It’s now September 20, 2009 and Tyler Perry’s, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself ,” movie opener for a usually week box office weekend landed him a whopping $24 million to take #1. Now in its second week comes in at #3 with over $37 million in ticket sales combined for the two weeks of showing.
As Tyler Perry winds down his rigorous promotional tour of, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself,” yet another promotional tour begins for the ever anticipated, “Precious.” An Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry presented film that won over Sundance film festival, taking honors for Grand Jury and other prizes for its exquisite interpretation of Sapphires novel, “Push.”
Lee Daniels taking lead direction with an all star cast of ; Monique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, and introducing, “Gabourey Sidibe.”
Precious dreams of being famous, being adored by fans that watch BET and MTV and being loved by light-skinned lover, but her reality dims her shine as the only love and fortune she has gained is that of pain and degradation by her parents.
Life takes a twist as she is forced by her abusive mother to seek welfare for assistance. The case worker (Mariah Carey) is assigned her case and overtime befriends her and attempts to seek the roots and cause of her needs; financial, mental, physical, and emotional.
Traditional school becomes difficult for Precious and she is forced to attend an alternative school, “Each One Teach One”, to which she is befriended by Ms. Rain (Paula Patton). By trudging through her path of pain, Precious is able to find, life, love and most of all purpose.
Please support this movie: Tyler Perry’s-I Can Do Bad All By Myself.
As stated in an earlier blog post this movie will be a great; laugh, tear jerker, church going, family coming together movie what you will see this fall. So get your mom, sister, brother, friend, cousin, father, sister/brother-in law, to come out and see this movie, I ‘m sure Tyler Perry won’t dissappoint.
Have you ever been in the movies and had some real annoying things happen and you was like, “Man this sucks! I paid my money to go to the movies and…..happen and now I feel I didn’t get the experience I should have gotten.”
Well here’s some tips to help minimize the hazards when it comes to going to the movies! These maybe jokes, but these things really happen to people. Share with me how your movie experience was like and I will definitely make it a tip!
Tips to going to the movie!
1.Make sure you leave the kids at home-Nothing ruins the movies like screaming kids who want to go to the bathroom every five minutes.
2. Make sure you save enough money for popcorn and soda-Nothing ruins the movies like hearing the crunch of a potato chip bag and the crack and pop of a soda can while you’re trying to enjoy the movie. Cutting cost is annoying!
3. Make sure you get some sleep-Nothing ruins the movies like hearing the fat man in the back row cut logs and call the cows home while you’re trying to hear lines in the movies. Sorry, snooze-fest is not playing in this theater.
4.Make sure you turn your cell phone off-Nothing ruins the movies like hearing stupid ring tones, and loud conversations while you’re watching the movie. Tell Bookie and them to call you later!
5.Make sure you get their early to get a good seat. Nothing ruins the movies like trying to look over Shaq’s baby twin head while you’re trying to watch the movie. We can’t see over your melon head man!
6. Make sure you leave the video cameras home! Nothing ruins the movies like trying to have some bootlegger trying to make a $5.00 film at your expense. Give it up man, bootleg is a crappy and we can’t see it anyway!
7.Make sure you take a poopie before you come in the movie theater. Nothing ruins the movies like some over-fed fat boy stinking up the room with hissilent killers gagging me in the face while I’m trying to enjoy the movie! So serious dude you need an enema.
8.Make sure if you sit on the theater balcony that you space your chairs out or keep your feet on the floor. Nothing ruins the movies like some idiot putting his stinky feet on the back of my chair or kicking the back of my seat when he rocks back in forth. For real! This is not kindergarten man, and for the love of God please wash your feet!
9.Bring enough money for refills for popcorn and soda. Nothing ruins the movies like sharing popcorn or soda and the other person your with eats all the popcorn and drinks all the soda,but never has enough money for the refill. Cheap freeloaders never get asked back on a second date!
10. The Golden Rule Of Going To The Movies-Never, ever; scream like a girl (if you’re a dude), talk/yell, or be obnoxious. Nothing ruins the movies like some obnoxious guy/girl who’s so loud that Helen Keller starts to twitch. You were not mean to watch movies, you are meant to be in movies! Got an agent? Call Me.
Bonus Rule
I had to add this rule because I just experienced it while going to the movies and I thought is was ultra annoying.
11. When you go to the movies leave the cud at home. Nothing ruins a movie like having a cow chew cud/aka “Gum,” in your hear while you’re trying to watch the movie. Close your trap I don’t need to hear your Itunes in popping gum remixes.
If you have a movie tip please let us know and we will make it into a joke. Thanks for reading.
Most people don’t understand the dynamics behind selling an award winning film. Is it the famous director? The even famous actor? Or better yet the unknown talent that still the show that makes the movies work?
Hollywood uses a formula that makes blockbusters a film science project that makes them bank in the box office. Here’s the formula: Make it Familar, Make it Romantic, Make it Painful, and Make it Fussy, Make it Big! With many movies coming through the movies how do these moguls make movie money magic happen? Well, only one thing can truly make, “Money Making Movies,” and that’s “Speak To The Heart, The Mind Will Follow, And The Soul Will Be Released!
