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	<title>The Wild Rej &#187; Filmmaking</title>
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		<title>New Site is Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exciting news&#8230;
The new site is up!
www.wildrej.com
Look for production news here.
Big things are coming  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exciting news&#8230;</p>
<p>The new site is up!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wildrej.com">www.wildrej.com</a></p>
<p>Look for production news here.</p>
<p>Big things are coming <img src='http://www.wildrej.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Blogging moved to The Intense Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since this site will soon be a more production oriented site, and less of a blogging site, please go to <a href="http://theintenselife.tumblr.com">The Intense Life</a> to have access to more of my blogging and personal thoughts.  Great things are ahead!  
<em>
Watch out for exceptional mediocrity.</em>
Guy Kawasaki]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since this site will soon be a more production oriented site, and less of a blogging site, please go to <a href="http://theintenselife.tumblr.com/">The Intense Life</a> to have access to more of my blogging and personal thoughts.  Great things are ahead!<br />
<em><br />
Watch out for exceptional mediocrity.</em><br />
Guy Kawasaki</p>
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		<title>The Next Step&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am excited to announce that Wild Rej Productions is taking the next step towards our long term goals.  We have numerous projects in various stages of development, and we are starting a new program for anyone who wants to participate.  It's called "Fun to be a Fan" and here's what it is... Anyone who becomes a fan of Wild Rej Productions on Facebook OR signs up for our email newsletter will be listed in the credits of our next film.  We are prepping the film now for production.  We'd really like to make it fun for people who are fans of what we do.

Furthermore, this website will be drastically changing soon.  The company has grown, and the site is going to have different needs in the future.  We will still offer great production services include video and audio, and we are going to move towards producing original stories. 

We are excited to move forward!

<em>The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him.  Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.</em>
--Samuel Butler]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am excited to announce that Wild Rej Productions is taking the next step towards our long term goals.  We have numerous projects in various stages of development, and we are starting a new program for anyone who wants to participate.  It&#8217;s called &#8220;Fun to be a Fan&#8221; and here&#8217;s what it is&#8230;<br />
<strong><br />
Anyone who becomes a fan of Wild Rej Productions on Facebook OR who signs up for our email newsletter will be listed in the credits of our next film.  We are prepping the film now for production.  We&#8217;d really like to make it fun for people who are fans of what we do.</strong></p>
<p>Furthermore, this website will be drastically changing soon.  The company has grown, and the site is going to have different needs in the future.  We will still offer great production services include video and audio, and we are going to move towards producing original stories. </p>
<p>We are excited to move forward!</p>
<p><em>The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him.  Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.</em><br />
&#8211;Samuel Butler</p>
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		<title>The Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Morning!

<img src="http://www.wildrej.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/screenplay-230x238.jpg" alt="screenplay" title="screenplay" width="230" height="238" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-381" />

I am excited to announce that Wild Rej Productions has a short film in pre-production called, "The Interview".  Keep reading this blog for updates, including pictures, shooting dates, and release dates.  It's exciting to live in a time where anything is possible!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good Morning!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.wildrej.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/screenplay-230x238.jpg" alt="screenplay" title="screenplay" width="230" height="238" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-381" /></p>
<p>I am excited to announce that Wild Rej Productions has a short film in pre-production called, &#8220;The Interview&#8221;.  Keep reading this blog for updates, including pictures, shooting dates, and release dates.  It&#8217;s exciting to live in a time where anything is possible!</p>
<p><em>Cherish your dreams and aspirations.  They are the children of your soul, the blueprint of your ultimate achievements.</em></p>
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		<title>Selling Is More Than YES or NO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.wildrej.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/raving-230x164.jpg" alt="raving" title="raving" width="230" height="164" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-347" />Continuing on the theme of sales...

A YES is not always good.

And a NO is not always bad.

In fact, there are a few things better than a yes...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.wildrej.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/raving-230x164.jpg" alt="raving" title="raving" width="230" height="164" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-347" />Continuing on the theme of sales&#8230;</p>
<p>A YES is not always good.</p>
<p>And a NO is not always bad.</p>
<p>In fact, there are a few things better than a yes&#8230;</p>
<p>For instance, if I&#8217;m a writer, and I&#8217;m going to pitch a story idea, then sure, I&#8217;d love to make a sale.  Money in the pocket feels great! </p>
<p>But what if I do such a great pitch that I turn everyone into the room into a raving fan.  Maybe I don&#8217;t even get the job.  But if they remember me&#8230; if I make a fan&#8230; then I just had a huge victory.  It will help you.  Trust me.</p>
<p>And what about getting a no, but learning something.  Failure is just an opportunity to learn.  Sometimes you need to work to learn, then to earn.</p>
<p>So, if you ever think it&#8217;s all about yes&#8217;s and no&#8217;s, think again. </p>
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		<title>The &#8220;Raiders&#8221; Story Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this post on <a href="http://mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/">Mystery Man on Film</a> and thought I would share it with anyone who is interested in how film concepts are flushed out.  This is an awesome look into how one of the most successful movies of all time developed from idea into a blockbuster.  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.wildrej.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/images.jpg" alt="images" title="images" width="129" height="86" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-321" />I came across this post on <a href="http://mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/">Mystery Man on Film</a> and thought I would share it with anyone who is interested in how film concepts are flushed out.  This is an awesome look into how one of the most successful movies of all time developed from idea into a blockbuster.  </p>
<p><a href="http://mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/2009/03/raiders-story-conference.html">If you enjoy Raiders of the Lost Ark, check this out!</a></p>
<p>Anyone else think this is fascinating?</p>
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		<title>Jannard&#8217;s Motivation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 11:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read an interesting post on reduser that took me by surprise.  If you read this blog, you know I love Jim Jannard and the RED digital camera company.  I don&#8217;t try to hide it.  
But after I read this:

