born December 6, 1967 (1967-12-06) (age 41)
Syosset, New York
Occupation Film producer
Writer
Director
Nationality American
Ethnicity Jewish
Education Syosset High School
University of Southern California
Writing period 1985 – present
Genres Comedy
Notable work(s) Anchorman
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Talladega Nights
Knocked Up
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Step Brothers
Pineapple Express
Spouse(s) Leslie Mann (m.1997)
Children Iris and Maude Apatow
Influences[show]
Adam Sandler
Official website
Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an Emmy Award winning American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for producing a distinct series of critically and commercially successful comedy films, including Anchorman (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Knocked Up, Superbad, (both 2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Step Brothers and Pineapple Express (all 2008). He is the founder of Apatow Productions, a film production company that also developed the critically acclaimed cult television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared.
Contents
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* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Early work (1985–2003)
o 2.2 Mainstream success (2004–2007)
o 2.3 Recent projects (2008–present)
o 2.4 Upcoming projects (2009 and beyond)
o 2.5 Frequent casting
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Filmography
o 4.1 Movies
o 4.2 Other films
o 4.3 Television
* 5 References
* 6 External links
o 6.1 Interviews
[edit] Early life
Apatow was born in Syosset, New York to a Jewish family.[1] His sense of humor provided access to friends while growing up.[2] Obsessed with comedy, Apatow's childhood hero was Steve Martin.[2] He has an older brother Robert and a younger sister Mia;[2] his father was a real estate developer, and his mother worked at a comedy club in Southampton.[2]
Apatow's parents divorced when he was 12 years old. His brother Robert went to live with their grandparents whilst sister Mia moved in with their mother. Apatow went to live with his father, visiting his mother on weekends. Both parents understood and supported his obsession with comedy.[2] Apatow got his comic start while attending Syosset High School, where he hosted a program called Club Comedy on the school's 10-watt radio station WKWZ. He relied on his mother's contacts at the comedy club to gain access to the comedians;[2] during this time, he managed to interview Steve Allen, Howard Stern, Harold Ramis and John Candy, along with then-unknowns Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Steven Wright and Garry Shandling.[3]
[edit] Career
[edit] Early work (1985–2003)
He began performing stand-up comedy at age 17, during his senior year of high school.[2] In the September 1985 issue of Laugh Factory Magazine, he is listed as an Associate Editor, New York. After graduating from high school in 1985, he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in the screenwriting program at University of Southern California.[2][4] While at USC he organized and hosted a number of on-campus "Comedy Night" events featuring headliners such as Saturday Night Live performer Kevin Nealon. Apatow introduced the acts at these events with short standup routines of his own. He also began volunteering at Comic Relief and introducing comedians at the Improv.[2] Apatow dropped out of USC after two years and moved into an apartment with comedian Adam Sandler, whom he met at the Improv.[2] He also continued performing standup comedy; and he admits that although his act was well-written, he was unable to develop his own unique comedic personality.[5]
After finding little success as a performer himself, Apatow began writing jokes for others[3] including up-and-coming star Roseanne Barr.[5] He appeared on HBO's 15th Annual Young Comedians Special in 1992.[1] In 1990, Apatow met Ben Stiller outside of an Elvis Costello show, and they became friends.[2] In 1992, Apatow produced The Ben Stiller Show for Fox. Although the show was critically acclaimed and earned Apatow and the rest of the writing staff an Emmy Award, Fox canceled the show in 1993.
Apatow's manager, Jimmy Miller, introduced him to comedian Garry Shandling, who hired Apatow as a writer and producer for The Larry Sanders Show in 1993. Apatow worked on the show for five years until the show's end in 1998.[5] Apatow credits Garry Shandling as his mentor for influencing him to write comedy that is more character-driven.[5] Apatow earned six Emmy nominations for his work on Larry Sanders.
