Dance with the one you came with is good advice not just for dances, but for art as well. Here are two examples from this week.
For many great artists, doing one thing repeatedly - and well - is all that is necessary to create an enduring legacy. Look at Woody Allen, or Alice Munro, or any number of the creatives who continually plow the same (fertile) thematic soil over and over again. What makes such artists able to find success time and time again without varying their delivery?
Its understandable for independent filmmakers to feel concern if "their thing" isnt exactly la mode
While there are plenty of shape-shifting artists - David Bowie and Steven Soderbergh immediately come to mind - who can do a variety of styles with proficiency and ease, the vast majority of talented artists tend to have a singular take on the world that they revisit and refine, coming back to their unique perspective each time they bring a new work into the world. Trying to push oneself beyond this comfort zone can be met with varied results - while some truly great artists can ultimately find a new home with a very different style (Gus Van Sants Gerry-through-Paranoid-Park period comes to mind), most find that sticking to "their thing" is the ideal stance to take. Its understandable, then, for independent filmmakers to feel concern if "their thing" isnt exactly la mode - if the stories youre passionate about telling dont fit within the accepted parameters distributors are interested in, you can surely have a difficult time finding a home for your work.
Perrys narrative stance makes no concessions toward traditional narrative expectations whatsoever
Yet theres something to be said for the fact that a singular stylistic viewpoint, executed well, will always enthrall, regardless of how far out of the mainstream it may be. Two stories from this week illustrate the point well. The casting news was just announced that Alex Ross Perry - whose features Impolex and The Color Wheel have been festival hits over the past few years - will be directing his third feature, Listen Up, Phillip, with stars Jason Schwartzman and Elisabeth Moss. (Perry also will soon have an HBO Go series up, titled The Traditions.) Perrys narrative stance makes no concessions toward traditional narrative expectations whatsoever, and the storytelling of The Color Wheel - a brother-and-sister road trip movie unlike any youve ever seen - fiercely adheres to nothing but Perrys specific ideas about how he wants his subject matter to be approached. (The impressive film - too complicated to fully go into here - is well worth watching.) Shot on grainy 16mm film on a shoestring budget, The Color Wheel is (superficially) hardly what seems like the obvious route toward directing films with stars or projects with HBO, but Perrys exacting confidence in his vision has won him many admirers.
One also cant discount the enduring success of Woody Allen, someone who has been remaking - in one form or another - the same film his entire career. (Or at least since Annie Hall.) Utterly unconcerned with the ways in which his works recall one another, Allen keeps revisiting the same material with a dogged faith in the importance of his pursuit. The result of that conviction is that, once again, hes made a fantastic film with Blue Jasmine - which will surely net Cate Blanchett an Oscar nomination, if not the statuette itself. At a moment in which too many independent filmmakers make concessions to the dictates of "genre" for the sake of an ostensibly greater chance of landing a distribution deal, its crucial to remember the (seemingly) counterintuitive point that often, the less conventional approach can translate into greater conventional success than the quote-unquote commercial route.
Most recent headlines
05/01/2027
Worlds first 802.15.4ab-UWB chip verified by Calterah and Rohde & Schwarz to be ...
07/10/2026
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, today announced the latest Long-Term Supported (LTS) release of Dalet Flex. Build...
06/09/2026
June 9 2026, 23:00 (PDT) Dolby and MagentaTV Bring Fans Closer to the FIFA Worl...
19/08/2026
As the cost of IP nears price parity with traditional SDI, Reynolds argues that ...
19/08/2026
A private 5G bubble was chosen instead of traditional broadcast RF for the race ...
19/08/2026
(L-R) Rafael Manuel and Isabel Sicat attend the Filipi ana premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 23, 2026, in Park Cit...
19/08/2026
Studio owners invited to have their say on rates cuts
The Music Producers Guild (MPG) are inviting UK-based studios to take part in an in-depth survey that ...
19/08/2026
Vintage-inspired desktop interface revealed
Harrison's latest hardware offering sees them head into the world of audio interfaces, delivering a 10-in/12...
19/08/2026
Granular effect remains locked to scale and tempo
Described as your dream granular effect , Minimal Audio's latest creation is capable of turning any s...
19/08/2026
First polyphonic SWAM instrument incoming
Audio Modeling's latest physical-modelling orchestral instrument is just around the corner, and is now availab...
19/08/2026
World Cup Games Generate 84 Billion Minutes Across FOX, Fox Sports 1 and NBCU...
