[6] Chazelle said he wrote the film "initially in frustration" while trying to get his musical La La Land off the ground. Tom Cross (Editor) is an editor of feature films, documentaries and television. Simmons' portrayal of Fletcher won him the Academy, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for Best Supporting Actor. As an associate, she helped cast Catch Me If You Can, Traffic, Road To Perdition, Galaxy Quest and The Legend of Baggar Vance, to name a few. The film featured Simmons as the jazz band conductor still, but it had Johnny Simmons . They are currently shooting Reitman's next film, which he wrote with Erin Cressida Wilson. The Warner Brothers film was both critically acclaimed and widely received at the box office. But Hollywood passed because many producers just had a hard time seeing Chazelle's vision. Crisp, sharp. She produced of the World Festival of Sacred Music documentaries, which were inspired and hosted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. More on that later. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way. Short Films Archives - StudioBinder [15] The film was shot in 20 days, with a schedule of 14 hours of filming per day. Whiplash is a 2014 American independent psychological drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser and Melissa Benoist. The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. [7], Right of Way Films and Blumhouse Productions helped Chazelle turn 15 pages of his original screenplay into a short film starring Johnny Simmons as Neiman and J. K. Simmons (no relation)[8] as Fletcher. With a full slate of films and television to be released in the next 9 months, David Lancaster launched RUMBLE FILMS in June of 2014 after serving as co-president of Bold Films from 2006 through March 2014. Jason Blum (Producer) is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, a multi-media production company that has pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking producing high-quality micro-budget films for wide release. For Halloween 2012, Blumhouse built The Blumhouse of Horrors, an innovative and frightening haunted house experience in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Anchored by extraordinary performances from Miles Teller and J.K. SimmonsSimmons absolutely dominates every frame of the picture. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Stephen Whitty, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 20:06. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. He also co-stars in the upcoming Paramount Insurge feature, DESTINATION WEDDING. In addition to his ongoing career in cinematography, Sharone continues to explore still photography with large format fine art projects. The overall number one film, Dumb and Dumber To, was next with an average of $11,450, while The Homesman was right behind with an average of $11,358 in four theaters. Damien Chazelle made his directorial debut with the musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009). Currently, Melanie's work can be seen in The Purge starring Ethan Hawke, which opened number one at the box office. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don't think will win, are Underlined. It's difficult to give Damien Chazelle's short film Whiplash, a seventeen minute long scene that is created almost verbatim in the feature-length film with a much more sophisticated production and a larger budget, a fair assessment, given the obvious limitations and the lack of polish. She most recently produced Reitman's film, LABOR DAY, starring Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet, which will be in theaters January 31st. The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises, including the number one winner. After a sports injury sidelined him, he agreed to perform in a local theater production and it was there that he discovered a passion for acting. After a disastrous performance, Andrew walks offstage humiliated but returns and cuts off Fletcher's introduction to the next piece by playing the intro to "Caravan", cueing the band himself. Since that time, Walters has played a vital role in the growth and success of the company, establishing Bold Films/Sierra Affinity partnership and redefining the direction of company's slate, placing a firm focus on studio caliber features with top tier filmmakers and A-List talent. Together with the editor Tom Cross, who edited both the original and the feature film, great. Starting to notice a pattern here? A college recruiter in the audience of this performance offered STOWELL a full scholarship the University of Connecticut Department of Dramatic Arts. In 2016, Sundance received 9000 short film submissions (compared to 4000 feature films) and only about 60 were selected to screen. [16], Having taught himself to play drums at age 15, Teller performed much of the drumming seen in the film. Watch: Whiplash, The Short | Filmmaker Magazine [18][19], The soundtrack album was released on October 7, 2014, via Varse Sarabande label. Richard Linklater is favorite to win Best Director, perhaps in part because hes more due for the award than Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from high school and auditioned for Julliard and New York University. Supporting actor and jazz drummer Nate Lang, who plays Teller's rival Carl in the film, trained Teller in the specifics of jazz drumming; this included changing his grip from "matched" to "traditional". [22], In North America, the film opened in a limited release on October 10, 2014, in 6 theaters, grossing $135,388 ($22,565 per theater) and finishing 34th at the box office. But at the band's next competition, in an act of either serendipity or sabotage, the core drummer's sheet music is misplaced. After weeks of intense debate among our voters, we have a virtual tie in the biggest categories of all: Best Picture and Best Director. [24] Whiplash grossed $13.1 million in the U.S. and Canada and $35.