by State Library and Archives of Florida Through personal experience and the shared insight of other filmmakers I have realized there are 7 common filmmaking mistakes that can be avoided. It pays off to take friendly advice on making movies that could keep you from getting stuck in the mud and pissed off. The film industry is one of the most exciting businesses to be in. What makes it one of the most difficult to thrive in is 7 common … [Read more...]
Startup Law 101 Series – Mistakes Founders Make – Misusing Form Contracts
by Cornell University Library Ours is an era in which legal forms proliferate and many entrepreneurs are tempted to use them without much thought given to customizing them for the specifics of their deal.This is a mistake.The unthinking use of legal templates assumes that the law is a mechanical process, as capable of simplification as is the process of selling widgets. The thinking goes something like this: You find a widget on the web. … [Read more...]
Startup Law 101 Series – Mistakes Founders Make – Misusing Form Contracts
by National Library of Scotland Ours is an era in which legal forms proliferate and many entrepreneurs are tempted to use them without much thought given to customizing them for the specifics of their deal. This is a mistake. The unthinking use of legal templates assumes that the law is a mechanical process, as capable of simplification as is the process of selling widgets. The thinking goes something like this: You find a widget on the web. … [Read more...]
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Made by First Time Filmmakers
Is putting the audience to sleep a mistake...or a blessing? Filmmaker Sondra Lowell sets new screenwriters and directors straight.1. Contrary to current belief, keeping the audience awake is the biggest mistake a first time filmmaker can make. If viewers are asleep, they will never notice your other mistakes.2. Waiting to get famous till after your movie is made is another error common among those new to the medium. Why do people pay to see and … [Read more...]
8 Mistakes Filmmakers Make That Kills Their Career
As your filmmaking career starts to grow, it's crucial that your actions don't strangle it in its infancy.By avoiding the mistakes that so many filmmakers make you have a far greater chance of succeeding well beyond the first 2 years of the launch date of your career.1. Doing Too Much YourselfBusiness owners as well as filmmakers fall into this trap as they attempt to minimize costs. It can mean that you will get bogged down in the day-to-day … [Read more...]
A Lesson From Shakespeare For Writers And Filmmakers To Purge Mistakes And To Boost Their Success
A LESSON FROM SHAKESPEARE FOR WRITERS AND FILMMAKERSYou would think that artists and art lovers know what in art so captures humans, but no one can explain why making strange noises and moves in the name of singing or dancing so pleases these purposeful intelligent beings, humans. Filmmakers readily admit that they have no formula to help them choose the right stories to produce with guaranteed success. However, this new study for the first time … [Read more...]