19/08/2026
July brought typical peak-holiday drops in viewership, driven primarily by viewers stepping away from screens and a visible decline in reach across both traditi...
19/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
19/08/2026
Henry joins BCE as the company accelerates its commercial strategy and expands its international presence across the media, broadcast and technology markets. He...
19/08/2026
iWedia, a leading provider of software solutions for connected TV devices, today announced a major milestone in Android platform optimization with the successfu...
19/08/2026
NTP Technology announces that ST 2110-30 audio-over-IP connectivity with AES67 and RAVENNA capabilities is now available for the brand's world-class audio i...
19/08/2026
Net Insight has been selected to provide its Nimbra platform by the service provider Big Blue Marble, formerly ORS Group, as the core media transport solution f...
19/08/2026
LiveU has supported Coventry City FC and several other top-flight UK football clubs through one of their most demanding live production challenges of the year, ...
19/08/2026
Nature Seekers Documentary Shot with Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF
Brie Clayton August 18, 2026
0 Comments
Filming endangered turtles required camera...
19/08/2026
Neyrinck Brings D-Control Consoles Back to Life on Apple Silicon with D-Control ...
19/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
19/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
19/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
19/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
19/08/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
19/08/2026
Riedel Communications today announced that Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Australia, implemented a comprehensive communications infrastructure that brin...
19/08/2026
QuickLink, a leading provider of award-winning video production and remote guest contribution solutions, will spotlight a major leap forward in remote guest con...
19/08/2026
Integrated platform melds media asset management, playout automation and newsroom workflows
EMAM, PlayBox Neo and SNEWS have officially launched Nuvex, a conne...
19/08/2026
Screen Australia releases the Private Investment Toolkit to strengthen screen in...
19/08/2026
Do Aussies truly value local content? Unpacking Screen Currency 2026 with Deirdr...
19/08/2026
There's an early Christmas gift for Bookish fans, as UKTV confirms the re-commission of the hit U&alibi drama, created by and starring Mark Gatiss. Viewers ...
19/08/2026
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Sky gives sports fans the chance to watch multiple liv...
19/08/2026
On Saturday September 5 Katie Taylor will step into the ring for the fight of her life against Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans in Croke Park. A legendary fig...
18/08/2026
SportStream 2026, a free three-day virtual event, will take place September 15-17. One registration provides access to all three days of live programming and on...
18/08/2026
BeckTV will introduce BeckFlow to the European market at IBC2026, demonstrated on the Providius stand (10.F53).
BeckFlow is a web-based schematic documentation...
18/08/2026
Boland Communications will introduce a SMPTE ST 2110 input option for its 4K monitors at IBC2026, along with a new 55-inch super-narrow bezel display for video ...
18/08/2026
Dolby Laboratories and the Seattle Seahawks have announced a partnership integrating Dolby OptiView into the Seahawks' live streaming coverage, making the S...
18/08/2026
For BMG Executive Producer of Sports Production, Graham Taylor, producing live s...
18/08/2026
TMRW Sports has appointed Rufus Hack as President of Golf, a newly created role in which he will lead the company's golf businesses including TGL presented ...
18/08/2026
SMT will provide race technology for FOX Sports' coverage of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. on August 23, when the NTT INDYCAR SERIES races ...
18/08/2026
The live, YouTube-native roundtables combine fan voices, credentialed reporters,...
18/08/2026
Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, includ...
18/08/2026
The industry legend sounds off on replacing the Heat's iconic Medusa score...
18/08/2026
William F. Rasmussen, the sports fan-turned broadcaster and entrepreneur whose out-of-the-box idea of a 24-hour cable sports network, ESPN, changed forever the ...
18/08/2026
DAZN Group has completed its acquisition of ViewLift, a provider of streaming and digital solutions for sports content owners. The acquisition was first announc...
18/08/2026
The American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) has added SI TV, Sports Illustrated's 24/7 streaming channel, as a broadcast partner for the remain...
18/08/2026
The Esports Foundation has announced that the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), originally scheduled for November 2026 in Riyadh, will be postponed to Novemb...
18/08/2026
Diversified has announced a new Global Managed Services Practice, consolidating the company's managed services capabilities into one organization. Rob Mello...
18/08/2026
Appear has completed a proof of concept with Thoroughbred Racing Productions (TRP), demonstrating multi-camera remote live production over bonded 5G cellular an...
Dance with the one you came with is good advice not just for dances, but for art as well. Here are two examples from this week. 
