Dan Chung of News Shooter leads a panel discussion at the Teradeck booth asking a panel of documentary filmmakers (Jared Abrams – Wide Open Camera, Yi Han – Visible Panda,,Andrea Allen – Vimeo, Steve Weiss – Zacuto,,Jem Schofield – theC47) on how to make the business work.Read More
Bidding on a project is an art form. And believe me when I say that it’s something I still struggle with every time it comes up. Certainly there are some clients who will find a $10,000 project to be a bargain and clients who can only dream of affording $1,000 for their next video project. Read MoreRead More
Ryan E Walters lists a few tips to keep in mind when taking the plunge into freelance filmmaking. So you have decided to quit your day job and venture into the exciting world of freelance work, where you get every day off, you set your own hours, and life is always enjoyable. At least that Read MoreRead More
Nowhere is gender disparity among Hollywood’s corporate ranks more painfully acute than inside the top talent agencies, where the percentage of women agents can dip as low as 15 and nary a female CEO can be found. Sure, women have made huge strides as network and studio chiefs (Exhibit A: the dozens of such execs Read MoreRead More
Calculating your rate is really one of the toughest things for the freelance filmmaker. Ryan E. Walters provides a thorough article to help you figure out what figures into your day rate. One of the most challenging aspects with any creative endeavor is trying to figure out how to price and charge for your services. Read MoreRead More
Smart phones are starting to replace point and shoots cameras. Could these lower end sales slumps hurt higher end lines as well? Is it inconceivable that perhaps in the far future (say 10 years given the way technology moves) that most filmmaking with occur on a smart device? Canon Inc. (7751), the world’s largest camera Read MoreRead More
Bidding on projects as a creative freelancer is a tricky proposition. Sasha Kovaliov sets up 3 question you need to ask yourself before submitting a bid. Are you committing to every project or a bid that comes your way? If the answer is yes, chances are that you are simply wasting your time and money. Here are 3 simple Read MoreRead More
From the International Documentary Association, here’s a Q&A panel with four documentary filmmakers and the business side of documentary filmmaking View the Playlist on YouTubeRead More
Breaking into business of filmmaking means you’re going to have to start keeping track of buisness expenses for tax purposes – Michael S. Chandler highlights some of the costs you should be tracking.Read More
Scott Myers applies a quote about music he heard while working as a musician in Aspen to the high stakes game of Hollywood screenwriting.
Read More
Adam Everett Miller delivers 5 red flags that would keep him from wanting to work with you more than once.Read More
The stores may be gone, but people are still getting bills from the defunct video store chain.Read More