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $49 million against a budget of $3.3 million. March 2, 2015 6:22pm. A drumstick against a drum head. The short caught the attention of critics and audiences when it premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win Best U.S. Short Film. Chazelle finished writing the script in 2013, drawing upon his experiences in a "very competitive" jazz band in high school. Walters served as Executive Producer on BLACK BOX. Blumhouse's The Purge, its first production under its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, opened to more than $34 million on its opening weekend of June 7th, with a budget of just $3 million. Today we look at the two writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. Compare this performance with other movies. In late 2012, Chazelle directed a short film based on part of his feature screenplay Whiplash. 'Whiplash': An Example of Brilliant Writing, Directing, and Editing They have two children and live in Los Angeles. 8th Matthew Jacobs and Christopher Rosen. Taylor first met Chazelle when producer Jason Blum introduced them on the short-film version of Whiplash. Bold recently expanded into television with two dramatic series in summer 2014 with Syfy's DOMINION, based on Bold's feature film, LEGION and ABC Television Network's BLACK BOX, the 13-episode drama starring Keilly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. This site may be governed by it's ownTerms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Her diverse body of work includes commercials for companies like Disney, Toshiba, and Capital One as well as art directing for Annie Leibovitz's Vanity Fair magazine photoshoots, featuring Hollywood's biggest and brightest stars. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, finishing with Best Supporting Actor. She has worked with Academy Award winning directors, such as: Steven Spielberg, Mike Nichols, Sam Mendes and Steven Soderbergh; as well as acclaimed up-and-comers, like: Craig Brewer, Sasha Gervasi and most recently, Whiplash director, Damien Chazelle. It is the short film on which the feature film is based. As revenge, Fletcher leads the band into a song Andrew does not know and does not have the sheet music to. Jeanette Volturno Brill (Executive Producer) has more than 20 years of production experience working in the film, television and music video industries. Best Director is a clearer contest, but still close, and still a bout between Boyhood and Birdman. Having committed the music to memory, Andrew gets the opportunity to play. He was educated at both Princeton University, where he majored in Statistics and Fordham Law School, where he graduated cum laude. Last year he filmed the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs, as well as Jason Reitman's upcoming film, Labor Day. This bodes well for its wide expansion in January. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 not only earned first place on the overall box office, but it also led the way on the per theater chart with an average of $29,366. [16][15] Chazelle was involved in a serious car accident in the third week of shooting and was hospitalized with possible concussion, but he returned to set the next day to finish the film on time. By way of comparison, Gone Girl opened with $37.5 million three weeks ago. More We have a rather long list of limited releases this week, but sadly only three of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. The polls are closed in our 18th annual Predict the Academy Awards contest, and it has turned out to be the most exciting two-horse race in the history of the contest. Whiplash was close behind with an average of $22,565 in six theaters. "[26] Simmons received wide praise for his performance and won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Director Damien Chazelle Writer Damien Chazelle Stars Johnny Simmons Nate Lang J.K. Simmons See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 11 User reviews 4 Critic reviews Awards Later she partnered with Zane, co-casting Seabiscuit and War of The Worlds. Lancaster has been involved in the development, finance, production and distribution of over 35 motion pictures and several major stage plays and television series since his start in the entertainment business in the early 1980s. Filming took place in September 2013 throughout Los Angeles in the course of 20 days. "Nice weatherwe play baseball all year round.". Pre-weekend projections had the film closer to $30 million, and with an $80 million price tag, and Brad Pitt starring, the film is really underperforming at this point. "[35], The film appeared on many critics end-of-year lists. The Theory of Everything expanded again, but still remained in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,798 in 141 theaters. Litvak continues to broaden and elevate the company's lineup by producing and financing feature projects NIGHTCRAWLER, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, THE COUP starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan, and WHIPLASH from emerging writer-director Damien Chazelle. He is currently filming Divergent, based on the best-selling novel by Veronica Roth, which has been compared to similar