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Some Basics of Lighting on a Budget
on Feb 28, 2007 in mini dv three point lighting cinema movies dv how to budget diy lighting digital neutral density filter independent film As stated in the last entry, I spent the majority of my yesterday watching how-to videos mostly regarding lighting. Two years ago, I bought a professional light kit. Cheap, around $300 (later in this entry: you can recreate a similar set for $75)-- n...
Introducing--The Honeytrap
on May 19, 2007 in romance Spies Palingenesia Independent Film The Honey Trap Drama I'm part of the film production company Palingenesia. If you're in the Los Angeles area, our movie, The Honeytrap, premiers May 27. It's a very low budget, 59-minute spy movie. I'm co-producer and music director. I'm quite proud of it, and look f...
The Top Official Film Festivals To Send Your Film
on Jul 8, 2008 in FILM FESTIVALS (1) MOVIE MARKETING (13) AFI Fest film festival Austin film festival Berlin film festival Cannes film festival chicago film festivals Chicago International film festival Cine Vegas film festival digital film festivals documentary film festivals film contests film distribution film festival filmfestivals filmmaking films festivals Hamptons film festival horror film festivals independent film independent film distribution LA film festivals Los Angeles film festival movie distribution movie distribution facts movie festivals new york film festivals Palm Springs film festival Santa Barbara film festival short film contest short film festivals Sundance film festival SXSW film festival Toronto film festival Tribeca film festival regards to film festivals, you may see many many film festivals to submit your film to. Unfortunatley, you will see a greater percentage of unofficial film festivals than official. Also most film festivals work with the all the other film festivals a...
A Good Film Festival is When You Don’t See Movies
on Sep 5, 2008 in Film Festival Experiences Filmmaking Independent Film Legal Networking TIFF08 Here’s a quick, on the move post. Didn’t see any movies yesterday, but it was still a great day. We met the donor that sponsored our trip at her gorgeous house and garden right in the middle of Toronto. After chilling in the industry inte...
The Future: “Welcome To The New World of Distribution”
on Sep 16, 2008 in Distribution Audience Independent Film Marketing Production indieWIRE: FIRST PERSON | Peter Broderick: “Welcome To The New World of Distribution,” Part 1. This is a great article anyone looking to make a film should read. This is what I’m trying to do with You 2.0 (life hacking movie) a...