Elena Rossini – Italian Filmmaker, DP & Director

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July 30th = A Black Day for Cinephiles

Minutes ago, while checking the news, I saw this headline: "French Filmmaker Chris Marker Dies at 91." And my heart just sank. Chris Marker (aka Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve) happened to be one of my favorite filmmakers of all time. "Sans…

Elena RossiniJuly 30, 2012

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Filmmaker’s Journal: Trouble in Tokyo

I just returned to Paris after a 10-day stay in Tokyo, Japan, where I filmed key sequences and interviews for my feature-length documentary The Illusionists. Simply put, I had the time of my life. So much so that I miss…

Elena RossiniJune 18, 2012

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Lessons from Fellini (Part Two) – On Creative Freedom, Money and the American Dream

Last night I stayed up late reading "I, Fellini" in bed. I stumbled upon another amazing passage: words of wisdom from Fellini regarding filmmakers and creative freedom, money, and "the American Dream."

Elena RossiniMay 9, 2012

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Lessons from Fellini

I pick off a shelf "I, Fellini" by Charlotte Chandler - a wonderful biography of the director, with first person narrations by him, put together over the course of a 14-year-long friendship. I jump to the chapter about "8 1/2"…

Elena RossiniMay 8, 2012

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Tarkovsky on Art

"An artist never works under ideal conditions..."

Elena RossiniApril 16, 2012

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Overcoming Creative Block – with the help of The Cult of Done Manifesto & Ira Glass

Confession: these past two weeks, I've experienced many episodes of creative block - a film editor's version of writer's block, if you will. I would stare at my Final Cut Pro timeline, totally paralyzed by fear and overwhelmed by the…

Elena RossiniApril 11, 2012