Apatow was hired to re-write Lou Holtz' script for the movie The Cable Guy, which was released in 1996. He expected the film to be a huge success, but it ultimately had a mediocre box office success and poor reviews.[6] It was during the shooting of the film, however, that Apatow met his wife, actress Leslie Mann.
Apatow's next script was entitled Making Amends and had Owen Wilson attached as a man in Alcoholics Anonymous who decides to apologize to everyone he has ever hurt. Apatow used Cameron Crowe and Crowe's movie Jerry Maguire as a role model. However, the film was never made.[6] Apatow did an uncredited rewrite of the 1998 Adam Sandler comedy The Wedding Singer.[6]
From 1999 to 2002, he produced the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Both shows received critical acclaim but were canceled after a season because of low ratings; USA Today media critic Susan Wloszczyna called the shows "two of the most acclaimed TV series to ever last only one season".[7]
Apatow additionally wrote and produced 3 TV pilots that were never aired: "North Hollywood", "Sick in the Head" and "Life on Parole" (with Brent Forrester). Apatow has screened and introduced them at "The Other Network", a festival of un-aired TV pilots produced by Un-Cabaret.
[edit] Mainstream success (2004–2007)
In 2004, Apatow produced the hit comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Adam McKay, making his first comedy hit after a string of critically acclaimed, relatively obscure shows. In 2005, he directed and co-wrote the comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin with Steve Carell, which was nominated for best original screenplay by the Writers Guild of America.[8] The 40-Year-Old Virgin was a sleeper hit,[6] grossing $177,378,645 worldwide and making many critics' Top 10 lists for the year.[2] His film, Knocked Up, was released in June 2007 to wide critical acclaim. Apatow wrote the initial draft of the film on the set of Talladega Nights.[5] In addition to being a critical success, the film was also a commercial hit, continuing Apatow's newfound mainstream success.
In August 2007, Apatow produced the film Superbad, which was written by Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg. A concept Rogen and Goldberg had created as teens, Apatow convinced Rogen to write the film as a vehicle for himself in 2000. Rogen and Goldberg finished writing the film, but were unable to find a studio interested in producing it. Apatow then enlisted Rogen and Goldberg to write Pineapple Express, a stoner action movie that he felt would be more commercial. After the success of Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Apatow was still unable to sell both Superbad and Pineapple Express; it was only after he produced the commercial hit Talladega Nights that Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to produce both.[6] At this point, Rogen was unable to play the lead for Superbad, as he had grown too old to play the part of Seth. Subsequently, he was cast in a supporting role as a police officer and friend Jonah Hill took his role as the high school student. Apatow credits Rogen for influencing him to make his work more "outrageously dirty."[5] In August 2007, Superbad opened at #1 in the box office to critical acclaim, taking in $33 million in its opening weekend.[9] Industry insiders claimed Apatow was now a brand unto himself, creating movies geared toward older audiences, who would watch his movies even when the films delved into the teen genre.[10]
Discussing the balance his films strike between R-rated vulgarity and a more wholesome sentimentality, the writer-director explained his position as, "I like movies that are, you know, uplifting and hopeful...and I like filth!"
Apatow has helped to foster the acting careers of Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, and also tends to work with his close friends.[5] He has frequently worked with producer Shauna Robertson, whom he met on the set of Elf.[6] He reunited with Jason Segel and Amy Poehler for the 2001 Fox sitcom pilot, North Hollywood. He tries to keep a low budget on his projects and usually makes his movies about the work itself rather than using big stars.[5] After his success in film, he hired the entire writing staff from Undeclared to write movies for Apatow Productions.[5] He never fires writers and he keeps them on projects through all stages of productions.[5] Apatow is not committed to any specific studio, but his projects are typically set up at Universal and Sony.[5]
[edit] Recent projects (2008–present)
He served as producer and writer for the musician biopic spoof Walk Hard starring John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer, which was released in December 2007. While the film received positive reviews, it was a commercial failure, having only made back half of its budget. He most recently served as producer for Drillbit Taylor starring Owen Wilson and his wife Leslie Mann and written by Seth Rogen, which opened in March 2008 to mostly negative reviews. For the rest of 2008, he served as producer for Forgetting Sarah Marshall starring former Freaks and Geeks star Jason Segel and former Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell; Step Brothers, which reunites Talladega Nights co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly; and Pineapple Express starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, both of whom starred on Freaks and Geeks. In addition, as well as serving as a co-writer for Pineapple Express, he served as co-writer for the Adam Sandler starrer You Don't Mess with the Zohan, which Sandler and Robert Smigel also co-wrote.
