Interview with rebel without a crew filmmaker josh. The series follows filmmakers scarlet moreno, alejandro montoya marin, bola ogun, josh stifter, and bonniekathleen bk ryan as they attempt to shoot their own feature length film in two weeks with a budget of only. Rebel without a crew is a 1995 nonfiction book by robert rodriguez. When it was released in 1955, the film rebel without a cause had a revolutionary impact on moviemaking and youth culture, virtually giving birth to our concept of the american teenager. Rebel without a cause is a 1955 american drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middleclass teenagers. In rebel without a crew, famed independent screenwriter and director robert rodriguez sin city, sin city 2, once upon a time in mexico, spy kids discloses all the unique strategies and original techniques he used to make his remarkable debut film. The movie featured james dean in one of his final roles. Rebel without a cause began as a case history, written in 1944 by dr. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Pdf rebel without a crew download full pdf book download. Writing, directing, starring, shooting, scoring, editing every job behind the camera and in front of it.
This book takes you into one directors journey to make a low budget, debut film. For the films quartercentury anniversary, rodriguez made the competition a reality. The rebel follows the exploits of former confederate soldier johnny yuma. Rebel without a crew, or, how a 23yearold filmmaker with. That success story is documented in rebel without a crew. When buzz violently confronts jim and challenges him to a drag. Aug 18, 2016 7 rebel without a cause rebel without a cause wasnt about demonic possessions or satanic entities, nor did it have a troubled, accidentladen production. Through a crazy series of events including the ride itself we ended up making a featurelength documentary and the final result was not terrible we even won a few awards for it. Click here and start watching rebel without a crew in seconds. While searching for some stability, stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, plato, and falls for local girl judy. The series follows 5 filmmakers handpicked by robert rodriguez to make their first feature film in 14 days. This is one of the best books ive read by a director on how. Rebel without a crew alejandro montoya marin filmmaker. Rebel without a crew, or how a 23yearold filmmaker with.
To show rodriguez is still a humble director, hell also create a film alongside. Robert rodriguez, rebel without a crew by eduardo alejandro. Rebel without a cause, the second of the three films james dean starred in before his untimely death, is the movie that made him an instant legend. Rebel without a cause, american film drama, released in 1955, that is a classic tale of teenage rebellion and angst. After finishing the book, i immediately found my way surfing his career. Rebel without a crew tv series available every monday to stream for free on a special tumblr channel. After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen jim stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. Rodriguezs rebel without a crew tv series about his film the good. Robert rodriguez wants to fund your moviebut theres a catch. The film has achieved cult status for the acting of james dean, fresh from his oscar nomination for east of eden, his first of only three films before he died following the completion of his third and final film, giant.
We dive into the feature film he created as a result of the show, the good exorcist. The series follows scarlet moreno, alejandro montoya marin, bola ogun, josh stifter, and bonniekathleen bk ryan as. For the films quartercentury anniversary, rodriguez made the. Montoya marin has completed five short films and a featurelength film. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It is the perfect tool for someone looking to break into the filmmaking business. The series follows filmmakers scarlet moreno, alejandro montoya marin, bola ogun, josh stifter, and bonniekathleen bk ryan as they attempt to shoot their own. Rebel without a crew by robert rodriguez, 9780452271876, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The series follows scarlet moreno, alejandro montoya marin, bola ogun, josh stifter, and bonniekathleen bk ryan as they shoot their own featurelength film in. Now, hes giving other filmmakers a shot to kick off their career with the new series rebel without a crew. The film will be made as part of the unscripted series rebel without a crew. The series tv series 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was later featured and riffed on mystery science theater 3000 in season 4. After spending the month of october in austin, tx, principal photography was completed on monday, the feature film based off alejandros. Watch rebel without a cause online stream full movie directv. Borrowing its name from rodriguezs 1995 memoir, rebel without a crew.
Filmmaker, producer and performance artist at rebel without crew films rebelwithoutcrewfilms. With cameras watching them around the clock, the trials and tribulations were captured for the documentary series rebel without a crew. Heres the official logline for the rebel without a crew tv series. Now, robert rodriguez is giving back to the independent film world with his new documentary series, rebel without a crew. Rebel without a crew competitor to discuss making film. In rebel without a crew, famed independent screenwriter and director robert. In fact, things went rather smoothly during filming, and stars james dean, natalie wood, and sal mineo all became close friends while making the film. Haunted by his experiences in the civil war, and obsessed with chronicling his adventures in his journal, the young and intense yuma wanders the west in. One guy had the crazy idea to bring a buddy with a camera along and film the thing and who hasnt. While searching for some stability, stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, plato sal mineo, and falls for local girl judy natalie wood. In the unscripted show, five filmmakers will be given a chance to make a feature film. The entire process will be streamed in a sixepisode, onehour series entitled rebel without a crew. Rebel without a crew wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Filmed in the then recently introduced cinemascope format and directed by nicholas ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments. Rebel without a crew robert rodriguez download free ebook. Special edition 1955 starring james dean and natalie wood on dvd and bluray. Imagine shooting a feature film as a cast and crew of one. Getting ready for their chickierun, jim james dean and buzz corey allen converse, ebullient judy natalie wood cheering both on, in nicholas rays rebel without a cause, 1955. Nov 29, 2017 the film was inducted to the library of congress and is part of its national film registry. However, judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, buzz. Robert rodriguezs new series rebel without a crew issues a. Rebel without a crew is as much an entertaining account of someones success as it is a proverbial 10 minute film school. You cant apply to the film department until youve first completed two years of all the math. However, judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, buzz corey allen. After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen jim stark james dean is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. This is both one mans remarkable story and an essential.
The rebel set is a 1959 american crime drama film in black and white directed by gene fowler jr. Director nicholas ray, then working on a similar project, was brought in to helm the film. Thanks to werner herzogs online film school, i finally came across the book. Interview with rebel without a crew filmmaker josh stifter horror. A rebel without a crew is the third in the planet hy man series where every hero is a woman old enough to know better and old enough not to care. Dean played jim, a troubled but sensitive teenager who, although rejecting his elders. Approaches to a maverick masterwork suny press, edited by j. Rebel without a cause is a searing melodrama featuring keen insight into 50s juvenile attitude and james deans cool, iconic performance. Rebel without a crew tv series available to stream online. Originally intended as a vehicle for marlon brando, the property was shelved until brandos the wild one 1953 opened floodgates for films about crazy mixedup teens. Finally available in a fully authorized, complete series collection, the rebel rides into your living room on dvd. Playing jim stark, the tormented and angry rebel without a cause is deans most celebrated role and the one that.
Rebel without a cause from the guardian the guardian. Dec 04, 2016 welcome to vlogmas day 4 and today i tell you about one of my favourite books on filmmaking rebel without a crew by robert rodriguez. Mckelly, author of an essay in the new scholarly anthology rebel without a cause. To show rodriguez is still a humble director, hell also create a film alongside the five amateurs, working with the same budget. Rebel without a cause 1955 movie clip why do we do this. Rebel without a crew isnt a textbook on filmmaking but it also isnt just a biography on robert rodriguez. The show is gritty, fresh, and new with a shaft like appeal.