Category: Phil’s Blog

  • October 31, 2024
    In my last post, I highlighted three movies whose characters, narrative, and style, work together to define the essence of…
  • Phil Ranstrom with Jacek Szymanski planning camera positions

    May 26, 2016
    Phil Ranstrom is an Emmy Award-winning writer, director, producer with over 25 years of experience in the film industry. He has…
  • Margery Ordway - Phil Ranstrom Film

    March 15, 2016
    There are a plethora of images from the dawn of the silent era of women operating film cameras. But what exactly was…
  • February 18, 2016
    In my last post, I highlighted three movies whose characters, narrative, and style, work together to define the essence of…
  • January 21, 2016
    Phil Ranstrom lists the movie moments that define Chicago, in Blues Brothers, the Untouchables, and High Fidelity.
  • December 18, 2015
    So what’s the deal with 35mm film? You’ve probably seen the 35mm label thrown around from time to time but…
  • November 23, 2015
    YouTube has declared that the company will go to court to defend the rights of film-makers who have been wrongly…
  • October 30, 2015
    6: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.  Warner Bros., currently a subsidiary of Time Warner, is one of the largest major American…
  • September 21, 2015
      There’s a lot of attention currently surrounding the “local” food movement.  When you get your produce from a neighborhood…
  • August 20, 2015
    Being a director isn't easy. Establishing a name within the industry is difficult. Receiving mass critical acclaim? Now that's reserved…