Peep my Tanqueray latest on “We Resist Simple”. Ten Directing tips I learned the hard way. Well worth your read…but don’t take my word for it! Check it out HERE!

On the next episode of The Double Down Film Show we’ll discuss the craft of directing with Writer/Director, Darnell Martin.

Darnell is a D.P. turned director who started out as an A.C. with Spike Lee’s outfit, 40 Acres and a Mule, before launching her own successful directing career. Apart from her most notable films, I LIKE IT LIKE THAT and CADILLAC RECORDS, Darnell has established a reputation as a skilled and efficient director of more than a decade of hit tv shows including LAW AND ORDER, HOMOCIDE, OZ, SAVED, and dozens more.

· What does she always try to do on the first day of production?

· How well did film school prepare her for Hollywood?

· What’s the different about being a Black female in Hollywood?

· What the hardest part of television directing?

· How has motherhood affected her directing?

Find out on the next Double Down Film Show. Plus, we’ll be announcing the prize winner’s for this week’s raffle for early registrants of Indie Film Boot Camp. Join us for another session of film school through the back door.

Listen in live from your computer HERE
or from your phone @ 646-929-1956.

Last night we shot the exterior scenes for “Girls Night Out” (captured on Canon’s 7D). It was cold and chaotic (Broadway in NYC on a Saturday night!) but we held it together and shot 6/8 pages in about an hour — 8 shots in total. Below is a shout out to the talented cast and crew who did a great job despite the conditions and me scrapping my shot list thanks to Murphy’s Law. I’m thankful for their time and expertise and looking forward to this weekend when head to Jersey City to capture the interior scenes that set the story up.

THE CAST
Tami Jordan as “Lea”
Stephanie Parrott as “Asia”
Nia Fairweather as “Jennifer”

THE CREW
Pete Chatmon – Director, Producer
Candice Sanchez McFarlane – Writer, Producer
Brett Allen – Producer, Ass’t Director
Lonnie Hart, Jr – Producer, Script Supervisor
Leyla Rosario – Cinematographer
Chris Dadap – Ass’t Camera
Edgardo Parada – Sound Mixer
Tysha Ampadu – Costume Designer
Shade Boyewa – Hair/Makeup
Tristan Nash – Grip/Gaffer
Greg Payton – Editor
Giga Shane – Behind-the-Scenes Documentarian

This project is a complementary component to the original 1-hour drama, “The Bridge”, created by Brett Allen and Lonnie Hart Jr.

More pics via Leyla’s BLOG!

Tonight (3/6) at midnight YOUR 10% DISCOUNT on the $99 Early Bird Registration for INDIE FILM BOOTCAMP expires!

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to learn everything my team and I acquired over 25+ years of filmmaking and entertainment industry hard knocks.

On Saturday, March 27th in NYC you’ll be immersed in 6 classes, 3 instructors, and 8+ hours of content. INDIE FILM BOOTCAMP is designed to fill the gaps left by traditional classes and seminars, providing film and media makers with the insider tips, tactics, and techniques that will take ANY project from script to screen. As always, we will deliver the motivation and inspiration necessary for you to continue to put these elements into practice.

***LET ME BE CLEAR!
This isn’t just for directors. INDIE FILM BOOTCAMP is for producers looking to learn how to put a team together … actors who need to increase their web presence … brands/corporations interested in distinguishing themselves with new media content … it’s for any and everyone aware that the moving image is the key to success in today’s world and it shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg to reach your goals.

***FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER

***ENTER THIS CODE FOR YOUR 10% DISCOUNT: D7LUV-327

$99 (w/a 10% discount) for this kind of access doesn’t come around often.

Invest in your career.

Standard registration of $119 begins at 12:01am tonight.

~ Pete Chatmon

Ubuntu Education Fund BIOCAST from Double 7 on Vimeo.

PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA – 3 March 2010 – The World Economic Forum announced today that Jacob Lief, Founder and President of Ubuntu Education Fund, has been recognized as a Young Global Leader. This honor is bestowed by the World Economic Forum each year to recognize the most distinguished young leaders below the age of 40 from around the world.

Visit the UBUNTU WEBSITE and check out the project I directed on location at their Port Elizabeth, South Africa headquarters. Congrats Jake!

Indie Film Bootcamp (Promo 3) from Double 7 on Vimeo.

6 SEMINARS. 3 SPEAKERS. 8+ HOURS CONTENT.

All for $99 with a 10% Discount for folks that register before Saturday March, 6th!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and insert this code for your 10% discount: D7LUV-327

WHY I’M INVOLVED WITH INDIE FILM BOOTCAMP:
Along this journey I’ve come across both helpful folks and… let’s just say… some “not-so-helpful” folks (fill in the quotes with the appropriate expletive). Some people seem more interested in hoarding the nuggets they’ve acquired over the years than sharing a few tidbits that might help those of us who are next in line. I understand this philosophy in theory — but wholeheartedly disagree with it! The very nature of business is competitive, but that doesn’t mean that Michael Jordan shouldn’t tell Kobe Bryant where to buy the shoes that might help his game because he doesn’t want the competition. The more people you have in a given industry, the stronger that industry becomes as the best ideas and talent rise to the top. It’s with this in mind that I’ve joined together with 2 very talented artists to deliver an All Day Indie Film Bootcamp for aspiring film and new media makers in NYC. The event will take place on Saturday, March 27th.

Check our other PROMO VIDEOS after the jump and don’t miss out on this exclusive opportunity to assist in your journey from script to screen for ANY type of project!

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Here we go again.

Welcome back folks to yet another edition of an inside look at urban schooling through the lens of my edu-blog. This week we’re talking about why teachers can’t go to other teachers’ classrooms during the school day when someone doesn’t like you.

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I ain’t got lyrics neither, but I’m not trying to have a rap career.

Fast Company is the most inspiring magazine that I read. Just renewed my subscription matter of fact, and coupled it with Inc. Magazine (the second most inspiring magazine I read). Each year they run a special issue where the staff determines the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world and every year they are ahead of the curve while providing analysis on last year’s movements.

Click HERE to check out the article and think about what it means to have 350,000,000 users. That’s gangsta.

(VIA Fast Company)

If you’ve yet to check out my page on Tanqueray’s “We Resist Simple” Lifestyle Community I can only ask, “where have you been?”… Impressions are climbing, traffic is bananas, and I wanna send a shout out to the Double 7 Community for putting 4 of my posts in the Top 5 Most Popular! Visit my page HERE and be sure to rate and comment.

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