I few months ago I looked into making prop guns with a 3D printer. I basically found out it would be cheaper, easier and better to just buy/rent them. However in the future as technology improves and costs lower it may be a great tool for props, DIY camera gear and all sorts of things. So when I came Read MoreRead More
Frank Meo, the founder of http://www.thephotocloser.com/ will teach you the process by which you can compete and succeed in putting together a buttoned up bid. Though this is a photography presentation, a lot of this can transfer into the business of commercial filmmaking. Read More
Copyright can be a scary word for the uninitiated. But it’s not that confusing to grasp the fundamentals of the laws that help protect creative professionals and their work. As a creative professional, your work is often governed by copyright law. It’s not exactly a topic that most of your clients will be familiar with, 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
Asylum Studios is known for making films with titles that can easily be confused with big blockbusters. There’s no question what they’re trying to do… but now Warner Bros. is taking legal action. That question is at the center of an escalating legal spat between producers of the upcoming big-budgetThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and a Read MoreRead More
Are photo contests really legit or is it a way to grab the rights to a bunch of different photos? Similarly in the film world – are those contests asking you to create a commercials a legit enterprise or are they just asking you to buy their product? Photo contests have been around since the Read MoreRead More
Need some help calculating your rate and costs… there’s an app for that. iOS: Whether you’re a freelancer or you just like to pick up a side job here and there, you’ve probably struggled with the task of setting your rate for the work that you do. MyPrice is a new app for the iPhone Read MoreRead More
Evengy Morozov writes about a study that shows crowd funding only benefits a certain kind of movie. To see how the highly decentralized world of social media could disrupt the hegemony of established taste-makers in music, design, or fashion, look no further than Kickstarter. Just like Wikipedia redefined the process of creating an encyclopedia, this 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
Looking to make a film but need a little help with the paperwork? We’ve painstakingly searched the internets and collected 588 free forms and contracts to help get you started. Now before we start, everyone repeat after me: “THIS ARTICLE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR PROPER LEGAL ADVICE” You probably won’t need all of these Read MoreRead More
