Notes from Day 4 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival:
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Jan
29
LDS Film Festival 2012: Day 3
Notes from Day 3 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival:
Jan
16
Christian Films vs LDS Films — A Re-Review of Island of Grace (Rescued)
Island of Grace is the “Christian-ified” version of the film Rescued (one of Candlelight Media’s dual release films discussed in a previous post). While I wasn’t a huge fan of Rescued, I was curious about the differences and decided to re-watch both films to see what changes were worthy of note. You may ask: why? Why spend …
Sep
27
Sexual Content vs. Violent Content in Movie Ratings
Conventional wisdom says movie ratings in the US are far more tolerant of violence and gore than sex and nudity, in contrast with Europe and Asia where it is usually reversed. Restrictive NC-17 ratings that would keep younger viewers away entirely are primarily given for sexual content, while films with extremely violent content routinely …
May
13
LDS Film Criticism (Part 3): How To Review An LDS Film
Continuing from Part 1 and Part 2: if we admit that LDS film (like any artistic medium) needs “criticism” in principle, how do you do it in practice? What’s a fair point of criticism and what isn’t? Here’s how I approach it…
Apr
19
LDS Film Criticism (Part 2): The Role of “Criticism” in LDS Culture and Art
[Continued from Part 1] When I was in the Stake Sunday School Presidency some years ago, our primary responsibility was to consult with ward presidencies on the question: ‘How can we improve teaching in the Church?’.
Apr
15
Criticism Within LDS Film: Part 1 — What is Film Criticism?
Art criticism has existed as long as art has, if only through “critics” sharing personal reactions to the art form. In ancient times, the Greeks and Romans not only developed great writers of literature, but great theories about literature as well — forming a foundation for early literary criticism.
Mar
21
LDS Film: The Need For a New Distribution Model
Once Upon A Summer is a film released to DVD in 2009, and directed by Rob Diamond. It’s gotten decent reviews, and stars two actors I respect: Heather Beers (Charly, Baptists At Our Barbecue) and Matthew Reese (Beauty & The Beast, Rescued). In other words, it’s a film I’d be interested in seeing…unfortunately, I can’t. It’s …
Jan
31
The Final Day in the Life: My Experience Creating “The End.”
For the past three years I’ve had the privilege of being directly involved in the LDS Film Festival. This doesn’t count the year before, when I merely attended. The first year, I entered the 24 hour film making marathon with what was my second short film, and it was pretty terrible. Then last year I …
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