Surviving Cinema
Eric Stanze is an award-winning director, writer, editor, producer, and 2nd unit director who primarily works on independent feature films. Stanze began interning on local commercials and music videos at the age of 16, and he entered the industry professionally when he was 18. More info, trailers, and news at ericstanze.com.
12/11/2012 - 2:00pm
I’ve been editing a lot lately, and working at the Avid is something I’m very comfortable doing. However, I must admit, long stretches of editing will burn me out. When I start to hit a MORE
08/03/2012 - 5:00pm
Last week I blogged about the films and directors who inspired me in my early filmmaking pursuits. The list of influential films included Dario Argento’s masterpiece, Suspiria (1977).
This blog post MORE
07/16/2012 - 2:00pm
From the end of May through the end of June, I was directing 2nd Unit on a feature horror film in upstate New York. I’m sure in the very near future I’ll be able to discuss openly details I MORE
06/20/2012 - 12:00pm
For the past two weeks I've been directing 2nd Unit on a feature horror film in upstate New York. The low down on this gig is here. This past week there was a smattering of small tasks for 2nd Unit MORE
06/11/2012 - 5:19am
For the past two weeks I've been directing 2nd Unit on a feature horror film in upstate New York. The low down on this gig is here.
This past week, the "stars" of 2nd Unit have been a butcher's van with a pig MORE
05/29/2012 - 3:16am
I had a unique Memorial Day Weekend. I spent Sunday and Monday on the road, making my way to upstate New York for a film shoot. I will be here for the entire month of June, toiling away on a feature horror film MORE
04/19/2013 - 6:00pm
The new Evil Dead remake, directed by Fede Alvarez, has much of the horror fan base buzzing like a chainsaw. It is interesting to note the trajectory that brought Sam Raimi (producer on the remake, director MORE
11/20/2012 - 5:00pm
If we are to take a look at horror movies - sifting past the terrible, shoving aside the mediocre, and pausing only briefly to glance at the passable – fright fans will eventually find those special moments MORE