With your permission, I am going to take a couple of weeks [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.wildrej.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jannard-230x115.jpg" alt="jannard" title="jannard" width="230" height="115" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-209" />I just read an interesting post on <a href="http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29881">reduser</a> that took me by surprise.  If you read this blog, you know I love Jim Jannard and the RED digital camera company.  I don&#8217;t try to hide it.  </p>
<p>But after I read this:<br />
<em><br />
With your permission, I am going to take a couple of weeks off to get married somewhere in the South Pacific. Starting next Friday I&#8217;ll be gone and not checking up on you mooks. Jarred is fully empowered to &#8220;ride herd&#8221; if things get out of control in my absence.</p>
<p>My sweetie of several years has been very patient with this RED stuff. Now it is her turn. She is Czech and many of you met her at NAB last year. One of the main reasons I did RED was to prove to her that Oakley was not just &#8220;lucky&#8221;. She missed the action on that one and I guess I wanted to make her proud of something I was doing&#8230; not something I did. So if you are happy with RED&#8230; she deserves a lot of credit for motivating me to stay young and take another big swing for the fences. BTW&#8230; I adore her.</p>
<p>Jim</em></p>
<p>I realized how crazy it is what we men will do for our wives.  I mean, isn&#8217;t it crazy that a billionaire has a desire to prove that his first fortune wasn&#8217;t a fluke?  The guy has had a couple jets in his life already.  It&#8217;s amazing to see what drives top achieving people, isn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p>This is just another reason to admire Jim and his new venture.  And by the way, Jim, if you ever read this&#8230; I don&#8217;t think Oakley was luck.</p>
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		<title>Sending your script to yourself in the mail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...is a bad idea.  Unless you're one of those people whose self esteem is linked to how much mail they get (like myself).

For anyone who is a writer or interested in the legal side of being creative, check out this post.  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;is a bad idea.  Unless you&#8217;re one of those people whose self esteem is linked to how much mail they get (like myself).</p>
<p>For anyone who is a writer or interested in the legal side of being creative, check out this post.  </p>
<p><a href="http://www.filmproductionlawblog.com/2008/08/a-poor-mans-cop.html">Forget about the Poor Man&#8217;s Copyright.<br />
</a></p>
<p>Very interesting.  It reminds me that legal guidance is not to be overlooked.  Strike that.  <em>Good </em> legal guidance is not to be overlooked.  And by the way, consult a lawyer before you believe any of this.  This blog isn&#8217;t a source for legal advice.  </p>
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		<title>I am&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 20:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was spending time with some friends, and I was dressed in a certain way.  I thought I looked pretty good.  I felt confident.  I felt good, you know. 

Anyway, my buddy Alpesh stopped and said, "Hey, John, you look like a filmmaker."]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently I was spending time with some friends, and I was dressed in a certain way.  I thought I looked pretty good.  I felt confident.  I felt good, you know. </p>
<p>Anyway, my buddy Alpesh stopped and said, &#8220;Hey, John, you look like a filmmaker.&#8221;</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t miss a beat.  I said, &#8220;Alpesh, I am a filmmaker.&#8221;</p>
<p>You either you are or you aren&#8217;t.  What are you?</p>
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		<title>The Future of Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WildRej</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really believe that companies like fxphd are the future of education.  The cost of a college education is getting higher and higher, and degrees are becoming less useful.  Experience matters (in some fields) more than a degree.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really believe that companies like <a href="http://www.fxphd.com">fxphd </a>are the future of education.  The cost of a college education is getting higher and higher, and degrees are becoming less useful.  Experience matters (in some fields) more than a degree.  Over time, I see a trend of people looking for specific training and not wanting to pay so much that they need a loan.  Also, schools are moving online, in addition to just about everything else.  The format of fxphd is really pretty amazing&#8211;very detailed courses, professors who are currently working on blockbuster films, forums that are amazingly helpful, a community of users who are extremely talented, and most importantly, two owners (<a href="http://twitter.com/johnmontfx">John Montgomery</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/mikeseymour">Mike Seymour</a>) who are in it for the long haul.  To me the key ingredient is specialization.  There are many free tutorials online that you can learn from, but <a href="http://www.fxphd.com">fxphd </a>goes even beyond the thousands of free tutorials&#8211;it teaches the highest level, most professional techniques and principles.  They talk to the hottest artists in their fields.  That&#8217;s why they can charge for what they teach.  They are a global educational film company, and I am excited that two entrepreneurs had a vision for a company like this.</p>
<p>In addition, <a href="http://www.fxphd.com">fxphd</a> is starting to take steps that provide vocational/resume assistance.  For instance, you are given a link to a page with all of the courses you&#8217;ve taken.  Here&#8217;s mine: <a href="http://www.fxphd.com/verify">Follow this link</a>, and enter this code &#8211; 5UDRBT52A3E3E25.   Also, they are starting to offer exams for specific courses.  They are moving in the right direction.</p>
<p>From listening to their podcasts, I&#8217;ve come to appreciate how much work it takes to run an educational website like fxphd, especially since most of the contributors are working artists. </p>
<p>Make sure you check out their site&#8211;they are future of education.</p>
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