Comments on: First Person: Going Rogue at Werner Herzog’s Rogue Film School

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Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:26:25 +0000

[...] Picked up a funny little piece by someone who claims to have forged his way into Werner Herzog’s Rogue Film School (I [...]

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Made By Heath Killen » #24 & #25 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:08:43 +0000

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By: Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:44:55 +0000

Check out the new Herzog promo for Rogue Film School – New Jersey.

http://vimeo.com/10184446

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:59:48 +0000

Many of us who paid noticed you the first day. You were no secret agent.

By: Kief

Kief — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:45:17 +0000

WalkEda talkEda Gab aWay..what did those who went learn? I just finished Herzog on Herzog – would it be like the book, only with the flesh and blood master for eye contact? It would cost me double – admission plus airfare plus+++ to fly from west coast to the east for the next session. What did you learn? Was he seeking gems from among the participants,? Perhaps a future assistant of some kind? Is there a gem in this mine?

By: UNF

UNF — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:34:52 +0000

The initial question was superfluous, as WH could never, on principle, allow himself to be extorted, hence non-payment was the only honest option.

The actual balls-of-steel test point arrived with the tap on the shoulder — WWWHD in THAT situation? Scuttle sideways for a silent exit … Verflammte Scheisse, das ist undenkbar … no, he would arise and modestly claim credit for the stroke successfully pulled.

Maybe next time you will be ready, meantime, keep trying “;0))

By: Winterborne

Winterborne — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:06:59 +0000

Fitzcarraldo, you are a hypocrite of the highest order. You should be violated and destroyed, just as your lack of understanding will do to every piece of celluloid you touch. You get what you pay for in life, but money can’t buy everything.

The curse you have made for yourself is to always be outside in the artificial warmth, never actually knowing what it means to be chilled.

Now we are watching YOU.

By: DH

DH — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:55:40 +0000

I think Fitzcarraldo is just jealous because he did what everyone else would have done while this guy did what the master would have. I think it is creativity in things such as this that make the difference between becoming a master filmmaker or merely staying an amateur one.

If you are not willing to take the risks Fitzcarraldo, you are in the wrong profession. Get out now while you can, since creativity and risks are what define good films.

By: Pete Terranova

Pete Terranova — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:35:18 +0000

Apparently, Herzog doesn’t respect the property rights of others but you’d better respect his. (Though, in fairness, and more accurately, it’s the property rights of those putting on the seminar you’d better respect. I suspect if Herzog knew about this, he’d heartily approve.)

By: Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:45:39 +0000

Congrats on getting whatever it is you got out of scamming your way into Herzog’s seminar. So Rogue of you to ruin the possibility of ever getting a second chance with him. I het it would have been awesome to have the opportunity to screen your Brooklyn feature for him. Perhaps even meet a producer through a generous introduction. So Rogue of you to think you tricked a trickster. Those of us who saved, earned, raised or stole the money to pay the meager fee; I salute you. Those of you that made the trip from all corners of the globe, I salute you. Of course, the cell responsible for cracking their way into a hotel room for a free night. You win. But to the little scoundrel film buff that thinks he’s pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes. Keep working on your skillset. We’re watching you.