". Like gunfire INT. Litvak recently wrapped production on HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER, his third production with Academy Award-nominated actor Ryan Gosling. After a grueling five-hour practice session with Tanner and Connolly on "Caravan," Andrew earns back the core position. That catalyst led him to attend both the Bezalel Academy of Arts in Jerusalem and the prestigious Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television, where he received numerous scholarships and cinematography awards. Birdman didn't get a nomination, but Guardians of the Galaxy did. The film explores concepts of perfectionism, dedication, and success and deconstructs the concept of ambition. The other contender is the Criterion Collection release for Watership Down (Blu-ray). For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. [20] The soundtrack consists of 24 tracks divided in three different parts: original jazz pieces written for the film, original underscore parts written for the film, and classic jazz standards written by Stan Getz, Duke Ellington, and other musicians. As revenge, Fletcher leads the band into a song Andrew does not know and does not have the sheet music to. For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band, forever changing the young mans life. Short Films Archives - StudioBinder Script to Screen: Whiplash - Carsey-Wolf Center The Producers Guild of America nominations were announced and there's not a lot of surprises among the three categories. Damien Chazelle never wanted to make a short. She's Beautiful When She's Angry just managed to earn a spot in the $10,000 club with $10,505 in one theater. In fact, this week it was the only one in the $10,000 club earning an average of $10,348 in 231 screens. This practically guarantees some measure of mainstream success; however, unless it can earn some Awards Season nominations, it likely won't expand truly wide. Miles was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and during those formative years he developed a love of sports and has remained a die-hard Phillies and Eagles fan. [9] Although the Writers Guild of America categorized the screenplay as original, AMPAS classed it as an adaptation of the 2013 short version. [6] He based the conductor, Terence Fletcher, on his former band instructor (who died in 2003) but "pushed it further", adding elements of Buddy Rich and other band leaders known for their harsh treatment. [43], At the 87th Academy Awards, J. K. Simmons received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, Tom Cross won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing. Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles. On the small screen Simmons played LAPD Assistant Chief Will Pope in TNT's hit series "The Closer." Onstage at JVC, before the first piece, Fletcher reveals that he knows Andrew testified against him. 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. Damien Chazelle's 'Whiplash' & More: Short Films Help - Variety 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. "[29] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter praised the performances of Teller and Simmons, writing: "Teller, who greatly impressed in last year's Sundance entry The Spectacular Now, does so again in a performance that is more often simmering than volatile Simmons has the great good fortune for a character actor to have here found a co-lead part he can really run with, which is what he excitingly does with a man who is profane, way out of bounds and, like many a good villain, utterly compelling. For the third weekend in a row, Birdman led the per theater chart. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Reitman made his feature film debut with the 2006 hit Thank You For Smoking. In addition to co-creating and starring in the critically acclaimed NBC series, "Mad About You," which garnered him multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Reiser this year starred opposite Matt Damon and Michael Douglas in the Steven Soderbergh-directed HBO movie "Behind The Candelabra", a film that won eleven primetime Emmy's. Whiplash Short Film Damien Chazelle changes course. Meanwhile, Zero Motivation just missed the $10,000 club with $9,427 in one theater. 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. Making of 'Whiplash': How a 20-Something Shot His Harrowing Script in Couper Samuleson (Executive Producer) is the executive vice president of Blumhouse Productions, the low-budget production company behind original horror franchises like Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge. In late 2012, Chazelle directed a short film based on part of his feature screenplay Whiplash. Melanie is a member of the Art Director's Guild. Months later, Andrew encounters Fletcher playing piano at a jazz club. Whiplash (2013 film) - Wikipedia 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. The Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced last night and there were few surprises. March 15, 2021 | Indie Film Hustle Whiplash is a 2013 drama short film written and directed by Academy Award winning director Damien Chazelle. The company's most recent film Insidious: Chapter 2 from FilmDistrict, grossed over $40 million on its opening weekend of September 13th with just a $5m budget. He most recently finished shooting the independent film WHIPLASH opposite Miles Teller and JK Simmons. It also reached $1 million in the process, barely. Having committed the music to memory, Andrew gets the opportunity to play. How the 'Whiplash' Short Film Became the 'Whiplash' Movie In December 2015, the score received a Grammy nomination, and the film was nominated for the NME Award for Best Film. An interesting short that will make you maybe want to watch the full movie. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com. This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. Song of the Sea was next with $17,967 in one theater. Other Executive Producing credits at Bold include the Sony release, LEGION starring Paul Bettany; THE HOLE 3D from visionary director Joe Dante; 2008 Toronto Film Festival Official Selection MIDDLE OF NOWHERE starring Susan Sarandon and Anton Yelchin; MINI'S FIRST TIME starring Nikki Reed, Alec Baldwin, Luke Wilson, Carrie Anne Moss & Jeff Goldblum; 2006 Sundance Dramatic Competition Selection COME EARLY MORNING starring Ashley Judd; director Olatunde Osunsanmi's found footage thriller EVIDENCE starring Stephen Moyer and Radha Mitchell; and Nicolas Winding Refn's ONLY GOD FORGIVES starring Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas. Whiplash 2013 TV-14 18 m IMDb RATING 7.8 /10 5.7K YOUR RATING Rate Short Drama Music A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student. He rents a car but arrives late and forgets his sticks at the rental office. Helen Estabrook (Producer) is the producing partner of filmmaker Jason Reitman and runs Right of Way Films. Damien Chazelle's Short Film: Whiplash | Indie Film Hustle Benoist got her start in the independent film Tennessee. The Imitation Game remained in first place on the per theater chart with an average of $48,658 in 8 theaters over the weekend. Courtesy of New York Film Festival. [21], On March 27, 2020, an expanded deluxe edition was released on double CD and 2-LP gatefold sleeve vinyl with new cover art, and featured original music by Justin Hurwitz, plus bonus track and remixes by Timo Garcia, Opiuo, Murray A. Lightburn and more. STOWELL plays a wounded Marine, whose quest for his own rehabilitation and his strong bond with his young cousin, serves as the inspiration for building a prosthetic tail that saves the dolphin's life. 