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Beginning on-stage in the Chicago theatre scene, one of his first performances garnered a feature article from the Chicago Sun Times and a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for his principal role in Athol Fugard’s play The Blood Knot.
Simultaneously, Bill honed his talents behind the camera in the film industry working productions in the film studios of Chicago. Moving to Los Angeles, Bill quickly gravitated to utilizing his many talents as a production designer in television and establishing a photography/design studio in Hollywood, photographing the likes of directors John Frankenheimer, Steven Spielberg, Nicolas Roeg and Clint Eastwood.
As production designer, Mr. Stetz developed a forte in efficient, functional and attractive set design for cable TV shows and film, including Lifetime Medical Television, NBC and ESPN.
His management skill in organizing crews of artisans and tradesmen to produce location and studio sets that could be quickly set up, photographed and as quickly transported away, made Bill a highly desirable asset to producers of myriads of productions.
Crossing over into film direction, Bill Stetz works in multi-camera studio productions, narrative direction and other production techniques and services, including animation, cinematography and sound recording.
Independent film productions by Bill Stetz include the live action short 'Threshold,' the documentary 'A Handmade Life' and 'Character Parts.'
Formerly art director for the Directors Guild of America (DGA Magazine) and art director for the Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) publication CineMontage, Bill Stetz’s contributed work has been as an award-winning designer and photographer.
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The Prime Gig (2000)
Had a very different take on this than inframan (the first commenter).
Vince Vaughn makes a convincing "trapped looser" and the frustration emanates off the screen. The love scenes made the ending that much more vital and Julia Ormand is convincingly and sexily enthralling. Had to watch them twice.
I saw this on DVD, did not hear of it in distribution and it may have been appropriately sent direct to video by the studio. It's not a BIG picture, but the characters are entertaining (Wallace Shawn, Stephen Tobolowsky, George Wendt, Rory Cochrane, et. al.). Ed Harris, as always, is very good.
The coverage in some of the scenes was inadequate to provide enough editing material for smooth scene movement (bedroom scenes). Nice camera work from veteran John Alonzo.
The ending left me hanging, but it still seemed like the only finish for this story that made sense.
A Good Woman (2004)
Bad Acting, Editing, Direction
Helen Hunt's reverberating heady drone made her particularly uninteresting to watch. Repeating tonal inflections line after line delivered by her made for a very dull performance.
The editing was also dreadful. Many shots that deserved length for focus on character or emphasis on plot points were cut too quickly leaving the audience watching characters with inconsequential information to deliver. Many takes on Helen Hunt were cut before she barely made eye contact with other players or the camera.
Line delivery by many of the actors was flat and lifeless. Actors' facial expression was so far off-camera or profile that any life that the actor may have brought to the part was lost on the tableau of the scene.
Tom Wilkinson as Tuppy gave a solid performance, if not slightly stubbed by the Director working against him. Supporting character portrayals by Milena Vukotic and John Standing were more than adequate and even delightful at times. But for the amount of screen time they were given, and despite the beautiful sets and locations, they could not make up for the droll action and lack of tension needed to make the story stand on its feet.
A very boring waste of time.