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Bob Koster
spent over thirty years in film and TV production as a Unit Production Manager and First Assistant Director on everything from hundreds of TV commercials for such products as airlines, cars, and shaving cream (Remember the old Noxzema ad? "Take it off! Take it all off! ") to Feature Films like Hello Dolly!, and Man in the Glass Booth, to TV series such as Police Story to the ultimate novel-for-TV, War and Remembrance. Check out my resume.
Semi retired now, I decided to relax :-) by teaching. I have taught the class in Film Production Planning at USC. And you can visit one of my classrooms at UCLA Extension where I teach Production Management, Line Producing, and Scheduling and Budgeting using computers. As if that weren't enough,
I also have opened StarComp,
the only computer consulting firm for ShowBiz people run by a Directors Guild
of America member. I have been there, done that, know what you need because I
need it myself. I enjoy helping folks in the Entertainment Industry with Show
Biz computer problems. For more info about us and our company, StarComp,
with your snail-mail
address, or give us a voice call at (805) 482-9117.
Order Bob Koster's On Production Budget Book from Barnes and Noble!
Go to the Assistant Directors Training Program
Sarah and Bob Koster
would also love to hear from you.
Sarah and Bob Koster Phone: (805) 482-9117 - Voicerkoster@starcomp.net
My Family, God Bless Them
You can see a few familiar faces from Show Biz here. Please visit and enjoy. I am proud of them all!
Especially my two sons:
Chris Koster, and his fantastic band
Ziggy Cannonball and the Weasels
Click for Ziggy Cannonball concert schedule.
And Kevin Koster, working in the Production Department of the Paramount TV Series, JAG
Good stuff, some relevant, some not so....
Learn more about the Internet Points of interest
is an excellent source of movie news.
For all kinds of government and reference information.
For almost every
conceivable kind of Cinema information.
Be
sure to visit your Internet provider.
f And for the world's most complete database of movie info on tens of thousands of films worldwide and the casts and crews that made them, go to
The Great Internet Movie Database!
But beware. It's addicting. And you'll end up adding your own info to
this fantastic storehouse of knowledge.
Knock knock! Who's there? Oswego! Oswego who? "Oswego, into the wild
blue yonder..." When I was a kid I always wanted to join the Army Air
Corps. Guess that dates me. Anyway, it's all growed up now and is fascinating.
The United States Air Force
protects us as our first line of defense. It also has some fascinating pictures
and facts about space, satellites, and the latest state-of-the-art airframes.
Want a physical manifestation of the word "cornucopia?" Michael
Part's "Wicked Scherzo"
web site is not only an excellent source for scriptwriters everywhere (And Mike
is one of the best of the best!), but the site itself is a feast for the eyes
and ears. Be sure to have a browser capable of heavy Java!
Here's another very useful site, where you can find almost everything you
need for current movie and TV information, listings, schedules, etc. EdWeb
You will want to visit my good friend Brandon Sachs' web site. Lots of
useful and fascinating links there.
Interests...
One of the pleasures of having my own home page is to share my delights
with my friends. I have always admired superb craftsmanship in any realm, but
especially: Classic Automobiles such as the 
, a car of magnificent design in the era when safety and
ecology hadn't legislated all the fun out of driving.
Of all the Bugattis made, and about 7500 were, the six known as "La
Royale" were undoubtedly the most cherished of all time. When new, in 1931
or so, they sold for $50,000, at a time when the average person took home
$10-$15 salary per week.
All six cars still exist, and the last one sold for over $15,000,000.
Ladies and Gentlemen...
The Bugatti Type 41, "La Royale"
Would you like to set your watch to the National Bureau of Standards? Please do.
I have a great love of Classical
Music. And of all the composers, my favorite is - of course - Ludwig van Beethoven.
He not only wrenched the Renaisance world out of the Classical era and into the
Romantic era, but his music was so wondrous that composers such as the sublime
Brahms were afraid to premier their symphonies for fear of comparison with
Beethoven. One other composer whose work I regularly play in my office is, of
course, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. ("Wolfie" to his friends)
There has never been, and probably will never again be, a wordsmith with
the skill of William
Shakespeare. He could turn a phrase better than most. Just think what he
could have made if only he had a good agent! Now, through the magic of the
Internet, you can download any or all of Shakespeare's
Works.
Art. It elevates the soul, feeds the psyche. Separates us from the lower
orders of animals. A feast for the eyes. Some art is extraordinary and exists
in a class by itself. Such are the Paintings in the French caves at Vallon -
Pont d'Arc (Ardeche).
These were only discovered in 1994, and look as if they were painted yesterday.
Try to ignore the fact that these are 30,000 years old. Thirty thousand years!
Then ponder for a moment that the artist, in the middle of France, painted not
only horses and cattle, but also Penguins and Rhinoceros! How did they get to
France? And the paintings themselves are exquisite. Enjoy them.
French Cave Paintings
The liveliest art. Showbiz. Tinseltown. Moom pitchers. The Cinemaaahhh.
Call it what you will, we all owe our livelihoods to the artistry of two men
who founded the industry. Almost everything we have done since is in imitation
of these two.
Sir Charles Chaplin, arguably the
greatest director, writer, producer, composer, editor, and, oh yes, comedic
actor of all time,
and
David Wark Griffith, the man who invented the movie industry.
Most of you probably did not know this, but when I was in college my
favorite sport was Fencing!
It is almost a lost art now. I saw a foil competition about six years ago at
Cal Tech for the Western championship and the competitors were using Sabre
moves with Foils! What blasphemy!
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