Ok, let’s stop and think about the last movie you went to see. How did it make you feel? What were you talking about when you got out of the movie? Did you feel a change or inspiration in yourself, or did you feel empty or wonder? This is the difference between movies that move us or turns us completely off. Next, I’m going to give you some tips to making your on Money Making Movies.
Make A Movie From Experience-Pain, Joy, Adventure, Journey.
Write from the heart first and re-write for style.
Create a plot concept that is unthinkable or out of the ordinary.
Create an love interest or love object for your character that his hard or uneasy for them to obtain.
Make your character work for every goal and obstacle they must face.
Be ready to become your charcters best friend or worst enemy.
Take your character on a ride they will never forget, or a ride that they never want to return to again.
Make your charter quirkey and somewhat annoying.
Don’t forget to add humor to your story.
Don’t forget to add intense, insane moments to your plot.
Make your charter as wide open as the story, or as closed as the book they just read.
Don’t forget to step on the toes of your audience. Direct correction hits harder then a punchline.
Don’t be bluntly volger, yet be politely human. (This is more humorous)
The more unblievable the better.
Make your charter feel there’s no hope for them.
These are some of the things that makes movies more interesting, and brings people coming back for more. The next blockbuster is right around the corner, it’s just waiting for you to write it! Stay tunned to more quirky tips about making successful movies!
When I looked at the film line up for the fall season, I can only say one word, “Inspiration.” The two films that I will discuss will be, Tyler Perry’s, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself, and (Generation) Fame. These are two must see films for FALL 2009.
Who can forget FAME? A 1980’s Film that later turned into a hit tv series where Debbie Allen played a determined dance teacher who educated gifted dance students who lived in New York’s inner city. With a mixture of Dance, Drama, Music and Art these students taught us what exceptional performing arts looked like. With their toe tapping, hips swaying, body rocking moves showed us why they were the best and why they deserved to make their dreams of FAME come true.
Now over 30 years later the 2009 rendition of FAME hits theaters nationwide September 25, 2009 and by looking at the trailer you can feel they really took the time to research this film; by taking a look at today’s talanted kids and tapping into the feelings and emotions they are enduring. They are calling this film, “Generation FAME.”
We’ve all heard it before! “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” Well most of us have either thought this way or felt this way about someone something in our lives. But Tyler Perry takes it to another level this fall by putting it on film.
On September 11, 2009, I Can Do Bad All By Myself starting Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige and Gladys Knight will come to theaters nationwide. This film tells of April (Taraji P. Henson) a nightclub singer who has to make the sudden decision to care for her sister’s children who has just been caught looting the house of Madea (Tyler Perry).
By taking on the responsiblity of sixteen-year old neice Jennifer and her two brother she is forced to also deal with her demons with drinking and the trails of her live-in married boyfriend.
Life takes a turn when a Mexican immigrant worker seeking work moves in her basement appartment takes a liking to her neice and nephews and shows her the true mean of life, love, and happiness.
Will April hold on to everything that has destroyed her life, or find new meaning in family relationships and a love that has been waiting to sweep her off her feet. This film is sure to be one that will make you laugh, cry and think about what you can do for others that will turn your life around.
With This Dedication We Say: Thank You Micheal Jackson For Being The One True “Wiz,” That has captivated us all.
The Wiz was a film that has captivated the imagination of many young and old for over 30 years now. With the cast of Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, and Richard Pryor who would have thought a, “KING,” would humble himself to play the role of a outcasted scarecrow who would captivate us, motivate us and have us moving and grooving for years to come.
Micheal Jackson’s scarecrow was truly the star of this film, one that he will be remember for, not only for dancing and singing his way into our hearts and lives, but believing that we to could dream, and take the roads less traveled to find our true purpose.
This Blog is a dedication to his work in not only song and dance but is contribution to Film and Cinema Arts. Thank you for allowing a little five year old girl dream the impossible dream of one day remaking this film as a dedication to the work, life and art of you, Micheal Jackson. Thank you so much for your contribution to this earth. As we look today upon your memorial I thank God for sending an angel to bless us all. Thank you for leaving your legacy in the earth.
From the staff and writers at DT Productions we salute you Micheal Jackson, and may the Lord God, rest your soul and spirit in his great peace and love.
DT Productions Blog was founded on June 24, 2008. And now In the month of June we are celebrating 1 YEAR of bringing you great film advice, supporting the FEMA trailer crisis, Hurricane Katrina/Rita survivors with Green The Gulf to providing blogs on Joe The Filmmaker and Daily Script Pitches. We have enjoyed this year with you and look for many more months of educational and informative information for up and coming filmmakers, script writers, producers and directors of film and stage.
Please let us know how we can further enhance this blog and give you the information that will advance your career and the life of your film and stage productions.
