On the set of "24"

(Just a preemptive strike)

Let's all play nice please and if you're new to the site, try and have some respect for the locals.

Jeez, Critter-12 ... Take it easy with the assault smileys ! :undecided

And Jlames ? Paragraphs man, paragraphs ! :cheesy:
 
That's the character from Arrested Development. Tobias Funke is a fellow who can't ever take off his pants - he's played by David Cross, who might well be the most brilliant character actor working today. Funke is a psychologist who leaves his practice to to pursue a career as an actor. He doesn't have much luck aside from being "on-standby" for a spot in the Blue Man shows. He enjoys this position until they send him a cease-and-desist letter.

Eventually, he befriends actor, acting coach and mooch, Carl Weathers, during a long airport shuttle ride. His career does not advance at all. You know, that old chestnut.

I was referencing that another poster said he'd been talking about me while I was already here in the thread. AD did this to humorous extremes during their short-lived stay on Fox.

Conversely, if you're talking about the handsome devil in my profile, wellsir, that be me. Elvis isn't the only handsome devil in the building!

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John, you're right. Paragraphs. And sorry, we should play nice. We go aways back and you know how I get with people who, well, you're right, John. Enough said. Anyway, I'm so happy 2nd Unit is stimulating debate. These people work so hard which is why when El Papel was picked up, it was l,ike someone handed them a million dollars. Just that little bit of recognition go such a long way and it figures it'd be most recognized at DVXUser. Jarred and you and the est of the guys... Just thanks. I've gotten e-mails from every one of the cast and crew whom I directed to this site and they really appreciate the input and I mean all of it. And as a final note, from the bottom of my heart to overland films, I meant what I said with all sincerity. Nash Bridges had a great crew from the top of the BTL to the bottom so if you worked that show, you obviously have some credits to you your name. You'll find I defend my people like a mama cat and her kittens and if you'd care to join us, I'll do no less for you. I think the audience would appreciate hearing some war stories from you so the guest chair is always open to you. With the highest degree of sincerity I say to you, no hard feelings. Please join us and spread the war stories.
Jonathan
 
Someone just sent me the grestest compliment that I wanted to share with you.

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Experts
There are some experts who guard their infinite knowledge and refuse to teach others their supposed secrets. They are afraid that someone will take their job or afraid that people will discover that they really don't really know all that much. Bluster and aggressiveness can cover for a lack of basic knowledge.

Experts with secrets that they are not willing to share are also often not willing to take the challenge to break new ground and find new solutions that will keep them on the cutting edge and ahead of their competition from whom they think they must keep their secrets from.

The truly accomplished are those who train and share their knowledge because they know that in teaching they learn more themselves. Good questions fine tune knowledge just in the explaining. When the teacher does not know the answer to a question it sparks a search for the answer and a growth in knowledge.

The expert who rests solely on his laurels can be left behind by those eager enough to strive for higher skills and knowledge.

The expert that knows it all usually doesn't. He is merely trying to convince himself and others that he does. As the saying goes "A legend in his own mind."

Words indeed to lve by.
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overland films I think jlames was referring to the picture of the old guy you posted. Who is that? I'm sure we should know.
Nice picture of you with the "Cuda" in your profile. Elvis would of been proud of that car
 
jlames said:
Someone just sent me the grestest compliment that I wanted to share with you.

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Experts
There are some experts who guard their infinite knowledge and refuse to teach others their supposed secrets. They are afraid that someone will take their job or afraid that people will discover that they really don't really know all that much. Bluster and aggressiveness can cover for a lack of basic knowledge.

Experts with secrets that they are not willing to share are also often not willing to take the challenge to break new ground and find new solutions that will keep them on the cutting edge and ahead of their competition from whom they think they must keep their secrets from.

The truly accomplished are those who train and share their knowledge because they know that in teaching they learn more themselves. Good questions fine tune knowledge just in the explaining. When the teacher does not know the answer to a question it sparks a search for the answer and a growth in knowledge.

The expert who rests solely on his laurels can be left behind by those eager enough to strive for higher skills and knowledge.

The expert that knows it all usually doesn't. He is merely trying to convince himself and others that he does. As the saying goes "A legend in his own mind."

Words indeed to lve by.
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Unfortunatley I don't fall into either category

I'm just a hack

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Thanks Jonathan ! :cheesy:
 
We will see with your dramafest entery John. So far your projects have been very interesting to watch. Except the last and I won't go there! We all have projects better left in the vault than seen in public.
Scott
 
haha :)

Hey about halfway through the episode! I am lovin' it! What's this internet only show based around CTU??? I want to see this!
 
overlandfilms said:
That's the character from Arrested Development. Tobias Funke is a fellow who can't ever take off his pants - he's played by David Cross, who might well be the most brilliant character actor working today. Funke is a psychologist who leaves his practice to to pursue a career as an actor. He doesn't have much luck aside from being "on-standby" for a spot in the Blue Man shows. He enjoys this position until they send him a cease-and-desist letter.

Eventually, he befriends actor, acting coach and mooch, Carl Weathers, during a long airport shuttle ride. His career does not advance at all. You know, that old chestnut.

I was referencing that another poster said he'd been talking about me while I was already here in the thread. AD did this to humorous extremes during their short-lived stay on Fox.

