Don't give up. Don't ever give up. This post was written by Seth Landau. “How can I help you?” was the first thing the late Gary Winick ever said to me. We were introduced by family in the early aughts and he was on the phone from New York. I was in my home office in L.A. preparing my first feature film called “Take Out.” Offering assistance isn’t common in Hollywood as anyone who’s worked in the business knows. Consequently, when one of the pillars of the independent film community made himself available and even volunteered help, I was momentarily shocked. Over the next few years, Mr. Winick—who first broke through with his low-budget Tadpole but by now was a full-fledged filmmaker powerhouse with his companies InDigEnt and Cinetic Media—became a transcontinental virtual mentor over phone and email at a time when I absolutely needed a guiding hand. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 4 March, 2022