Seven Thoughts on Our First Hell-Ride Through Filmmaking What follows was written from the IGNORANCE of having only produced and directed one film, and the ARROGANCE of having only produced and directed one film. 1. Every day is the Cuban Missile Crisis: Your world could blow up. Shooting an independent film is a radioactive adventure more volatile than a drunken dictator scratching his back with the nuclear joystick. At any moment … [Read more...]
Mr. Whitehead’s Filmmaking 1A,1B & Production classes
Mr. Whitehead's Filmmaking 1A,1B & Production classes made a video presentation of the school policies during summer school. [Note: There is a little bit of video tearing/grainy imaging... that's because of youtube compression settings. It's not like that on the DVD.] Video Rating: 0 / 5 Mr. Whitehead's Filmmaking 1A,1B & Production classes made a video presentation of the school policies during summer school. [Note: … [Read more...]
James Franco, James Caan and much more
James Franco, James Caan and much more Mini-reviews of the hottest films screening at TIFF on Saturday Read more on The Globe and Mail The arts A Russian Christmas/New Year's Cultural Celebration will be take place next Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Fairfield University 's Quick Center for the Arts in Fairfield. Read more on Greenwich Citizen 101 things to do in Wyobraska Nothing to do? No way! For years we’ve heard the lament that there’s … [Read more...]
What colleges are best for a degree for a Major in Film Production in California?
Question by Connor L: What colleges are best for a degree for a Major in Film Production in California? I am a college bound student, who is looking for some answer on what education I need. I want to major in film production, but minor or study Digital Media. I am not necessarily work in the film industry right away, rather independent production studios and television. I prefer to attend somewhere in California seeing as it is the mecca of … [Read more...]
Enjoy Free Online Movies and Documentaries
by uniondocs Enjoy Free Online Movies and Documentaries Free online movies and documentaries are now available in different websites, from the old to the new movies as well as documentaries. There are many sites that embed media from other sites such as You Tube and Google Video. This means that the sites offering free online movies and documentaries do not host the audio and visual contents that they have and therefore have no … [Read more...]
DocFest Stratford Filmmaking Workshop 2008
141 high school students from South Western Ontario gathered at a golf course in Stratford, Ontario to learn how to shoot and edit a film in one day. Students, staff and faculty in the School of Contemporary Media worked with Greg Murphy, Chair of the School to deliver a fun how-to workshop as part of the inaugural DocFest Stratford. Video Rating: 0 / 5 Surprise! Surprise! is a short film directed and edited by the … [Read more...]
From the awws of defeat
From the awws of defeat AUGUSTA - The nine Democrats and Republicans no longer running for governor have not wasted any time pining about what might have been had they won their parties' nominations three months ago. They're relaunching once-dormant websites, raising money for their political parties and settling back into more normal lives now that the demands of their campaigns have subsided. And some are looking ... Read more on Portland Press … [Read more...]
how to add a video on your myspace.com page?
Question by sawlrafter: how to add a video on your myspace.com page? Hello, I am looking for help on designing my myspace page with a video. I am a independent filmmaker and I am looking for a way to project my trailer video of my latest film. Does anyone know where I can find a website that helps build nice myspace page similar to the following page: http://www.myspace.com/gypsygirl2009 Any help would be grateful...I am trying to expand my … [Read more...]
SEO Works For Indie Filmmakers
by poritsky SEO Works For Indie Filmmakers I'm an independent filmmaker that always thought search engine optimization (SEO) was a tool used by online hucksters to separate people from their money. I changed my mind after seeing how effectively my good friend Tim Beachum SEO & Internet Marketing Consultant promoted the indie feature Consignment. He co-produced and edited the movie with me. I knew he was tech savvy, but had no … [Read more...]
Black Button – Short Film
PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING 'The Box' is NOT a rip off of 'Black Button', nor vice versa. More details below. -YouTube Awards 2007 - Top Six Finalist, Best Short Film -WINNER: Fitzroy Short Film Festival (Melb, Aus) -WINNER: DearCinemaFest Short Film Festival (Int.) and more... Mr Roberts finds himself awoken inexplicably in a white room. A man sits before him at a desk and in between them stands a black button. If Mr Roberts pushes it, he will … [Read more...]