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	Now Playing Magazine
		That’s the backdrop for Fever Pitch, and it was supposed to all be set against the serial futility of the Red Sox, who had not won a World Series crown since 1918.
		Hollywood always gets a good knuckle-rapping for its improbably syrupy happy endings, but Fever Pitch stands as proof positive that truth is really often stranger — and more saccharine — than fiction could ever aspire to be.
		That the film deftly incorporates this footage and sweeps you up in its thrilling, fluky circumstance (providing, one assumes, that you’re not a Yankees fan) is no great feat of meticulously mapped filmmaking — it’s all pure happenstance.
	www.nowplayingmag.com /content/view/2734/47 (409 words)

	Movie Review - Fever Pitch (2005) - eFilmCritic
		This is bad enough during the flat-out comedic moments but the worst parts of “Fever Pitch” are the ones where he tries and utterly fails to be charming and romantic—his declarations of love are so far removed from genuine emotion that it feels as if he is waiting for a laugh track after every line.
		Casting is one of those areas of filmmaking that rarely gets the glamorous publicity—you’ll never see an “Access Hollywood” feature on “Hollywood’s Hottest Cast Directors” in this or nay other lifetime—but it is arguably one of the most important aspects of the entire process.
		Unfortunately, this winds up subverting two of the film’s key scenes; when Ben wails about missing “the greatest game ever,” his obsession doesn’t seem too off-base because it actually was a stunning turnaround.
	efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=11921&reviewer=389 (1001 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: David Twohy on 'Pitch Black'
		Twohy about the film, the DVD and his interest in sci-fi and horror filmmaking.
		Also boasting two screen-specific audio commentaries with Twohy, his cast and the special effects team and a making-of featurette, Pitch Black is a visually and sonically arresting DVD.
		A hit when first released in the winter of 2000, Pitch Black is one of the few modern thrillers that is able to affectionately hark back to the sci-fi/horror classics of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, like ALIEN, The Thing and Forbidden Planet, yet still bring fresh elements and genuine suspense to the mix.
	www.dvdfile.com /news/special_report/interviews/10_questions/twohy_david (454 words)

	Toronto International Film Festival Group
		After all the pitches are done, the Toronto International Film Festival Group's International Industry Advisory Committee selects one winner from the competitors for the $10,000 CDN award.
		Our Mission is to Inspire audiences to a greater understanding of the world's cultures through film, Celebrate past, present and future achievements of Canadian and international filmmaking, and Illuminate the power of film through education for all ages.
		Our goal is to foster a unique pitch event.
	www.tiffg.ca /content/industry/2005/pitchthis.asp (1458 words)

	24framefilms.com--low budget 24P DV and digital filmmaking resource and premiere venue.
		The consumer-marketed miniDV format uses a 10-micron track pitch, Sony's DVCAM format employs the slightly wider 15-micron track pitch, and Panasonic's DVCPRO possesses the widest of all, 18 microns, and is the only DV format which requires the more expensive, and more robust, metal particle tape formulation (as opposed to metal evaporated).
		Panasonic's second-generation DV format, DVCPRO50 uses a similar dual CODEC approach, also employing full 4:2:2 quantization (compared to standard DVCPRO which is only 4:1:1), yet still retains the compact 6.35mm tape format.
		In spring of 1999, Panasonic had finally fulfilled their contract with NBC issuing all crews with brand new AJ-D910s.
	www.24framefilms.com /dvformats.htm (1458 words)

	KODAK: FOX searchlab - Print Friendly Version
		Fox Searchlab works with up to 40 aspiring filmmakers per year with the aim being to create digital shorts that help them become the next generation of theatrical filmmaking talent.
		Once members turn in their project, they get a chance to pitch a feature film idea to Fox Searchlight Pictures.
		Fox Searchlight Pictures launched a new program last year for filmmakers at the dawn of their careers.
	www.kodak.com /US/en/motion/students/onCampus/july2002/fox.shtml (443 words)

	Sports Hollywood - Ten Questions with Garry Marshall
		But on his days off from filmmaking, he takes off his director's cap and dons a baseball cap, to pitch softball.
		Garry Marshall is one of the most influential comedic talents of the last 50 years.
		Garry Marshall: Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters.
	www.sportshollywood.com /askmarshall.html (487 words)

	IFILM - Shorts: Brown Eyed Girl -
		Then enter the L.A. Film School Pitch Contest, and you could win a 6-Week Digital-Video Filmmaking Class!
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		Adrenaline Anime Comedy Girls Movies Music Videos Shorts
	www.ifilm.com /ifilmdetail/2462413 (238 words)

	Books by
		At the time, Breashears and his filmmaking crew were at the base camp preparing for their own climb--originally planned for that same day but postponed after realizing there would already be several other groups on the summit.
		As the world's fascination with mountaineering reaches a fever pitch, the question remains: Why climb?
		David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld have culled remarkably evocative archival photography from Mallory's expeditions to Everest and, by virtue of their long familiarity with Everest, bring a uniquely insightful perspective to this dramatic story.
	www.literati.net /Breashears/BreashearsBooks.htm (238 words)

	Script Nurse: Screenwriting education, screenplay articles, writing resources, screenwriter forums, script advice.
		Whether your interest is in filmmaking or writing spec scripts for feature film or a teleplay for television, try us for ideas and suggestions.
		Script Coverage - Sunset Script offers screenplay coverage and analysis, pitch contests, festivals, script reading, screenplay contests, entertainment industry networking and Hollywood insider news for advanced screenwriters.
		Script Nurse: Screenwriting education, screenplay articles, writing resources, screenwriter forums, script advice.
	www.scriptnurse.com (779 words)

