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12 Key Traits of the “Indie-Friendly” Director

by Mynette Louie on May 14, 2012

Video Village, Indie-Style

 

Not every director is suited for low-budget indie filmmaking, and that’s OK if you’re Terrence Malick or David Fincher. But chances are, you’re not…or not yet, anyway. I get a fair number of calls from biggish directors and producers who are having trouble raising money for their …

joffrey-mavericks

Keys to a Successful Film Launch Pt 1

by Jon Reiss on March 13, 2012

Written with Sheri Candler

For the past six months, my company, Hybrid Cinema, has been working on the release of Bob Hercules’s new documentary film Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance,about the history of the Joffrey ballet. This is a capsule post to explain the highlights of launching a documentary into the …

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Music for Film: Utilizing ASCAP as a Filmmaker

by Jordan Passman on January 19, 2012

Jordan Passman (scoreAscore.com) interviews Sue Devine, Senior Director, Creative Services, Film/TV for ASCAP in NYC.

Passman: What is ASCAP? What do they do and how can they be a resource to filmmakers?

Devine: ASCAP is America’s leading performing rights organization. We’re a membership association owned and run by our more than 420,000 …

This little girl is constantly checking her inbox.

‘THE WAITING GAMES’: NOT NEARLY AS EXCITING AS ‘THE HUNGER GAMES’

by Adam Bowers on December 16, 2011

Ask anyone to describe me and they’ll say “Adam Bowers is a man-of-action.” If they say anything different, or talk about how I owe them three hundred dollars, they’re dirty liars.

Why am I a man-of-action? Because I “T.C.B.” all day long, which stands for “take care business,” because I don’t …

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Finding the Right Composer for Your Project: Easy as 1, 2, 3.

by Jordan Passman on October 11, 2011

1.      Hire a professional, and choose carefully! If you have the budget, call a top agency and hire John Williams…I mean, he really is the best! He did the theme for Star Wars! Unfortunately, for 99.9% of filmmakers today, (and those who aren’t Steven Spielberg) this is not …

Mike O'Connell & Jesse Eisenberg in "The Living Wake"

Budgeting for Self Distribution

by Sol Tryon on December 1, 2010

In this first blog, I will give you a very brief description of my career regarding self / hybrid distribution. In future posts, I will continue the discussion, moving in the direction of handling the distribution of my films myself. It is my pleasure to write to you about my …

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