‘Obsession’ director Curry Barker was asked about art director Sally Choi’s viral IG post, where she advocated for industry-wide change and improved pay conditions for low-budget crews:
“I have nothing but respect for the art department, and the work they did was extraordinary. Everybody on this film worked so hard and they deserve to be recognized. This movie was made for so little money that it’s typical that the only people who [directly] benefit from its financial success are the people who took on some sort of risk"
“What I hope is that every person that worked really hard on this film will see opportunities to catapult their careers in ways that can be very financially fruitful for them — like what’s happening for me"
(via @THR)
#Obsession filmmaker Curry Barker says he’s NOT a “YouTuber”:
"I never thought of myself as a YouTuber. My journey isn’t that much different from the greats we know[who] started by making short films until somebody finally gave them a chance. YouTube was just a platform.” https://t.co/xJq1Ui2od2
admire this show for not just doin s1 over n over, and having the balls to fart around with its artsy baumbachian vignettes (to albeit mixed results,) not sure i’m too stoked on season 5 being “let’s host a talent show to save the community center!!!” vibes.
anyone with half a brain could tell you that the cultural conditions that allowed the original scary movies to be made, be funny, and succeed simply do not exist anymore.
@thugmajesty7 i’m like convinced all the therapy/dinner stuff was forced in by the screenwriter who’s only writing credits up until backrooms was bad network television. Feels completely different tonally from the rest of the movie/Kane’s other work.
Great series overall but very clearly a product of first term Trump, when it tries to make points about what was happening at the time it becomes incredibly hamfisted.
@hanfjob one time I played this song on my neighbor friend’s computer (I had dial up at home, so no youtube) so many times in a row that his mom stopped rolling cigarettes in the kitchen to come yell at me.
I had a professor tell our class freshmen year that in _____ field, you might toil away in low level positions for your entire career and never get an opportunity for growth. I dropped out of the program. Anyone with a brain could tell it had not always been this way. raw deal.
i’d like to read about the collective ladder pull that has happened over the last 25 years. the lack of meaningful opportunity for young people. what drove the older gen to put up endless walls? No desire to keep their trades chugging beyond themselves. No mentors anymore.