Today's the big day: the 87th annual Academy Awards. Perfect timing to share this Oscars® "For Your Consideration" video for Christian Bale's latest historical epic Slavery. According to Brooklyn-based sketch comedy troupe The Shorts Show, nobody but the mighty Welshman could properly tell the story of this tragic period in American history. Spoiler Alert: Bale is a slave.
The Art of Brooklyn asked The Shorts Show's creator Corey Scott Rutledge and director/writer/editor Nick Snow about making comedy videos, working as a team and why whitewashing in movies needs to be called out and mocked whenever possible. Read on for the interview and video! It all started with a series of real voicemails left for Coney-Island-born filmmaker William D. Caballero by his grandfather. They congratulate, scold, and offer words of wisdom across a variety of topics ranging from birthdays to trips to Puerto Rico. Will decided to turn these voicemails into a short film, and the beloved character of "Gran'pa" was born. We interviewed Will about his award-winning film, turning that film into a web series and his experiences at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. Steiner Studios — the largest sound stage and production facility for film and television outside of Hollywood — will soon be the site for Brooklyn College's Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema.
In an exclusive story, NY1's Jeanine Ramirez got a first look at the renderings for the school's 60,000-square-foot campus at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It's scheduled to open in the fall of 2015. "We're building from scratch, so this gives us the opportunity to really re-imagine what a film school should be like in the 21st century," said Jonathan Wacks, director of the Feirstein School. The deadline for applications is January 15. FULL ARTICLE (Video watchable for TWC/NY1 customers) |
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