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THE DIRECTOR'S CUT
Veteran screenwriter, New York's very own independent filmmaker, director, JAMES ARCURI, announces his upcoming talk show series,
The "DIRECTOR'S CUT".
Designed with his "favorite 5" in mind, he talks film, food, fashion, and fun with his friends in the biz! No stranger to New York's entertainment scene, JAMES ARCURI is one of the original co-creators of the NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY. He has worked at some of the legendary industry leaders, such as United Artists, while cutting his teeth on the stuff that memorable films are made of. Once quoted as saying, that New York City is the largest, most well appointed Back-lot in the world, ARCURI has made talented friends among the city's greatest industry players. Some of his other notable accomplishments are LONG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, the ORIGINAL Long Island Film Festival established in 1974. It was the very first film festival to show films from what was then known as Red China. ARCURI was the creator, founder, editor, and publisher of CINEMA WORLD MAGAZINE. ARCURI consults on many independent films, including Donny Brasco. He "AMERICANIZED" THE DOSENKO FILM STUDIOS, in Kiev, Ukraine.
His upcoming series, THE DIRECTOR'S CUT will feature personalities of note, from iconic industry friends, to those he takes pride in introducing...Foodie fans will be very satisfied whether the delectable fare is from Arcuri's favorite restaurants, or those featured in his films. Other segments will include Fashion, Fun, Food, Film and most notably Friends!!!
THE CINEVIEWER, The Director's Viewfinder
I invented this nice neat work tool for filmmakers. Since 1997, we are very proud to be celebrating our years in production. The CineViewer, has been the only pocket-able director’s viewfinder used by Directors, Cinematographers, Location Managers, Videotographers, students and filmmakers the world over.
Six Mattes are housed compactly in a tough leather wallet-styled case. Each of the six lens angle mattes are calibrated to S.M.P.T.E. standards and are of Academy Aperture with a view of 1 to 1.85 ratio. Lens angles range from 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm & 100mm. The mattes are made of aluminum with a durable lifetime textured black powder coating. Each matte is easy to read for quick identification showing the lens angle in the feature film format. Each CineViewer is handmade in America.
The CineViewer, provides the user with a quick view of scene, a possible location, rehearsal and so on. The more automated a piece of equipment is, the more we become less passionate about our work and lack of involvement. The CineViewer, forces you to become more involved with your lens angle and scene. It makes you think more intently about your work and the creative process of filmmaking.