Your indie film doesn’t need an investor. It needs an audience. Find 1,000 people who love what you do, and you’ll never need investors again.
Your indie film doesn’t need an investor. It needs an audience. Find 1,000 people who love what you do, and you’ll never need investors again.
Imagine, if the American-Canadian border was closed what would happen to the US film industry
Micro-budget films are a low-risk, high-reward investment. Learn why these small-scale productions are thriving and how investors can profit from them. With low costs and high revenue potential, micro-budget films are reshaping independent cinema. #microbudget #smallbudget #films #film #filmmaking
No one in Hollywood cares about your ‘brilliant idea.’ They care if you can execute it.
2016. After wrapping the last shoot on Ollie & Emma #TelusOptik #webseries #FilmProduction at the Village Foods grocery store in #Sooke.
Me & the lighting crew were the last ones to clock out. I was always the last crew to leave sets because I was also the locations manager. We goofed around with wigs & accessories props from my costumes tickle trunk. I provided several props for the production filming from my own personal collections.
I was on contract with Less Bland Productions in #VictoriaBC at the time.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5966078/
https://orcacovemedia.com/project/ollie-emma/
Netflix doesn’t care about your festival awards. They care about data. If you can’t prove your film will perform, they won’t buy it.
#FlashbackFriday #FreakyFriday
2010.
#Filming a #zombies comedy skit in Chinatown at my friend's old kung-fu club. With the former Skits for Brains crew.
BTS shot from the past #OllieAndEmma #TelusOptik #RomCom #Webseries #FilmProduction that I managed & wore a few different crew hats on. This photo was taken from #Songhees Wellness Center, where some scenes were shot.
2016.
From: blenderdumbass . org
There is a certain sense among cinephiles that the danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier is nothing but an edge lord, making his films simply as a sort of pornography designed to outrage people. It does not help his case that his films are some of the hardest films to watch. And it doesn't help that his movies tend to touch upon uncomfortable thing...
Read or listen: https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/is_lars_von_trier_really_an_edge_lord_
Richard Kern, a pivotal figure from New York's No Wave scene, has pushing boundaries with his raw and transgressive art. His Polaroid collection offers an unfiltered vision, showcasing the intimate and provocative imagery of his influential career.
https://vibesmagazine.blog/richard-kern-transgressive-art-and-the-raw-intimacy-of-polaroids/
#richardkern, #polaroid #transgression #art , #underground, #newyork , #nowave, #experimentalfilm, #contemporaryphotography , #portraitphotography , #80sphotography, #90sphotography, #filmmaking , #lydialunch, #sonicyouth
Here’s Why #Posture is an Integral Part of #Acting
https://castingfrontier.com/blog/posture-as-an-integral-part-of-acting/
The fastest way to learn filmmaking? Make a bad movie. Then make a better one.
https://www.babyjaneproductions.com/aboutus
Baby Jane Productions
Ireland
Film Makers
New lighting diagram! This time I talk about methods of lighting for darkness and super hard shadows!
Backend deals allow film investors to earn a share of a movie’s profits. Learn how they work, what risks to consider, and how to negotiate better terms. Film financing often includes backend deals, but not all profit-sharing agreements are equal. #film #filmfinance #filmmaking #filmmaker #filmmakers
From: blenderdumbass . org
I remember sitting at the entrance to a local cinema near me, shivering from a new kind of depression. I was waiting to enter the screening of Avatar: The Way Of Water, which was released in cinema just after The Fabelmans. The previous film I have seen in that very cinema, may...
Read or listen: https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/how_the_fabelmans_traumatized_me
If anything our teachers wanted us to learn in my not-so-flawless art academy is that being a filmmaker, like being a journalist, comes with significant social responsibility. Every frame you choose is a political act.
That is why I have immense respect for filmmakers who stay authentic to their truth regardless. This is the only way to justify the existence of this art.