Posted on May 9, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | 2 Comments
Before there was Inception, before there was Batman, and before Guy Pierce forgot what he was doing 10 minutes ago, there was a Doodlebug, a surreal 16mm short shot while Nolan was studying English at the University College of London:
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Posted on April 26, 2011 in Featured, Filmmaking 360 | 3 Comments
This is the beginning of a series of articles on the First Films by great directors. We are starting with what some call the Film School Generation; Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and George Lucas. These four directors have changed the industry and craft of filmmaking forever, but they didn’t start out that way.
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Posted on April 13, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
These short films are a must-see for fans of the legendary filmmaker David Lynch. The films are listed in chronological order, with brief descriptions of each film.
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Posted on April 7, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
In the early 1940’s, Salvador Dali and Walt Disney made an animated film together called “Destino”. However, once complete, it was never shown to the public. Watch this video to find out why.
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Posted on April 1, 2011 in Casting Directors, Cinematography, Editing, Filmmaking 360, Music | No Comments
Working on a microscopic budget and small crew is always a challenge. But for almost a decade, I’ve been able to make it work for my commercial filmmaking business and my own personal narrative short films. Over the past 9 months, I’ve chronicled my experiences on my latest 23 minute short film “Pitch Black” here on FilmmakerIQ.com…
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Posted on March 31, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
An interesting collage of images and sound about David Fincher, Stanley Kubrick and how to win friends while brainwashing people.
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Posted on January 24, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Why Man Creates is a 1968 animated short documentary film which discusses the nature of creativity. It was written by Saul Bass and Mayo Simon, and directed by Saul and Elaine Bass.
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Posted on January 14, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | 2 Comments
It’s Mickey’s Birthday and his girlfriend just left him, so that’s when his friend Clarence shows him a birthday he’ll never forget. The film was completed, but the final reel was destroyed in a lab fire that broke out during editing. The surviving part of the film was shown in part to a small crowd in early 1987. It Later became the basis for True Romance.
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Posted on November 11, 2010 in Outtakes | 5 Comments
Artist Maxime Luère created this short film “A Life on Facebook”. Via a series of Facebook updates he depicts a man’s life from his foolish teenage years to his growing maturity, and ultimately, his death of old age.
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Posted on April 25, 2010 in Digital Effects, Filmmaking 360 | 3 Comments
Chris Black possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of the current regime, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him. The chase is on as Chris runs for his life in this sci-fi thriller set in an alternate and futuristic Los Angeles.
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Posted on September 22, 2009 in Outtakes | No Comments
The winner of the 2009 Door Post Film Festival is a beautiful period film by Joshua Weigel about hope and perseverance. A side show attraction with no arms and legs learns his worth.
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Posted on July 30, 2009 in General Screenwriting | No Comments
by Linda Cowgill
Know who you’re making your film for. If it’s for yourself, that’s who you
have to satisfy. If you’re making it as an entry into the industry, your film needs to work dramatically as well as technically. Competition is stiff.
The longer the story, the better the film has to be. Length comes down to
what [...]
Posted on July 6, 2009 in Filmmaking 360 | 7 Comments
In 1946, Salvador Dali and Walt Disney collaborated on a short film called Destino. Financial concerns caused Disney to cease production with less than 20 seconds of film completed. Sixty years later modern Disney artists completed the film using Dali’s and John Hench’s original storyboards.
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Posted on June 23, 2009 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
Scottish Screen offers a comprehensive guide (“You’ve Got it Made”) to the ins-and-outs of distributing a short film. Visit their site to download the guide and while there check out some of the other great resources they have to offer.
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Posted on October 7, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
Jessel Monteverde breaks down how to build a success Spec Reel to break into the world of advertising: Submitted by Gospel John
Part1:
…There is absolutely nothing more important to a commercial director’s career than a demo reel. Not education. Not connections (although this is important). And not experience.
A jaw-dropping reel will facilitate a director’s entry [...]
