Blog entries

My Work and Creative Alliances: with Randy Edelman, Doug Frank and Steve Schnur

Mendi Kogosowski — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:17:26 +0100

Today was the last day of the TALA Music Track, and it felt a bit like the last day of school. We've gotten to know each other quite well over the past 5 days! Our morning treat was a 3-hour informal session with Randy, Steve and Doug (who also served as moderator), who continued sharing their knowledge and experience with us.

Doug kicked off the session by saying how much he has been enjoying his time in Israel. "We've learned a lot from interacting with you, it's marvelouRead More...

Traffic lights – Or: Opposites Attract With Ran Sarig and Adir Miller

Ayelet Mitch — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:39:08 +0100

Ran started the session by adding us to the Israeli TV documentary serie "Connected", the male version, with the camera he got. As it turns out, he is one of the characters this coming season. A suicidal kind of work, as Ran described.

Adir and Ran described their work process, which is mainly eight months of telling stories to each other and leaving out stuff that doesn't work. That's what they have in common. They are a classic case of opposites attract by nature, but tRead More...

Ed Redlich's Writers Room

Ayelet Mitch — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:30:10 +0100

Ed Redlich simulated a television writer's room and the TALA MC writers took to the challenge. After all, that's what we came here for - create and prove our talent.

In addition, Ed explained and shared stories from the Writer's Room of "The Practice" and "Without a Trace".

Ed Relich provided the opening cases of the procedural drama and the participants, split in four writing groups, came up with original acts for the openings they received. The expRead More...

The Kesher - Danny Sussman's Advice for a Successful Creative Career

Ayelet Mitch — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:17:22 +0100

This week was loaded with information and guidelines, and we all took in what we needed to establish ourselves in this tremendous field of opportunities. We received hints here and there, so we already knew that the best is yet to come. And he did.

Danny gave us the best performance right from his heart and soul, inspired and dedicated to his father, whose best advice was kindly passed on to us. It was like a good and fatherly coach giving us the motivation speech in the dressing roRead More...

StoryTelling through Music

Ayelet Mitch — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Avi Benjamin

Avi: Do we really need music in films? There are many good films without any music. But music is the soul of the film, and as such, the director needs to know how to work with the musician.

He needs to involve him early enough to let him arrange the music and to be inspired by the story and the images.

They need to sit down and talk, get to know each other's world and get their Read More...

First session: Creative and Strategic Alliances

Ayelet Mitch — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0100

First session: Creative and Strategic Alliances

with:

Prof. Eitan Green - director

Elinor Kowarsky - producer

Yaron Seelig - writer and producer

Avi cohen - director

Eitan: film makking is a tricky art of collaboration. You work with other partners who are also artists, so you have to make them work for you, but at the same time enjoy their talent and allow them to express themselves.

Pitching

Ayelet Mitch — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Eyal Halfon, writer/director

Yaron Seelig, screenwriter

Avi Cohen, creative producer/director

Eyal: The most important thing in pitching is sincerity, even more than passion. Your attitude, what you believe in when you make a film are even more important than being ready for your pitch, because you will always get chances to pitch again, but you can't succeed if you are not sincere about what you are doing. You have to enjoyRead More...