{"id":778,"date":"2009-12-30T10:22:53","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T18:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/?p=778"},"modified":"2016-05-16T19:03:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T02:03:45","slug":"10-best-posts-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/10-best-posts-of-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Posts of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The director of 'Where The Wild Things Are' made #8<\/p><\/div>\n

Of the 48 posts this year, here is a selection of favorite subjects covered on this blog.<\/p>\n

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  1. Now Playing: “500 Days” Music Video<\/a>
    \nZooey Deschanel’s comment about collaboration is a great reminder of the joy of working with other like-minded creatives<\/li>\n
  2. Chris Milk’s Heartache<\/a>
    \nExcellent commentary from the music video director, including “MTV, our birth mother, has abandoned us on the stairs of the internet like a shriveled up old man baby.”<\/li>\n
  3. Spike Jonze’s Authenticity<\/a>
    \n“Everything we did, all the decisions that we made, were to try to capture the feeling of what it is to be 9.” Such a guiding mantra.<\/li>\n
  4. Jay-Z’s Rhapsody<\/a>
    \nTen album covers recreated in a seemingly seemless 60-second spot.<\/li>\n
  5. More than fair use of Shepard Fairey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Obama HOPE poster<\/a>
    \nIn a guest post by director Mathieu Young, he suggests, “[i]f it wasn’t for Shepard, that photo would’ve been just like thousands of others, and fallen into obscurity.”<\/li>\n
  6. 4 Years Later: Making the Short Film “Paradise Regained”<\/a>
    \nAn exclusive interview with director Jaraad Virani about his ambitious 35mm sci-fi drama.<\/li>\n
  7. Making “Boom Boom Pow” Pop<\/a>
    \nAn exclusive interview with two visual effects designers and how they contributed to the Black Eyed Peas music video.<\/li>\n
  8. Leveraging Your Fan Club<\/a>
    \nMy theory on the future of profitable film distribution online. Variety contributor, author, and FWD:labs reader     Scott Kirsner<\/a> would agree.<\/li>\n
  9. Taking Guy Richie\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Nike Spot to Next Level<\/a>
    \nExcerpted from the Cinematography Mailing List, various technicians weigh in on the helmet-camera commercial<\/li>\n
  10. iPhone Apps for Filmmakers<\/a>
    \nOur most popular resource — by far — which now also includes apps for Google Android and Windows Mobile.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Other favorites not make the list? Browse the archive<\/a> and comment below.<\/p>\n

    Also, check out our top list for 2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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