Hidden Secret Documentary takes you on an dangerous ride through the life of seven students (male/female) who were victimize by their school principal Mr. Frank Williams and other male teachers of Byromville Elementary School, in Byromville, GA in the early 1960’s.
The male students recount their memories of being sexually abused and bribed by the very male authority figures who were intended to provide them with a safe learning environment . The female students recount their memories of being physically abused, manipulated and used as pons in the sick games the principle and staff would inflict on them.
The former students speak about how they have progressed, and speak openly about how their generation of adults turn their backs and kept the town secret abuse and molestation hidden.
Hidden Secret Documentary is not just about a generation of students who were abused, but about a determination to live past the pain of abusive authority figures who have directly affect the lives of many children who now struggle to live with the pain of physical, mental, emotional and sexual abuse who have forced them to keep their secrets hidden.
For more information about Hidden Secret Documentary please see our Documentary Page!
There are many reasons why we make film. To tell a story, to fullfil a childhood dream, to make our mother’s proud, but most of all because we are purpose to do it. Have you ever made a film on Purpose?
A film on purpose is a film that is made from the heart. A film that touches the very souls of the viewer and allows them to look into their own lives to see what areas in they life they can change and affect for the good. I usually don’t do film reviews but the movie, “Precious” is a movie that I feel will change the lives of millions of people.
The movie is an adaption to the book, “Push” by Sapphire that was adapted into film via a collaboration between Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry with Direction by Lee Daniels. The movie “Precious,” tells of a girl name Precious who endures sexual abuse by her father and becomes pregnant with his child. She is verbally abused and physically abused by mother (Mo’nique) who’s also a product of an abusive impoverished environment.
Precious dreams of being famous, being adored by fans that watch BET and MTV and being loved by light-skinned lover, but her reality dims her shine as the only love and fortune she has gained is that of pain and degradation by her parents.
Life takes a twist as she is forced by her abusive mother to seek welfare for assistance. The case worker (Mariah Carey) is assigned her case and overtime befriends her and attempts to seek the roots and cause of her needs; financial, mental, physical, and emotional.
Traditional school becomes difficult for Precious and she is forced to attend an alternative school, “Each One Teach One”, to which she is befriended by Ms. Rain (Paula Patton). By trudging through her path of pain, Precious is able to find, life, love and most of all purpose.
This acclaimed film has already won audiences over at Sundance Film Festival winning; Grand Jury Award, Audience Award and Special Jury Prize. It has yet to touch the hearts of millions of viewers who deal with this very pain and purpose on a daily bases.
Two Thumbs Way Up!
This movie is set to release in nationwide theaters on November 6, 2009
Yes! Here it comes all you March-April Madness College Basketball Fans. With the hype of the final four, I would like to add a tip for the Filmmakers who are looking to market their films in less then perfect economic times.
When I think about the technology we have available to us to market our films to the world, truly the world wide web is our oyster. From youtube to myspace marketing film has become easier, cheaper and well, FREE! Now to become a true marketer of your films, you must, BRAND, BRAND, BRAND your film. Here are some tips to help you to brand your film while marketing it for FREE!
1. Google your film-By Googling your film you will find out where your story title ranks. If you have little to no exposure on google, you will need to make a list of FREE social networking sites that will allow you post your movie treatment/synopsis that will allow you to gain search engine tagging power.
2. What’s The Plan Sam?-Make sure to create a marketing plan that will give your film at least two months of exposure through various FREE Advertising/Marketing avenues to get viewers excited about the coming of your film. Make sure you create a website dedicated to the film for viewers to check out trailers and special bonus features about your film. If you are creating a large buzz about the film, build a Ning (Ning.com) to get people talking and spreading word-of-mouth reviews about your film.
3. What’s The Word-Write an article about your film and send it to trade publications and media conglomerates. If your story is a true life film, or documentary make a direct note about the heart of the story and don’t forget the, hook, line and sinker!
4. Community Networking-No matter how big or small your movie is you must get your community involved with your film project. Let them know who the next up-and-coming Director/Producer is in your town. Write a press release or presskit (Marketing Advertisement) to your local paper and news station of the release of your film.
5. Cheap Film Distribution-For cheap film distribution check out createspace.com or lulu.com where you can produce and distribute your work online without the need to get a film distributor or gather a lump sums of cash for DVD copies of your work.
6. Throw a Film Release Premier Party-When you release your film invite your film crew, actors, and associates to see a first viewing of the film. Also, invite established film producers, directors, and other media conglomerates to your celebration for extra exposure. Make sure you rent an intimate space, serve appetizers, have a cast and crew meet and greet, show the film, and for profit sale autograph copies of the film after the showing.
7. Free Online Marketing Sites-This is a personal list of websites that you can begin marketing and advertising your film: youtube, myspace, ning.com, weebly.com, createspace.com, lulu.com, mandy.com, twitter.com, digg.com, hourtown.com. There are many more but this blog page would be way to long.
This is a start for marketing your film the FREE way for more tips on this topic stay tunned. For more interest on this topic please email us your personal request.