New York Magazine noted that [former Apatow associate] Mike White ... was "disenchanted" by Judd Apatow's later films, "objecting to the treatment of women and gay men in Apatow's recent movies", saying of Knocked Up, "At some point it starts feeling like comedy of the bullies, rather than the bullied."[11]
Apatow has claimed to strive to avoid marginalizing women in his work and to develop authentic female characters. Following many of these accusations, in a highly publicized Vanity Fair interview, lead actress Katherine Heigl admitted that though she enjoyed working with Apatow, she had a hard time enjoying Knocked Up itself, calling the movie, "a little sexist," claiming that the film "paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight." In response to accusations of sexism ... Apatow did not initially deny the validity of such accusations, saying flippantly, "I'm just shocked she [Heigl] used the word 'shrew.' I mean, what is this, the sixteen-hundreds?"[12]
[edit] Upcoming projects (2009 and beyond)
He serves as producer for the Harold Ramis-directed biblical comedy The Year One starring Jack Black and Superbad star Michael Cera, which recently wrapped filming and is set to be released June 19, 2009.
He will serve as producer on the Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off Get Him to the Greek, in which Russell Brand will reprise his role as notorious British rocker Aldous Snow. Jonah Hill will also star and filming is set to begin filming in the spring of 2009.
He is also set to release his third directorial feature on July 31, 2009, titled Funny People. He wrote the film by himself, and it stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen as a pair of standup comedians, one of whom has a terminal illness. Other co-stars include his wife Leslie Mann and Eric Bana, who was a stand up comedian in Australia before appearing in American films. The film will contain more dramatic elements than Apatow's previous directorial efforts.[13]
It was recently announced that Apatow is producing a yet-untitled comedy based around Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson, which was written by Etan Cohen. Sacha Baron Cohen will play Holmes while Will Ferrell is set to play Watson.[14]
It has also been announced that Apatow will produce a sequel/remake to the classic 1984 Ghostbusters film.
[edit] Frequent casting
Main article: Casting in Judd Apatow films
[edit] Personal life
He admires filmmakers James L. Brooks, Hal Ashby, Robert Altman and John Cassavetes.[6] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected his application for membership, even though he was sponsored by Academy Award-winning screenwriters Akiva Goldsman and Stephen Gaghan.[7] He married actress Leslie Mann, whom he met on the set of The Cable Guy and who has appeared in both The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up.[15] The couple have two daughters, Maude and Iris. Both girls appeared in Knocked Up.[16] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his family.[2]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
Year Title Notes
1992 Crossing the Bridge Associate producer
1995 Heavyweights Writer, executive producer
1996 Celtic Pride Story, screenplay, executive producer
The Cable Guy Producer
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Producer
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Producer (direct-to-dvd)
2005 Kicking & Screaming Executive producer
The 40 Year Old Virgin Director, writer, producer
Fun with Dick and Jane Story, screenplay
2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Producer
The TV Set Executive producer
2007 Knocked Up Director, writer, producer
Superbad Producer
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Writer, producer
2008 Drillbit Taylor Producer
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Producer
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Co-Writer
Step Brothers Producer
Pineapple Express Writer (story), producer
2009 The Year One Producer (post-production)
Funny People Director, writer, producer (filming)
2010 Get Him to the Greek Producer (pre-production)
TBA Untitled Sherlock Holmes Comedy Producer (pre-production)
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