Remember when Indie Meant Indie?Remember the first days of independent film? Those were the days of "Eraserhead" and "Mala Noche" and "Crumb" and "Pi" and "El Mariachi" and "Clerks" and even "Roger and Me." Remember how exciting it was to watch the dominant mode of production of our time, film making, be put into the hands of a regular person who might live next to you? Or might even be you?Remember when ten grand, maybe twenty if you cleaned out … [Read more...]
The Art of Being a Film Maker
by Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway) Everybody is on a journey as an artist. Many considering film schools are overwhelmed by the commitment when they consider it. With numerous film schools present worldwide it leads to a tough selection process. Choosing the right film school can have incredible benefits. But which one is right for you? Cinema today shapes our ideas of ethnic identity, our ideas of culture, our ideas of the future as … [Read more...]
A New Film Maker And His Crew – Do You Understand Me?
by The Library of Congress Today almost anyone, who knows a word or two about films, can start making film. The lack of experience on the part of the new film maker often results in misunderstanding between him and his crew. He must constantly be asking the question: Do you understand me?Capturing sound while filming is the job of the sound mixer. He is supposed to be perfect or almost perfect in his job. He also cues the camera man and … [Read more...]
Film Maker Sriram Raghavan
by George Eastman House Film-maker Sriram Raghavan has managed to earn a cult following through his two remarkable Bollywood suspense thrillers EK HASINA THI (2004) and JOHNNY GADDAAR (2007). Early Life As a kid, Sriram used to beg, borrow and steal to watch movies, particularly of film-makers like Manmohan Desai, Nasir Hussain, Vijay Anand and Alfred Hitchcock, and munched on a lot of James Headly Chase novels along; his popcorn. Suspense … [Read more...]