IFP Names 10 Features for Documentary Lab – indieWIRE Ten first time feature documentary filmmakers are taking part in the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Labs in New York City this week, the IFP announced today. As previously announced, the documentary lab is part of an expanded year-round program[...]
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April 12th, 2010 - 5:08 pm § in Filmmaking, News
Adventures in Self-Distribution
This is a fascinating series of articles on one filmmaker who took matters into his own hands, doing his own theatrical and DVD distribution. It has a lot to say about the internet age, marketing, and making some money off of your films. I was reminded of how Cassavetes self-distributed A Woman Unde[...]
April 11th, 2010 - 5:05 pm § in News
Indie Marketing Returns to Word of Mouth
Indie Marketing Returns to Word of Mouth – Thompson on Hollywood In the world of entertainment – specifically independent film – marketing once again is the cornerstone. We no longer have the luxury to “buy a gross.” The days are over where we could spend our way into convincing people[...]
April 4th, 2010 - 3:56 pm § in News
Bottled Water on Set
I came across this video through a friend today: I had An interesting experience while shooting my two minute film “The Swimming Lesson” in the fall. I filmed at the Film School Chair Barbara Boyle‘s house. When she overheard my Assistant Director sending a Production Assistant on [...]
March 29th, 2010 - 5:06 pm § in News
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Eugene Hernandez: 'Breaking Upwards'. Breaking even? – indieWIRE Can “Breaking Upwards” break even? The short answer: It seems to have a decent shot.[...]
March 27th, 2010 - 5:07 pm § in News
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David Mamet's Master Class Memo to the Writers of The Unit | Movieline GREETINGS. AS WE LEARN HOW TO WRITE THIS SHOW, A RECURRING PROBLEM BECOMES CLEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THIS: TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN DRAMA AND NON-DRAMA. LET ME BREAK-IT-DOWN-NOW. WE, THE WRITERS, MUST ASK OURSELVES OF EVERY SCEN[...]
March 12th, 2010 - 5:33 pm § in News
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Dreaming of Nonsense: The Evolutionary Enigma of Dream Content: Scientific American An interesting look at dreams, including the most common ones all human beings share. Barrett’s preferred evolutionary explanation for dreaming, and the one she’s best known for, is that dreamscapes provided our [...]
February 16th, 2010 - 4:07 pm § in News
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100 Best Films – Village Voice Interesting List, Will start going through the ones I haven't seen. ‘Sex’ Sells Short Films Online > Matt Dentler's Blog It’s been a very busy few days in South America, where I am currently for a series of panels in Uruguay as part of the annu[...]
January 25th, 2010 - 7:13 pm § in News
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Sundance 2010 Shorts Hit YouTube | Short of the Week Sundance kicked off tonight in Park City, Utah. I hadn’t heard any advance buzz about the 10/10 online series, a recent Sundance tradition that we covered last year, and so I sadly concluded that the festival had moved away from online distro fo[...]
January 24th, 2010 - 10:35 pm § in Contemporary Short Films, News
The Most Beautiful Man in the World
This is one of my favorite short films, which I thought I’d share. It’s breathtaking. Find it in high quality if possible. The Most Beautiful Man in the World “This week’s short film is short and on the surface slight to a point almost beyond belief. In that regard it is a film t[...]