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 Imitation Game led the way on the per theater chart with an incredible average of $119,838 in four theaters. In 2016, Sundance received 9000 short film submissions (compared to 4000 feature films) and only about 60 were selected to screen. Justin Hurwitz (music) graduated from Harvard University in 2008, where he studied music. As per usual, here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions / wishes. In 2011, Reitman reteamed with Diablo Cody for the critically acclaimed Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt. Blumhouse's upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones for Paramount; Jessabelle for Lionsgate; . There were a trio of new limited releases topping the per theater chart, led by St. Vincent with an average of $27,470 in four theaters. With a dedication to making commercial films with artistic vision, Litvak has diversified the company's slate by developing films in a wide variety of genres that include dramas, thrillers, sci-fi and independent festival favorites. ", "'WHIPLASH' careens into the unexpected before coming to a jaw-dropping close. Finally, P.K. 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. Most recently, JK filmed Jeremy Sisto's feature Breakpoint. Television projects include the 13-episode television drama THE BLACK BOX for the ABC Television Network, which just aired its season finale, and Syfy's new series DOMINION based on Bold's feature film LEGION. Earlier films included the 2006 Golden Globe nominee for Best Picture BOBBY, directed by Emilio Estevez and starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Shia Lebouf, William H. Macy and Sharon Stone. Are there surprises worth mentioning? Terri Taylor (Casting Director) has worked on over 40 feature films over the course of her almost 20-year career in casting. He currently is a member of the Academy, is on the Sundance Institute's Director's Advisory Group and serves on the Board of Directors of the New Group Theater in New York City. Likewise, The Theory of Everything expanded to 41 theaters earning an average of $17,937. Our biggest misses were actually in the biggest categories: Best Picture was won by Birdman, not Boyhood; Alejandro Inarritu beat Richard Linklater for Best Director; and Big Hero 6 prevailed over How to Train Your Dragon 2. Last year he filmed the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs, as well as Jason Reitman's upcoming film, Labor Day. Birdman led the way with 3 wins, but it wasn't the only film to come away with more than one award. 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. [18][19], The soundtrack album was released on October 7, 2014, via Varse Sarabande label. More We have a rather long list of limited releases this week, but sadly only three of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Whiplash (2014) - Financial Information - The Numbers opened with an average of $13,108 in 272 theaters. Suddenly, financing no longer was an issue for a feature; independent finance company Bold Films (which did Nightcrawler) stepped up with $3.3 million for the full-length film's budget. Speaking of expanding, The Imitation Game expanded from 25 theaters to 34 theaters earning an average of $25,253 in the process. Andrew's family can barely recognize the stone-faced obsessive sitting at their dinner table. Notable credits include Travis Fine's ANY DAY NOW (Editor), Scott Cooper's CRAZY HEART (Additional Editor), the David Milch HBO series DEADWOOD (Assistant Editor), and Michel Negroponte's science-fiction documentary W.I.S.O.R. Since graduating from AFI, Sharone has established himself as a distinctly unique cinematographer, shooting a remarkable variety of projects, including the award-winning indie drama MEAN CREEK, the dark and disturbing LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, the sports drama COACH CARTER and the period musical DARK STREETS. 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. Even though Fletcher says very little to him that night, he ignites in Andrew a passion to achieve his goal. Impressed, Fletcher nods in approval before cueing the finale. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer and an abusive bandleader. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue At BOLD, Lancaster oversaw the cult sensation DRIVE, starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Best Director award at Cannes), which was released by FILMDISTRICT and grossed over $80 million worldwide. Taylor has been married for 18 years to Gregg Taylor, the Head of Development for Dreamworks Animation. Aspiring directors use this medium to create a proof of concept on a small budget that can go on to w 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. I hate ceremonies. Austin Stowell (Ryan) is one of the industry's most promising rising stars with an enviable slate of upcoming films. Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) Claudia Puig. Whiplash premiered in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, as the festival's opening film; it won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for drama. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits. Since each film is so different, we can't give you exact percentages of where your funding should go, or how much each category needs. 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. Damien Chazelle's short film that became 'Whiplash' appears online - watch 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. He is known for playing the character J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider Man trilogy. In addition to his academic achievements, Walters also has the rare distinction of being a winner on JEOPARDY. Whiplash (2014 film) - Wikipedia As the piece finishes, Andrew continues into an extended, unexpected solo. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. This would be stunning for a visually intensive action film aimed at Fanboys. The film was produced by Bold Films, Blumhouse Productions, and Right of Way Films. Mr. Turner was the best of the new limited releases earning an average of $21,728 in five theaters.