Posted on April 23, 2012 in Financing | No Comments
A Bi-Partisan decision by the United States Congress is relaxing some of the federal restrictions on raising funds for business ventures. A general purpose aid to give businesses access to cash may work out for Filmmakers enabling them to solicit up to one million dollars.
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Posted on April 12, 2012 in Contracts and Law | 2 Comments
Here are for legal affairs you must put in order before even thinking about shouting “action”
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Posted on April 9, 2012 in Effects and Stunts, Storyboarding | No Comments
Below are the FX Storyboards for Blade Runner’s opening sequence referred to as the “Hades Landscape.”
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Posted on April 9, 2012 in IQ Podcasts, Storyboarding | 4 Comments
John Hess dives into the storyboard of his latest film for better or for worse.
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Posted on February 27, 2012 in Cinematography, Contracts and Law, General Production, Location Scouting | 1 Comment
With phrases like “If you see something, say something” the government has made our fellow citizens suspicious of photographers in the public space. I’m not sure if it is making us safer, but one thing is for sure, getting interrupted by the long arm of the law can really harm your shoot.
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Posted on February 27, 2012 in Screenplay Format, Storyboarding | 1 Comment
The new Celtx ecosystem is designed to let you create and write anywhere. This short walkthrough gives a high-level overview of some of the benefits for creators upon creating a free account at celtx.com.
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Posted on February 24, 2012 in Financing | No Comments
Over Kickstarter’s first two years, Film & Video has been the dominant category, accounting for $50 million of the over $140 million pledged. This year, 31 Kickstarter-funded projects will screen as official selections at SXSW 2012.
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Posted on February 1, 2012 in Directing, Pre-production | No Comments
As a filmmaker, be it as a producer or director or both, you are like a captain of a ship. Once the production day starts and the ship has left port, everyone will be looking to you for guidance and direction. Nothing will sink your project faster than indecision – an issue that can be mitigated with proper pre-production work.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 in IQ Podcasts | 2 Comments
John Hess explores a different way to think of Kickstarter and how to find success in online crowd-funding.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 in Financing | No Comments
Though designed for an independent game design project, Gary Sarli provides a thorough and detailed break down of how to approach Kickstarter in a strategic manner.
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Posted on January 4, 2012 in Casting Directors | No Comments
Carolyn Pickman has over 50 feature films to her credit. New England Film profiles her work and tries to figure out what she looks for in actors.
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Posted on December 22, 2011 in Producing | No Comments
John August and Craig Mazin discuss what the job of a producer is (or should be). John looks at the four different roles a producer can take on: The general, The diplomat, The creative or The bulldozer.
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Posted on November 22, 2011 in Producing | No Comments
Producers Guild of America East presents: A panel of female producers and film academics including Jane Startz, Amy Robinson, Jane Gaines, and moderator Julie Buck, discuss the history of women in film and recent changes in the production process during a free Amphitheater forum at the 49th New York Film Festival.
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Posted on November 16, 2011 in Storyboarding | 2 Comments
Our friends at Celtx have created a new app, Celtx Shots, to capture your next great idea. It is the first app with both storyboarding and set blocking built-in allowing you to create storyboards and block scenes in the field, on the set, or anytime inspiration strikes.
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Posted on October 21, 2011 in Contracts and Law, Legal & Copyright | 1 Comment
James Erwin is a fledgling author who posted a series of short stories in Reddit’s forums about what would happen if U.S. Marines traveled back in time to fight the Roman Empire. Warner Bros. took notice and moved to buy the movie rights. But Reddit’s user agreement may turn his dream into a intellectual property nightmare.
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