Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Welcome... Well, what do you think? Cool new digs, huh? The blogging experience is still freaking me out a bit...I think I'm far too linear for this sort of thing, but I think the experience here at Radio is going to be far more fun than over at the previous place. And of course, I'm on a thirty day free trial, but something tells me this site has the right combination of WYSIWYG and manual HTML. A little bit of control, lots and lots of help. Just my speed. For those of you who have checked out my web site at www.jberryman.com, you know that I used to try and post articles that I thought might be interesting for people trying to make the whole art and faith thing work for them. It got to be overwhelming of course, but with "news aggregators" (how's that for a new word?), it will make it easier and more effective. The place may look a little sloppy until I get things put away where they go. The old web site will stay with the info on Leaving Ruin and the other performances. But here is where I'll put most of my time trying to create the online conversation. Go on...brood... 8:07:57 PM   comment []

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Captain Stupendous Had a fun Saturday morning shooting a film that's being screened tonight at 7:00 p.m in Portland, as part of a "Make-a-film-in-48-hours" event. My good friend Julie Newberry partnered with David Stone and Seth (I don't know your last name, Seth!) and created a short documentary about "Captain Stupendous." Yep, that's me, but word's out on my secret identity...domestic calls are coming in from all around, and I can't save the world for lack of time and prioritizing difficulties. It was great fun until they put me in a costume: hospital scrubs with tighty-whities pulled on over, a red cape (read sheet), black boots, and red sweatbands and headband. To top it off, they shot the costume shots on a roof in downtown Seattle. Phone's ringing...must be Hollywood... 3:21:51 PM   comment []

Grown-up movies and grown-up movie-goers. The newspaper USA Today has been a haven for excellent movie marketing articles lately: this piece on the adult movie-going market continues this trend. Think marketing to adults over 25 is a waste of time? Think again! [The Movie Marketing Blog] [Cinema Minima] At Act One: Writing for Hollywood, we heard a lot about Hollywood caring only about the 12 - 25-year-old audience. Not to discount the obvious truth of that, but there's a huge audience in us old folks, too. 2:29:47 PM   comment []

Out of the Box: Indie Film Directors Invade the TV Screen [Village Voice] At Act One: Writing for Hollywood, Dean Batali (That 70's show) and others said the best writing is happening in television. Here's an article in support of that thesis. 10:18:48 AM   comment []

How PG-13 Became A Favorite Rating [ArtsJournal - Media] I didn't know this was how the PG-13 thing came about. Says alot about how films are made these days, and the kinds of hoops filmmakers have to jump through to get kids to the movies. In Hollywood, teens have power... 9:13:07 AM   comment []

The Postmodern Mind of Christ? "The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow our minds to dwell upon." (Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart) Focus is difficult in the postmodern mind. Choices have grown exponentially, with no diminishing in sight. Distraction is everywhere, dressed up in light and speed, and lately, anxiety levels creeping up, concentration can be hard. Sensation is far sexier than thought, linear or webbed, and much of what it means to be human is merely this: choosing where the mind will dwell. As there are only so many hours in a day, so there is only so much psychic attention that can be paid. There's the morning paper, the morning news feeds, the hundreds of articles I should comment on. The complexities of the political campaigns, the breaking news of last night's terrors (both man-and-nature-made), the creative choices demanding by juggling multiple writing projects, the needs of family, the ongoing correspondence with an ever growing list of like-minded friends (all of whom I count as blessing). I'm not saying anything new here. You're swamped, too. Then of course there are the personal goals, the professional goals, the relational goals, all of which present both opportunities and obstacles, along with the need for strategies to deal with each. What should I eat? What should I drink? What should I wear? For that matter, what should I pray about? Jesus said, "Don't worry about it." "Pay attention first to the Kingdom of God. All this other stuff will sort itself out." Well, he didn't say it like that exactly, but that's the gist of it. I think he'd say the same thing today. What did Jesus pay attention to? Where was his mind? It might be a place to start... 8:33:39 AM   comment []

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