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Featured ArticlesAdding value to your DIY film
Making a film is one thing, but making a film with no money is something else. When making a film the most noticeable mistakes new filmmakers make are the actors, the locations, and the wardrobe. Now I’m not saying that no other mistakes are made because most of the mistakes filmmakers make the audience never gets to see…
Feeding the cast and crew on a DIY budget.
DIY filmmakers tend to be a pretty resourceful lot, but for some reason most of the small indie sets I’ve been on didn’t seem resourceful when it came to craft services. Part of what makes a DIY crew successful is creative problem solving
Film Financing for the DIY Filmmaker
The first question to fall off of every film student or self taught filmmakers lips when they reach the point of no return and decide to actually try to make a film is, how the hell am I going to pay for this? Over the years I’ve done a lot of research on this subject, [...]
Staying Focused
Focus is one of the first things any filmmaker, young or old, new or experienced has to deal with when setting up a shot. If not given the attention it needs you may find that it stabs you in the back When the time comes to edit the footage.
The Scriptwriter’s Life
The Scriptwriter’s Life is a new approach created by BAFTA nominated screenwriter Tim Clague to help Scriptwriters achieve success in their professional careers. The diagram contains, all in one place, the life of a scriptwriter. Its a map that can be used to see what you need to tackle next. Successful writers must…
Final Cut - Take Three
Final Cut is one of the UK’s top independent short film screening groups and every year they release a compilation DVD containing a selection of the best work shown during the previous 12 months.
Sundance submission deadline announced.
The Sundance Institute announced the deadlines for submissions into the 2009 Sundance Film Festival to be held during January 15th - 25th 2009.
Actors Strike Around The Corner?
The SAG contract expires June 30th, but the first action will likely take place on July 8th as the AFTRA ballots will be taking place.
Michel Gondry’s Website Reveled!
Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind, The Science of Sleep) is going to launch a new website MichelGondry.com, The currently displays a large picture which gives us a clue to what will be featured on the site, for example a book…