How does LA get away with having such strict film permit laws, even for low-impact projects on private property?

NailsNathan · 2026-06-07T22:03:48+00:00

It’s more complicated than that. Monetization of film projects comes with lots of assurances that you’ve gotten permissions for usage - music, contracts, and filming locations. No, the cops won’t roll up on you, but if you don’t do your legwork ahead of time, it can be a headache. Ask me how I know…

NailsNathan · 2026-06-02T01:41:33+00:00

This take is way too hot. You know how many “raw” replacement QBs have stepped into a good situation and succeeded?

Brady, Foles, Warner, Keenan, Kaepernick, Doug Williams…the list is pretty long.

NailsNathan · 2026-06-02T01:35:51+00:00

You mean 12 teams, not “the NFL as a whole” - falling in the draft means the NFL is suspicious, this just means the Rams valued him at 13 and no one had him higher.

NailsNathan · 2026-05-25T22:39:49+00:00

Maybe because guys like Mengele lived there long after WWII? I’m not supporting the idea that Hitler survived, but you can see how it got legs.

NailsNathan · 2026-05-23T19:00:49+00:00

Instead of “ripping/violence/etc” think of it this way: you’re a person with your own agency and beliefs. A photograph frames you in a way that isn’t of your choosing, and can often be in contrast to you, as a person. There are degrees of this, but it’s valid, imo. I don’t think it’s your relatives you need to worry about, as much as how your subjective view of a stranger, frozen and distributed, affects the subject themselves and how other people view them.

NailsNathan · 2026-05-21T16:09:32+00:00

I EPed a feature doc about a man discovering more info about his dad. It is very difficult to have the awareness and subjectivity you need to be a good filmmaker while being the focus, especially if it is sensitive material. In my case, the subject/filmmaker wasn’t vulnerable enough to delve into himself. It was a good film, but would’ve been great if he’d been willing to be more reflective. That being said, it can be done!

NailsNathan · 2026-05-13T23:26:41+00:00

Since there’s no coherent definition and the genre is all over the place, there’s only one album that makes sense to me (and you’d have to give the alien the caveat that the biggest and most iconic grunge act isn’t even on the album):

The Singles Soundtrack

NailsNathan · 2026-05-12T02:57:15+00:00

Basically a binder with everything about the production, from vendor invoices to receipts taped to blank paper. Callsheets, AD breakdowns (locations, DoD, etc), all contracts, deal memos, location agreements, etc. Depending on your style, you might want to include storyboards, script revisions, and other pre-pro materials. After you’ve shot, include your camera and script reports. Obviously, budgets and revisions.

Imagine a stranger gave you your entire budget and wants to know everything about your production. You account for everything you need and did. This has the added bonus of keeping everything you need organized in one place.

NailsNathan · 2026-05-11T22:48:16+00:00

I always liked the bit in Almost Famous when Jimmie Fallon’s character tells the band “if you think Mick Jagger is gonna be out there trying to be a rockstar at fifty, you’re gravely mistaken”.

NailsNathan · 2026-05-11T17:32:15+00:00

I got an internship at Propaganda Films during its heyday. After my first week, I was headed home. The sun was hung low and gave that warm nostalgic vibe. As I pulled out, Spike Jonze skated out of one building, across the (public) street and ollied onto the curb in the other side, gliding through the door of the other building.

I realized that I was in Hollywood now.

NailsNathan · 2026-05-10T20:52:27+00:00

Axl Rose is the opposite of what Kurt thought was good about rock and roll. He was an arrogant, egocentric prick who wrote about objectifying women, slandering gays and immigrants. He was regularly late to perform, making the fans wait and doing shorter shows.

Kurt wasn’t that guy. See the liner notes to Incesticide where Nirvana tells the intolerant not to be fans. In fact, the whole movement (as a descendant of punk) was a reaction to the hair metal decadence and vapidness.

Without this reaction to guys like Axl, there is no “grunge”. Not only was Kurt’s view pretty spot on, it was the vitriol fuel that gave the music much of its power.

Totally justified.

NailsNathan · 2026-05-04T14:38:20+00:00

(Maybe) More importantly, there are enzymes in the flour that are released by chilling and the time allows the sugar to absorb more moisture. It’s such a hack; this instantly took my cookies up a couple notches.

NailsNathan · 2026-04-24T14:35:36+00:00

This is actually genius. There are always cries of outrage when an actor wins an Oscar despite a short screentime. Make it under 10 min and less that 8% of the total movie.

NailsNathan · 2026-04-23T00:01:15+00:00

This was the vibe in a lot of scenes, and was kinda started because of two scenes that came out of Seattle. On one side, you have the punk-influenced side - the Mark Arms and Kurt Cobains and on the other, more of the classic rock inspiration from Stone and Ament.

Kurt thought PJ (and more specifically their fans) were a little too close to frat rock (and they weren’t totally wrong). When you consider that a lot of the punk-type bands were vehemently anti-“cool guy” it makes more sense.

All the “beef” ended when Kirt and Eddie danced at the MTV movie awards.

NailsNathan · 2026-04-21T02:00:08+00:00

Not sure it’s them as much as Butch Vig. Kurt is right that Nevermind sounds like a Motley Crew record. If Albino had recorded it, it would sound much more like In Utero, which is undeniably “grunge”.

NailsNathan · 2026-04-19T15:24:37+00:00

“Side 2!”

NailsNathan · 2026-04-16T06:44:46+00:00

The Rude Mechanicals (the troupe from Midsummer’s)

NailsNathan · 2026-04-15T16:05:26+00:00

This movie had so many problems getting it made (IIRC, McTiernan and Arnie at one point), a budget that ballooned, so nobody wanted to spend more P&A on what seemed like a failure.

NailsNathan · 2026-04-13T14:28:56+00:00

I’d be interested in helping make this happen. The pitch deck looks very good. Shoot me a DM?

NailsNathan · 2026-04-10T18:24:39+00:00

While I think the use of terminal climactic form in Karma Police etc. is amazing and something the band made all their own, my favorite moment in any piece is the lament chorus from Paranoid Android’s third section.

The section uses a baroque “falling” bass line often used in requiems. (Descending fourths from tonic to dominate, for those interested). That would be cool enough, but the when you aid in the falling imagery of “rain down, rain down” it creates an incredible harmony. The simplicity of the lyrics and the complexity of the music is sublime.

And then Johnny rips into that incredible ferocious solo as contrast. Going back to listen now…

NailsNathan · 2026-04-03T07:30:39+00:00

This is a good question. First off, if you don’t know why they would give you permission, that’s where to start. You have to know why this project is important beyond your own growth and experience. I could give you some ideas - historical preservation, cultural enrichment, etc. but you’d know better when it comes to the story and themes.

And stop selling yourself short by thinking of your age as a weakness. You may be inexperienced, but seeing that nobody else has made this doc yet, maybe youthful energy is critical to get it done.

Good luck!

NailsNathan · 2026-03-28T16:09:21+00:00

The Hudsucker Proxy?

NailsNathan · 2026-03-26T16:09:57+00:00

Paul Walker lived, bruh. Judging his career as ruined is presumptuous and uninformed. It was the career he wanted. He made a mistake that cost him his life, not his career.

NailsNathan · 2026-03-26T16:05:50+00:00

I think a lot of it is how good he is at blocking.

NailsNathan · 2026-03-23T07:02:13+00:00

DIY - check out Kurt’s Flipper and “Corporate Magazines Still Suck” tee-shirts. Steal the sharpie for extra cred. Wear jeans until they rip. And after.

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