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It was a day that alternated between beautiful snowfall that excited all the visitors and rain that made getting around just plain annoying. Main Street was much quieter, with many of the vendors and sponsors of the festival having packed up already.
Indoors, though, it was a good day for …
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When confronted with mountains of footage and a lengthy production time-frame, how do you tackle the post production process in the most cost effective manner? Hear from editors, producers, filmmakers best practices for cutting your non-fiction feature.
Keiko Deguchi, Editor, IN A DREAM, CATS OF MIRIKATANI
Keiko Deguchi has edited …
Well, my Delta app just reminded me to check in for tomorrow morning’s flight to Salt Lake City. My Sundance app is supposedly going to assist me in making sure all of my events and films are on my schedule, but I am sure once we get settled in Park …
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As production budgets contract and sales struggle to rebound, is it possible to make a career of independent filmmaking? Join the debate on the sustainability of the industry.
Scott Macaulay
Ted Hope
Mynette Louie, Producer, CHILDREN OF INVENTION, CALIFORNIA SOLO
Mynette produced Tze Chun’s CHILDREN OF INVENTION, Marshall Lewy’s forthcoming CALIFORNIA SOLO, …
The below is a sponsored post. Interview conducted by Kathleen Finn.
In this interview, John Finn, CEO and founder of IndiePay, an entertainment payroll company and JFA, a production accounting firm, talks about first-time filmmakers’ budgets and his aversion to triplicate carbon-copy timecards.
Q: A first-time filmmaker is focused on the big …
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Working toward your first feature is often a matter of blood, sweat, and tears – not steady paychecks. How can you parlay your filmmaking talents into rent and a meal while you work to get your vision in the can?
Ursula Lawrence, Lead Strategic Organizer, Writers Guild of America, …
Members
“But I got 700 free hours with the CD!”
A lot of people make their first contact with me via email, which makes their email address often the first thing I know about them. They might not realize it, but their email says, or at the very least suggests, a lot …
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Learn how to navigate the vast array of funding options for non-fiction, and avoid the pitfalls, in this intimate masterclass with sales agent Louise Rosen.
Louise Rosen, Managing Director, Louise Rosen LTD
Louise Rosen is a Media Executive with over 25 years experience in all areas of the international television …