Conversely, if you're talking about the handsome devil in my profile, wellsir, that be me. Elvis isn't the only handsome devil in the building!

e
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That's who that guy is in the picture. David Cross. The guy is brilliantly funny. The 'Cuda was one of four we had on the show. Rodney could tell you some stories about trying to keep them - any of them - running for any length of time. None of 'em were Hemis - I think the hero car was a 440.

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Still, they were the envy of everyone who worked the show and always turned some heads when we were jumping them on the streets of San Francisco.

e
 
overlandfilms said:
That's the character from Arrested Development. Tobias Funke is a fellow who can't ever take off his pants - he's played by David Cross, who might well be the most brilliant character actor working today. Funke is a psychologist who leaves his practice to to pursue a career as an actor. He doesn't have much luck aside from being "on-standby" for a spot in the Blue Man shows. He enjoys this position until they send him a cease-and-desist letter.

Eventually, he befriends actor, acting coach and mooch, Carl Weathers, during a long airport shuttle ride. His career does not advance at all. You know, that old chestnut.

I was referencing that another poster said he'd been talking about me while I was already here in the thread. AD did this to humorous extremes during their short-lived stay on Fox.

Conversely, if you're talking about the handsome devil in my profile, wellsir, that be me. Elvis isn't the only handsome devil in the building!

e
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Did someone mention AD?
*It ain't easy being whi...*
 
Yeah, the first episode was pretty cool :) Totally has the 24 feel! Though it's not exactly real time as it cuts and the Rookie is outside immediatley :)
 
First, John,

A hero is someone who moves beyond fear
toward battles his heart has to win,
who conquers not so much with forceful bravado;
but by summoning strength from within.

A hero is someone whose sense of what's right
propels him as nothing else could,
and when he performs beyond all his dreams;
it is selflessly for other's good.

It is not within him to carry revenge,
nor to boast of victories won,
but to quietly face every new challenge;
doing what needs to be done.

And even if fate deals him less than fair hands,
he plays them with fairness of heart,
for it is an inherent goodness within
that sets a hero apart.

What you do here, each and every day, with Jarred land and the others, exemplifies that word and everyone who strives, inwardly and outwardly, to reach these goals, could and should take a page from your personal journal of the heart. Good, bad or indifferent, you entries and workproducts strive to do many things but chief among g them is get better each and every time you publish them. So if there's a degree of improvement, that's personal pride you've earned and we envy. But more importantly, that improvement, or more precisely, the way you achieved it and how you share that methodology with us here is the mark of you as a man. That is a hero and i for one thank you for being a hero.

Now, as to Overland Films, once again, please let us fly you down here for and interview, if for no other reason that to share your experiences on nash. For me and mil.lions of others, it was on]=e of our favorite action shows and the filmmaking world can and should take a page from it. I was there for a year on Miami Vice, during the difficult years, and there;'s so much to talk about. So again and finally I ask you, please come out for the interview. Or, at the very least, I'll meet you 2/3 of the way in San jose. Adobe is there, one of our sponsors and we can use the campus for the interview. WhAt do you say???
 
jlames,

It'd be a cross-country trip now, as I'm in North Carolina. I will drop you a line the next time I'm in Manhattan Beach, where my wife's mom and dad live.

As I said, I'd love to come contribute a day or two of work toward your projects in whatever capacity you need.

In all actuality, me going on about my experience on Bridges will do little to illuminate or educate beyond what Rodney stated about his experience. We had a great crew - I worked with Pat Moriarity in the sound dept. and Doug Williams in the carpentry department. As you stated, these guys are simply at the top of their game.

I would love to collaborate on a few episodes with you on SFX and other technology innovators.

A few that really should be highlighted include: Jon Erland, ASC - the "father of modern blue-screen"; John Dykstra, who invented the Dykstraflex Motion Control System and left ILM to found Apogee and helm Battlestar Galactica; Tak Miyagishima of Panavision, who recently received a lifetime achievement Oscar and who opened the doors for me so many years ago as he and the rest of their Tarzana (Hollywood) team have done for so many up-and-coming filmmakers. Three episodes could be given over to Panavision and I could easily spend the rest of my life just hanging out at their shop to hear stories!

Post-production technology - which has changed so much since I cut my teeth on a Steenbeck twenty years ago - could be five episodes. There are limitless possibilities here on what is a very daunting set of processes for emerging filmmakers outside the mainstream schools or commercial studio environment. As you know, there are many threads here given over to question on editing, grading and output to broadcast and theatrical distribution formats.

As you know, and have already jumped feet first into documenting, there are almost limitless numbers of people who are deserving of study through your series. Listening to me drone on about the time Tommy Chong came to the set for a show that ended a long time ago advances no one.

Keep it up! I love what you guys are doing.

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Overlandfilms, It is driving me nuts. I know I should know who the elder gentleman is in the pic you posted is. But I don't who is he??
 
David Cross. I posted a bit about this actor above. His character quotes from AR are here. He's milk through-the-nose funny.

His breakout role was as "Donnie" on Just Shoot Me. Should've gotten his own spinoff out of it, but I guess it's better he didn't. Too much of a good thing and all that.

e
 
overlandfilms said:
David Cross. I posted a bit about this actor above. His character quotes from AR are here. He's milk through-the-nose funny.

His breakout role was as "Donnie" on Just Shoot Me. Should've gotten his own spinoff out of it, but I guess it's better he didn't. Too much of a good thing and all that.

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I think 'Mr. Show' was the best!

http://imdb.com/title/tt0112084/
 
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