	Sports Hollywood - Ten Questions with Garry Marshall
		But on his days off from filmmaking, he takes off his director's cap and dons a baseball cap, to pitch softball.
		In fact, just a day after pitching his Falcon Theatre coed softball team to victory in Burbank, Marshall sat down with SportsHollywood and answered various sports and entertainment questions posed by our staff.
		Sports Hollywood - Ten Questions with Garry Marshall
	www.sportshollywood.com /askmarshall.html (487 words)

	Ghost World (2001): Reviews
		If, like me, you've been wondering how Terry Zwigoff, the brilliant documentary filmmaker who made "Crumb," would negotiate his shift to fiction filmmaking, here's your answer: brilliantly.
		Pitch-perfect -- not just the most enjoyable movie of the year but the first (after Crumb) to get the tone of a certain strain of "underground" comic right.
		Based on the well-known comic, Ghost World tells the story of neo-cool Enid (Birch) and Rebecca (Johansson) who, faced with high school graduation take a hard look at the world they wryly observe and decide what they really want.
	www.metacritic.com /video/titles/ghostworld (487 words)

	Cornwall Film Festival 2005
		Cornwall Film Festival is a vibrant Festival focussing on Cornish filmmaking, offering local and national premieres, masterclasses, workshops, discussions and parties for everyone from the enthusiast to the professional.
		The audience at the Govynn Kernewek Award live pitching event were able to contribute to the vote for the winner as well as awarding their own prize, Canopus film editing software worth over £500.
		Early development of Ideas for the Govynn Kernewek Award – cash (£5,000 in 2005) and support to make a film in Cornish, will help a successful application and pitch.
	www.cornwall-film-festival.co.uk (653 words)

	The ScriptJournal - Screenwriting news, screenplays, movies, films, writing, and filmmaking
		For example, students at USC have to pitch their stories and compete with other students to get their chance to direct.
		The more notable schools (UCLA, NYU, USC, AFI and Columbia) are very tough to get into and just because you get in, it doesn't mean you get to direct a film.
		At UCLA students are required to complete a film (or video production) in their senior year.
	www.scriptjournal.com /Articles/Features/JG_wantdirect.html (653 words)

	Sundance Film Festival - News - Muzi.com
		LOS ANGELES - As the Sundance Film Festival, the leading U.S. showcase for independent motion pictures, raises its curtains Thursday, several gender-bending films and digital movies have focused a spotlight on what may be a new wave of indie filmmaking.
		LOS ANGELES - As the Sundance Film Festival gets underway this weekend, dozens of companies are descending on Park City to pitch their products to filmmakers, celebrities and the public.
		PARK CITY, Utah - ``Inside Deep Throat,'' a documentary that premiered this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, examines the legacy of the 1972 flick, a forerunner of today's hardcore adult-entertainment industry and a touchstone for obscenity laws.
	lateline.muzi.net /cc/english/14913.shtml (485 words)

	Roberto Arlt -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Baseball player Roberto Clemente could hit almost every kind of pitch, and his powerful throwing arm as a right fielder helped tag out many base runners.
		Italian motion-picture director Roberto Rossellini directed the first film created in the Italian style of filmmaking called neorealism, Open City (1945).
		A first-generation descendant of German immigrants, Arlt felt alienated from Argentine society.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9009495?tocId=9009495 (649 words)

	kamera.co.uk - book review - The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon: Edwardian Britain on Film by Vanessa Toulmin, Simon Popple & Patrick Russell - reviewed by Robert Williamson
		In a piece about films Mitchell and Kenyon made of football matches, David Russell observes that the use of pitch-side advertising hoardings was already well-established, indicating that advertisers had been tipped off to the presence of film cameras.
		The sheer number of these films in the Mitchell and Kenyon collection – a total of ninety-nine – allows us to see the deeper trends in the production of this type of film, showing the deliberate shot construction involved, and elevating it to a properly understood genre of early filmmaking.
		Mitchell and Kenyon's films of workers leaving their factories were made to attract those very workers to local film shows with the possibility of spotting themselves on the screen.
	www.kamera.co.uk /books/the_lost_world_of_mitchell_kenyon_edwardian_britain_on_film.php (649 words)

	God of Filmmaking Robert Zemeckis Director of Forrest Gump, Back to the Future
		Zemeckis actually pitched this idea to John Milius, the executive producer of 1941, back in the mid seventies, but Milius liked 1941 better, so it was chosen to be done first.
		Just out of film school, Zemeckis and Robert Gale were lucky enough to pitch their idea to an un-busy Spielberg.
		Robert Zemeckis has created a few of our most beloved films.
	www.ambidextrouspics.com /html/robert_zemeckis.html (1591 words)

	Ridley Scott @ Filmbug
		Scott's next feature, the landmark masterpiece Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford, is still considered a milestone of contemporary filmmaking.
		Founded in 1987, Mill Film helped create visual effects for such features as Shakespeare in Love, Babe: Pig in the City, Pitch Black, Cats and Dogs, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and dozens more.
		Scott went on to direct the big-screen fantasy Legend, starring Tom Cruise; the urban thriller Someone to Watch Over Me, with Tom Berenger; and the cross-cultural gangster epic Black Rain, with Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia.
	www.filmbug.com /db/2890 (879 words)

	Movies Other
		In her filmmaking as much as in her writing, Miller demonstrates a technical skill akin to glibness; too bad her creative velocity seems set on cruise control.
		Rebecca Miller, daughter of Arthur Miller, writes beautifully, with precise detail and pitch-perfect tone, in her collection of stories Personal Velocity.
		That’s part of the problem with her film adaptation of the same.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/movies/trailers/documents/02573418.htm (879 words)

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