Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Aug 13th, 2010
This article was written by Zoul-Kifl Pio. “Many people think that filmmaking is only for those who have the financial means to do it. Of course, if what you have in mind is a big-budget movie that is equivalent to what Hollywood can offer, then you truly need millions to make it happen. But filmmaking [...]
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Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Aug 5th, 2010
This article was written by Rianne Hill Soriano. “Who really are the ones called filmmakers (or should be called filmmakers)? A film – a collaborative art and audio-visual medium created out of moving pictures. A filmmaker is someone who makes films. Most of the time, the only person who seems to have the ultimate right [...]
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Posted in Personal Observations on Aug 1st, 2010
This article was written by Jake Coyle. “For the visually savvy filmmaker, there’s a new frontier with as much cinematic appeal as the old West held for moviemakers half a century ago. With often dazzling results, filmmakers are turning to the mind itself as an uncharted landscape worth exploring. Movies such as “Eternal Sunshine of [...]
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Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jul 7th, 2010
This article was written by Elliot Grove. “Based on my observations, a couple of year’s ago, I wrote an article called: ’10 Stupid Mistakes Filmmakers Make’ which might wrongly imply that I think filmmakers are stupid. Which they are not. I seem to continually get flamed for my opinions. For example I wrote another article [...]
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Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jun 29th, 2010
This article was written by Richard Verrier. “About 40 film crew members and actors are crowded into a small Brentwood apartment, taking a short break in the middle of a 12-hour shoot for an independent feature film called “Grooming Giselle.” One of the actors is slumped in a chair rehearsing his lines, another is munching [...]
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Posted in Director Interviews on Jun 23rd, 2010
This article was written by Anjana Balakrishnan. “Espousing the Sahridaya philosophy of self as audience, filmmaking for him is an attempt at “recreating the experiential world of each of the stories as appropriately as I feel.” Known for his penchant for literary adaptations, Shyamaprasad’s kaleidoscope of talent calls for a closer look to better understand [...]
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Posted in Film Directing Articles on Jun 21st, 2010
I’ve been working professionally in the film and TV business for 37 years. During that time, I’ve had the opportunity to work on industrial films, educational films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, episodic TV shows, TV movies, Indie films and Hollywood features. I’ve worked with dozens of good, mediocre and bad directors – as well as [...]
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Posted in Personal Observations on Jun 17th, 2010
This article was written by Ben Sneeringer. “There is a common adage that exists in discussing the current age: “9/11 changed everything.” This is a statement that is often linked to politics and everyday behavior, but one might be willing to ask what else 9/11 has changed. Does a distinct and identifiable shift exist within [...]
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Posted in Filmmaking Tips on Jun 16th, 2010
This article was written by Jason Brubaker. “In case you haven’t noticed, filmmaking is changing. With the emergence of awesomely great DSLR technology, making a movie is getting cheaper. In years past, the cash threshold necessary to propel a project into production was cost prohibitive. This alone served as a major obstacle to most every [...]
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Posted in Filmmaking Tips on May 7th, 2010
This article was written for Music Movie Entertainment. “This is a most exciting time for independent film makers. Now that the internet and digital technology have paired up, we are seeing the old way of Hollywood shifting to the new independent film makers. The emergence of this technology has paved the way to new markets [...]
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