Thursday, 23 May 2013
What Could Remake-Obsessed Hollywood Learn From Shakespeare?
If there's one thing everybody likes to do in Hollywood, it's complain about remakes. One article after another voices disgust at the latest reboot. Remakes, they say, are absolute proof that Tinseltown has lost its imagination.
Director Kory Martin Juul Creates CG Feature Almost Single-Handedly
Literally a one man army, acclaimed visual effects artist, director and black belt, Kory Martin Juul, has animated a 100 minute family martial art feature... almost entirely on his own.
Three Online Colleges that Offer a Degree in Filmmaking
There are a number of excellent opportunities available in the entertainment field. Whether you have an interest in directing, screenwriting, production or a combination of positions, with the correct training and an online degree, you will have the confidence, experience and knowledge required to have a successful entertainment career.
Zach Braff, Kickstarter, and Financing Your Film For Free
Last week's news that Zach Braff had successfully raised over $2 million via Kickstarter to fund Wish I Was Here, his sophomore outing as a director after 2004's well-received Garden State, got me thinking. Has Zach managed to pull off every producer's dream - funding your film for free?
The Next Greatest Thing of the Movies... Not!
Catcalls and plaudits for Peter Jackson's 3D HFR (High-Frame-Rate for the technically challenged) version of The Hobbit remind film makers everywhere that people, not machines, create the magic of movies.
3 Tips for Terrific Title Sequences
When making a film of any sort, the time inevitably comes to credit cast and crew... in addition to the end credits, it has become film tradition to also bookend the movie with an opening title sequence.
Technicolor Adds Final Cut Pro X Support to Color Assist
In late 2012 Technicolor released Colour Assist, a grading package drawing on the company's multi-decade experience in working with colour in motion pictures. The new version announced today brings with it support for Final Cut Pro X users.
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- Documentary Filmmaking: When Lying Tells the Truth
- COMPETITION: Nokia + Music Video + Sundance London = Cash Prizes!
- How to be Quentin Tarantino
In the film bookstore this month...
Film Proposals & Financing Manual
By filmproposals.com
filmproposals.com has prepared this excellent manual to guide you through writing your Business Plan for your independent film.
Film School - New York Film Academy
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11-Jun-2013. Los Angeles , United States
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24-Jun-2013. London, United Kingdom
25-Jun-2013. Kosovo, Kosovo
1-Jul-2013. Dublin, Ireland
10-Jul-2013. Golfo Aranci, Italy