Client: VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival Titles: Subtitles, Sexuality, Disturbing Product: Vancouver International Film Festival Air Dates: October 1 - 16, 2009 Agency: TBWAVancouver Creative Director: Paul Little Copywriters: Addie Gillespie, Jon Murray Art Directors: Addie Gillespie, Jon Murray Agency Producer: Mike Hasinoff Director: Tim Godsall Production Company: OPC, Toronto and Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles Senior Executive … [Read more...]
A Second Look: Allan King’s ‘actuality dramas’ get a new audience
A Second Look: Allan King's 'actuality dramas' get a new audience Criterion's five-film DVD set delves into the Canadian filmmaker's technique, which blurred the boundaries between narrative and documentary. The cinéma vérité movement emerged some 50 years ago bearing the promise of lifelike immediacy and unvarnished reality. Enabled by the invention of lightweight sync-sound cameras and reflective of the larger truth-seeking and confessional … [Read more...]
What are the best film schools in California?
Question by lil92kikib: What are the best film schools in California? I am very interested in film especially editing. I've been making videos on youtube for a couple years. I would really like to become a professional at editing films. I am a junior in high school right now and I am starting to look at colleges. Could you tell me what the best film schools are in California? Also, I am wondering how I would go about starting a career in film … [Read more...]
8 questions to ask your Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD supplier providing services for Hollywood blockbuster, motion picture, game, video and home entertainment
by Ken Lund 8 questions to ask your Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD supplier providing services for Hollywood blockbuster, motion picture, game, video and home entertainment Why is PrimeDisc a leading global production hub and so popular for digital multimedia production concerning Hollywood blockbust, Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, World Expo, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, Ronald Reagon, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, … [Read more...]
Low Budget Indie Filmmaking : How to Produce an Indie Film
Want to make a low budget movie? Learn how to produce an Indie film with tips from an expert in this free filmmaking video. Expert: Kevin Lindenmuth Contact: www.lindenmuth.com Bio: Kevin Lindenmuth has worked in the film/video business for more than 20 years. He received his BA in film/video production from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1987. Filmmaker: Travis Waack Video Rating: 4 / 5 An independent … [Read more...]
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Becoming An Independent Filmmaker?
Question by SpankRamen: Becoming An Independent Filmmaker? I have always wanted to become an independent filmmaker, but I'm not exactly sure how or where to begin. Are there any filmmakers or film students than can give me any really good advice? Best answer: Answer by special-chemical-xMy advice is that unless you have such a burning desire for it that you are willing to take a 90% chance you will end up broke, don't go for it. There are … [Read more...]
What Is Family Documentary?
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Type: Documentary Rating: NR Running Time: 60 Minutes Starring: Directed by: Peter Tetteroo, Raymond Feddema PLOT DESCRIPTION The winner of the 2001 International Emmy award for Best Documentary, Welcome to North Korea is a grotesquely surreal look at the all-too-real conditions in modern-day North Korea. Dutch filmmaker Peter Tetteroo and his associate Raymond Feddema spent a week in and around the North Korean capital of Pyongyang -- ample time … [Read more...]
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