young adult books such as The Hunger Games. theaters, 9.6 weeks average run per theater, Sound Re-recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor. [23] After three months on release it had earned $7 million, and finally expanded nationwide to 1000 locations to capitalize on receiving five Academy Awards nominations. The teacher is clearly the main focus here with his behavior and the way he teach. Earlier films include Universal's 'NIGHT, MOTHER, starring Sissy Spacek and Anned Bancroft, Sony's A LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson, and PERSONS UNKNOWN, directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Naomi Watts, Kelly Lynch and Joe Mantegna. The $10,000 club was crowded this weekend with six films earning per theater averages of more than $10,000. Whiplash marks the sixth film Taylor has cast for Blumhouse Films. Enraged, Andrew attacks Fletcher onstage but is pulled away by security and expelled from Shaffer. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. In 2012, Brill joined Blumhouse Productions as Head of Production. The other big story about this years contest is just how much of a two-horse contest it really is. The short film received acclaim after debuting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which attracted investors to produce the complete version of the script. Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles. In early 2004, European industrial mogul Michel Litvak founded Bold Films along with Walters and hired him as President of the company. Birdman, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and others continue to get accolades, but there are also some films that are being passed over too often. The evening of one-act comedies marked Mr. Allen's first time out as a director for the stage. In television, Blumhouse has a first-look deal with Lionsgate and is working on both scripted and non-scripted projects. [2] Critical response [ edit] Director Damien Chazelle at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Overall, the top voter-getters in 18 out 24 categories went on to win the Oscar on the night, including all acting awards, all but one of the technical awards, and all the short films. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. How the 'Whiplash' Short Film Became the 'Whiplash' Movie Projections for today have it potentially falling into third place behind Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Sunday, which doesnt bode well for its legs long-term. STOWELL broke onto the movie scene in 2011 with a compelling performance in DOLPHIN TALE, opposite Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr. and Ashley Judd. Like gunfire INT. Blumhouse's Los Angeles-based movie production team used its expertise in horror film production, storytelling, and movie set design to transform the Variety Arts Theater into a fully-immersive and chillingly intense Halloween attraction. Song of the Sea was next with $17,967 in one theater. This brings us back to the last section, you need to decide what . Whiplash (2013 film) - Wikipedia The site's critical consensus states, "Intense, inspiring, and well-acted, Whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director Damien Chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars J. K. Simmons and Miles Teller. The screenplay appeared on the 2012 Black List, and the short won the Short Film Jury Award for U.S. Fiction at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Jason Reitman and Blumhouse are producing. He previously worked at Paramount, where he produced that studio's upcoming micro budget comedy Drunk Weddings. It was one of Metacritic's 20 best-reviewed films of 2010 and appeared on the best-of lists of The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Time Out New York, Film Comment and The Boston Phoenix. I want to see a monster, a gargoyle, an animal." The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. Months later, Andrew encounters Fletcher playing piano at a jazz club. Next, he edited THE SPACE BETWEEN and ANY DAY NOW for director Travis Fine. Michel Litvak (Producer) is a Belgian industrialist who founded the independent production and finance company Bold Films in 2004. Determined to impress Fletcher, Andrew intensifies his drum practicing. Like with the Independent Spirit Awards, Birdman led the way this time earning four nominations from six categories, while Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything had three nods each. Cross then collaborated with director Damien Chazelle on the short film, WHIPLASH, which won the Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to his academic achievements, Walters also has the rare distinction of being a winner on JEOPARDY. Are there surprises worth mentioning? A muscular and accomplished work of kinetic cinema built around two tremendous acting performances. Ultimately, that's one of the decisions you, as a film's director, must make. A short film's budget breaks down into: Pre-production. ", "Making of 'Whiplash': How a 20-Something Shot His Harrowing Script in Just 19 Days", "How Miles Teller learned to fake drum like a pro in 'Whiplash', "Talking animals with Zootopia's Creative Minds", "Listen to a Bonus Track from New Expanded "Whiplash" Soundtrack Album", "Weekend Report: 'Dumb' Sequel Takes First Ahead of 'Big Hero 6,' 'Interstellar', "Forecast: Bombs Away for 'Mortdecai,' 'Strange Magic', "J. K. Simmons on Playing a 'Real' Villain in, "Whiplash: Sundance 2014 first look review", "Best of 2014: Film Critic Top Ten Lists", "The 2014 Village Voice Film