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HitFilm brings blockbuster visual effects to low budget indie filmmakers

Article by RealWire Visual effects and 3D compositing software for indie filmmakersMore affordable and accessible than ever beforeAvailable in two versions: HitFilm Standard and HitFilm UltimateAlso available with Sony Vegas Movie StudioNorwich, England, 28 September 2011 - FXhome's new visual effects software HitFilm is changing perceptions of what is possible with low budget independent filmmaking. HitFilm makes cutting edge 3D … [Read more...]

Beginners Guide to Low Budget Filmmaking

Article by Lorabella Low budget filmmaking is a good way to start a career in filmmaking. There have been many instances of low budget filmmakers making it big in their own countries and even internationally. So if you believe that you have the potential to make good or even great films then why not prove it by making an effective low budget film. You never know it might just turn out to be your ticket to filmmaking success. But of course … [Read more...]

Filmmaking For Rookies

Article by Lorabella Want to make a great film someday but not sure how to go about it? Every time you watch a good film you wish that you could make one yourself? Fret not! Filmmaking is accessible to anyone who has the talent and the focus to make a movie. However, filmmaking is not like shooting a shaky home video. It requires time, it needs patience and it needs oodles of hard work and talent. But that shouldn't stop you from acquiring … [Read more...]

Bolex – Ancestor of Today’s High-Tech Movie Cameras

The Roman philosopher Cicero said, "To know nothing of the world before you were born is to remain forever a child." This is true in any field of interest and, generally speaking, most iPod and digital camera buyers probably don't know a whole lot about the analog precursors to their high-tech tools. That's a shame, because the story of how we all got from "there" (bakelite phones, wire recorders and record players in the '50s) to "here" … [Read more...]

Randall Dottin – A Filmmaker’s Tale of Perseverance

If you asked him 30 years ago what he wanted to be, Randall Dottin would have said, "An actor like Bill Cosby."He would have told you he raced home after school every day to catch Cosby in old episodes of I Spy and The Electric Company, and how he even tried to catch him on the silver screen. "I really wanted to be an actor," the 37-year-old says.The Cambridge-native didn't know then fate had a bigger plan for him - one that entailed him being … [Read more...]

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Documentary Filmmaker Dreams of Good Night’s Sleep

Audiences are waking up to the talents of New York City filmmaker Alan Berliner, who premiered his latest documentary "Wide Awake" at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The Emmy-Award winner examines his own life-long struggle with insomnia, a problem that can be caused by any one of about 80 different sleep disorders that plague millions of people.In this first-person account, which Berliner directed, wrote, and narrated, he views his … [Read more...]

Can Christian Film Reach a Secular Market?

Article by Cloud Ten Pictures One of the biggest obstacles for any filmmaker is finding an audience for their film. From the point a movie goes from screenplay to production, the story needs to be compelling enough for an audience to want to pay to see the film. While large studios can throw millions of dollars into marketing and exposing their film to the masses, this becomes a much more challenging process for the independent filmmaker. … [Read more...]

Filmmakers Fall Into Four Categories – Where Do You Fit In?

by State Library and Archives of Florida Filmmaking. Filmmakers.I've been in the business 22 years.I've seen filmmakers come and go, and they always seem to fit into 4 categories.#1. I've seen talented filmmakers succeed with their first or second films and not know why. So they get arrogant. They get stupid. They're the one hit wonders.#2. Then there are filmmakers who have the talent to create the art and the maturity to understand that … [Read more...]