"If aliens came down and turned on the television to find out what we're like, what are they going to see?" broadcaster and producer Darryl Dennard asks his attentive audi...
Brett Singer (left) and Simeon Schnapper, director-producers of "Dot," now in video release from Vanguard Cinema When Simeon Schnapper and Brett Singe...
"If aliens came down and turned on the television to find out what we're like, what are they going to see?" broadcaster and producer Darryl Dennard asks his attentive audi...
Mindsight/Meacham Road has not gone out of business (as recklessly reported elsewhere) and partner Dan Niccolai is optimistic about the future of the 10-year old full-...
By Dan Page REELCHICAGO.COM Music Editor Imagine showing up for work in the morning at Madison Square Garden with Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Yo-Yo Ma, Eminem, ...
Moviebytes' Frederick Mensch of Palatine. Palatine screenwriter and computer programmer Frederick Mensch set out in 1997 to address an information gap that was frust...
Citing the need for "a little more room" to accommodate its expanded rental and equipment systems, Program Productions moved into 10,000-sq. ft. space at another Lombard l...
Trailers and short promos are the standard formats used to intrigue investors into funding full-blown versions of the proposed indie film. The Squid Broth...
Hip-hop duo Giant's music video was produced for a $2,300 budget. A video for Chicago rap duo Giant's new single "Good Stuff" is slated to begin airing nat...
Los Angeles?Film and TV activity rebounded strongly in the second half of 2002 with record television ad buys and a record box office combining to bring action to...
"Open House" cinematographer Yasu Tanida shoots rigged to a moving car with the Panasonic AG-DVX100.When Gregory Burnett had a freelance assignment for ABC's "24/7" document...
"It's great to be working on something more meaningful than vegetable peelers," said Angle Park producer Martin Baumgaertner about the job that sent them throughout Chicag...
Writer/director/star Jeff Daniels sets up a shot for "Super Sucker," now in theaters. "You tell me why people didn't go," "Super Sucker" executive producer Bob Brown la...
Eight improv pros are walking past walls of floor-to-ceiling head shots, peering at the pictures, recognizing faces, occasionally putting a shot on the wall labeled "Y...
Chicago Filmmakers is experimenting with a "Salon Series" of new informal discussions with experts on various subjects to supplement its slate of production courses. The se...
Visitors to Chicago who want to attend a Chicago theatre production can simply place a finger on a computer touch screen. It will display the venue of their...
Swell's new editor, Nadia Hennrich, was originally recruited to the U.S. by Detroit's Blue Highway, after it made a search of European editors and deemed her the ideal can...
Co-cinematographer Ron Forsythe (left) and director Bernard Rose (top) on the set of "ivans Xtc.," which is up for four Independent Spirit Awards. While Hollywo...
Like a lot of young boys his age, Gary Foreman was captivated by the rugged boldness of Fess Parker as "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone," and ultima...