Critics' Poll", "Sundance 2014 winners: 'Whiplash' wins big", "Oscar surprise: 'Whiplash' deemed an adapted screenplay by Academy", "Academy & WGA At Odds Over 'Whiplash' Screenplay; Will It Hurt Oscar Chances? In general, the more days of filming the more your film will cost however, a larger budget will attract more experienced crew and arguably the more professional your film will look. With some emotions and some ctritics. It is nearly at $1 million and has room to grow further. Making of 'Whiplash': How a 20-Something Shot His Harrowing Script in Is the Oscar picture beginning to take shape? Earlier this year, JK wrapped shooting Marc Lawrence's film, The Reluctant Professor opposite Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei and as well as Gillian Raimi's next feature Murder of a Cat. He is currently filming EYE IN THE SKY with Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, and Alan Rickman, directed by Gavin Hood in Cape Town, South Africa. Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite east coast music conservatory. Blumhouse executive produced 'The River' for ABC, 'Stranded' for SyFy, 'The Normal Heart' directed by Ryan Murphy for HBO and 'Eye Candy' starring Victoria Justice for MTV. [36], The film received the top audience and grand jury awards in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival;[40] Chazelle's short film of the same name took home the jury award in the U.S. fiction category one year prior. In 2003 Reiser made his theatrical debut in Woody Allen's "Writer's Block." [5] The film opened in limited release domestically in the United States and Canada on October 10, 2014, gradually expanding to over 500 screens and finally closing on March 26, 2015. In December 2015, the score received a Grammy nomination, and the film was nominated for the NME Award for Best Film. ", Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whiplash_(2014_film)&oldid=1141184603, Films about percussion and percussionists, Films about teacherstudent relationships, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe winning performance, Films that won the Best Sound Mixing Academy Award, Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing Academy Award, Films with screenplays by Damien Chazelle, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2021, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Nate Lang as Carl Tanner, another drummer in Fletcher's band, C.J. Courtesy of New York Film Festival. Sony Pictures acquired distribution rights for most of the world, releasing the film under its Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films banners for its North American and international releases, respectively. He is currently in pre-production on MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN that he adapted from the novel by Chad Kultgen. Aspiring directors use this medium to create a proof of concept on a small budget that can go on to w From Script To Short To Feature: Whiplash - Willamette Writers Her most recent project as production designer was for the feature film Lazarus, directed by David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi) starring Mark Duplass and Olivia Wilde. Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 hit Thank You For Smoking. Was originally planned to be a feature film but the writer/director could not get funding for it so he made this short film and submitted it to the Sundance film festival. Blum's model began with the original Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000, released by Paramount Pictures, and grossed close to $200 million worldwide, making it the most profitable film in the history of Hollywood. Prior to that, he worked at the production company 2929, where he co-produced two films that were nominated for Cannes' Palme d'Or, We Own The Night and Two Lovers. Like the intensely single-minded drummer Miles Teller plays in " Whiplash ," its writer-director, Damien . On the way to the next competition, Andrew's bus breaks down. For a family film, it is hard to comprehend. It is rare that we get to talk about a Bollywood film in the $10,000 club. The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. STOWELL was most recently seen in Steven Soderbergh's BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, the award-winning HBO film based on the life of celebrated pianist Liberace, played by Michael Douglas. After a grueling five-hour practice session with Tanner and Connolly on "Caravan," Andrew earns back the core position. Unfortunately, two of these films will likely not do well in theaters. Cross then collaborated with director Damien Chazelle on the short film, WHIPLASH, which won the Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Also this year, Reiser can be seen in two highly anticipated Sundance Film Festival contenders; "Life After Beth," a horror-comedy starring Aubrey Plaza and Oscar-nominees Anna Kendrick and John C. Reilly; and "Whiplash," based on a 2013 Sundance-winning short film of the same name starring JK Simmons and Sundance Festival favorite Miles Teller. His upcoming slate of feature films includes Sundance 2014 Audience and Dramatic Jury Award winner WHIPLASH, directed by Damien Chazelle starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, which appeared in the Director's Fortnight at this year's Cannes Film Festival and will be released by Sony Pictures Classics as well as NIGHTCRAWLER, written and directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, and set for release by Open Road, both in theaters this fall.
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