Indie Filmmakers to Greenlight Themselves

May 1, 2012

by Gina Hall. The recent passage of the JOBS act may be the shot in the arm the indie film business needs to reignite the lackluster funding in recent years. What’s exciting is that it’s opening up the  market past your typical cadre of friends and family who are making a donation to Kickstarter or [...]

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Christopher Nolan Speaks Out on Essential Need for 35mm and Limits of 3D

April 30, 2012

by Cole Abaius. This is the fight of the generation. The proliferation of technology, the cost and the spread of “democratic filmmaking” have propelled  to the forefront, threatening to end 35mm as a platform. As more theaters convert wholly to digital projection and “projectionists” only understand how to press a button to make the movie [...]

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Adventures in DSLR Filmmaking: Using 4 Different Cameras to Shoot ‘Off Label’

April 29, 2012

by Bryce J. Renninger. I never set out to make “Off Label” on , but the technology was changing so rapidly that I ended up trying a lot of things out over the course of shooting it. It was shot on a Panasonic HVX-200, a Canon 5D and 7D, and the Panasonic AF-100. I always [...]

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No movie theatres, but filmmaking a passion for these Saudis

April 28, 2012

from Deccan Herald. For a country where there are no movie theatres, Saudi Arabia surprisingly has a rising number of independent filmmakers passionate about cinema. And they want to bring about the change in their society. ”There are still no cinema theatres in Saudi Arabia. Everyone loses out. Cinema is an amazing way to preserve [...]

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Offbeat filmmakers selling mainstream products in recent commercials

April 27, 2012

by Benjamin Wright. Filmmakers lending their cinematic sensibilities to ad campaigns are nothing new. “Alien” and “Black Hawk Down” director Ridley Scott created a frenzy with his “1984” ad for Apple Computers, which aired just after halftime of Super Bowl XVIII on Jan. 22, 1984. Infusing the sort of dystopian landscape found in his sci-fi [...]

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Directing Actors Without Leaving Your Bed

April 26, 2012

by Adam Bowers. While there are an enormous amount of elements that go into making a film (like cinematography, sound, and hair), many directors would argue that the most important element of all is the . For a long time, I could have sworn it was hair, but I’ve come to realize how important the [...]

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Canada documentaries besieged by cuts

April 25, 2012

by Sean Davidson. Making documentaries in Canada is becoming “almost impossible” following government cuts to the CBC, the  (NFB) and Telefilm Canada, according to the country’s largest group of non-fiction producers. Reflecting on the across-the-board 10% cuts to the three groups, Lisa Fitzgibbons, head of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC), said the “already dismal [...]

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6 Filmmaking Tips From David Fincher

April 24, 2012

by Cole Abaius. Perfectionist. Demanding. Hard to work with.  is a man who hates his own brand but is secure in his own reputation. Of course, it’s a little bit easy when that reputation includes stunning movies and a mind that can operate at an auteur speed in the high-occupancy Hollywood studio lane. He’s a [...]

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Accomplished Filmmakers Who Also Work in Television

April 23, 2012

by Alison Nastasi. Geek god Joss Whedon’s day has come. He’s trading TV slayage and vampires, for filmic mayhem with his horror writing endeavor The Cabin in the Woods, which hits theaters this Friday — the 13th, for added spooky cred. It’s a spoof of sorts on the horror genre, but not in the vein [...]

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Today’s generation of Quebec filmmakers showcases ‘a new openness to the world’

April 22, 2012

by Brendan Kelly. Just call it the Jacob Tierney effect. Ever since the Montreal writer-director made much publicized comments about Quebec film being way too all-white and all-Franco, local films have showcased some remarkable cultural diversity. Now, of course, the fact so many Quebec films from the past two years are more ethnically diverse than [...]

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