My background led me to hold liturgy with a little disdain, and I regret that posture. That day, sitting in a small room not far from the well-known Hollywood sign, I saw something new and fresh.
Thoughts on Lent (with a Hollywood slant)
Act One Hollywood Screenwriting Program: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You, by Chris Dalton
For over 15 years Act One has provided access to some of Hollywood’s best teachers and mentors in the world of screenwriting. Now you can experience this amazing program in our inaugural online cohort.
Life After Pi: Rhythm & Hues and Hollywood’s Dirty VFX Secret
The amazing story of how a visual special effects company can win an Oscar and go bankrupt in the same month.
Christmas Angel (2012) Favorite Christmas Movies for 2012
A young girl’s wish leads to mysterious abandoned house and a maybe a Christmas angel (played by Touched by an Angel star, Della Reese.) Act One graduate Andrea Gyertson Nasfell’s second Christmas movie, after Christmas with a Capital C (2011).
Christians in Hollywood: A Treatment, by Mission Impossible Writer, Ron Austin
Antagonism between Christianity and a Hollywood establishment is part of the rift between Christianity and much of popular culture itself. But the roots of the conflict go much deeper.
Called to Hollywood? Act One Screenwriting and Producing Programs Application Deadlines Approaching
The premier training program for filmmakers of faith pursuing careers in mainstream Hollywood “Act One’s Producing Program understands that apprenticeship is vital in Hollywood. Students are exposed to working producers and executives not only in the classroom, but through hands-on…
Can Anything Good Come from Hollywood? Acton Institute Interview with Senior Editor Gary David Stratton
How shalom, common good and prosperity can come from an unlikely place.
Well Done, Jack Gilbert: Beloved Hollywood Mentor, Young Life Leader, and Friend (1950-2012)
In our ongoing long lunches at Sharky’s Mexican Grill (Jack is on a first name basis with everyone there) he never ceased to amaze me with insight into life in Christ, and what it takes to make it as a Christian in the entertainment industry.
Pray for Jack Gilbert: Act One Faculty Member Fighting for His Life
One of Hollywood’s Brightest Lights Needs Your Prayers “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall…
Voices from the Edge of Culture: Interview with MTV Writer Kevin Chesley
(Note: This interview was conducted before Hard Times‘ cancellation.) I can only hope that Randy Elrod‘s posts on edgy artists helped prepare you for today’s interview with Kevin Chesley, screen and television writer extraordinaire. Kevin’s current assignment is writing for MTV’s…
The Shield About Me: A Day of Thanksgiving for Rosario Rodriguez
The survival rate for a victims of esophageal gunshot wounds is normally 0%.
Maximizing Your Internet Presence: Is Your Website Helping or Hurting You?
25% of prospective college students decide NOT TO APPLY to a given school simply because of a bad experience on the college’s Website. Is your school, non-profit, business, church, or blog facing the same issues? The Chronicle of Higher Education…