Trailer time

Hey guys,

Some new things:

1.  Alberto and the Concrete Jungle (my debut feature film in case you don't know by now) will be available very soon on VOD (like in the coming weeks). So figured it's time to publicize the full trailer -- a pretty decent representation of the feel of the film.
   Check it and share!

   

2. Make some beats right now with the Roland50 Studio
   

3. Saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu
   Here he plays Bach
   And lots more Bach
   

4. Jonny Greenwood had quite the movie year.
   Spencer
   The Power of the Dog
   Licorice Pizza
   Apparently he faked playing the keyboard when he first joined Radiohead.  And this is confirmation that one variation of the Phantom Thread theme is indeed inspired by Barry Lyndon's use of Handel.
   

5. Of course, see The Batman. Catchy score from Michael Giacchino.  But there are more reasons. This was more up my alley than Nolan's films. Some voice over work was unnecessary, some conversations late in the film get bogged down, and some comparisons to the real world and identity politics may be a little unfair, but it's overall a great display of tone and stylish controlled emotion. Take it as a character piece and tightly coiled sophisticated noir... and a dark thriller in the vein of Seven. Doesn't hurt that it's captured by cinematographer Greig Fraser, who also shot Dune. Robert Pattinson, though subtle, makes you feel something. So does Paul Dano. And Zoë Kravitz...
   
   ...who also impresses in Kimi, which deserves attention too -- funny that this trailer doesn't show anything about her interesting character, which is one of the best parts about the film. Also funny that Devin Ratray (Kevin's older brother Buzz in Home Alone) is named Kevin here -- no coincidence, since the final sequence here is a Home Alone homage.
   

6. Blurbing.
   

7. When did everybody start calling themselves content creators?
    

8. In case you've wanted to dig more into NFTs and what it could possibly mean for those creators specifically called filmmakers, Indie FIlm Hustle talks about it a few times, once with these filmmakers, who put out a few types surrounding their film Lotawana:
   copyright NFTs (owning shares in the film);
   perk NFTs (world premiere tickets and more);
   and the good ol' art NFTs (stills from the film).
   
   For a while, I couldn't wrap my head around why NFTs are an attractive buy. In the Indie Film Hustle podcast, Alex Ferrari gives a good comparison to "rookie cards."  Say for example, Spielberg, before he was famous, had an NFT. Maybe a still frame from an early film. Or a small clip. Or an image of his signature. Minted as an NFT. A Spielberg rookie card. It might be worth little at that point. But after his popularity grows, it's going to be worth a lot. Certified ownership of that minted NFT is somewhat like certified ownership of an original painting: more valuable than owning any duplicate.
   
   So, if you feel that the creator behind an NFT will grow, you may be enticed to buy it. Maybe you'll want to sell it after its value rises. If you do, there's actually an added benefit for the creator: he/she could earn up to 10% of those future sells (which he likely wouldn't get by selling a real-world painting).

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Chris