Director Bennett Miller on Barry Lyndon
by Cait Carvalho on April 20, 2012Bennett Miller (writer/director, Moneyball, Capote) discusses Barry Lyndon and how the screenplay is only one facet of the spell that Kubrick’s film casts.
IFP Alumni at Tribeca 2012
by Dan Schoenbrun on April 19, 2012IFP would like to congratulate its alumni filmmakers with projects at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, taking place April 18th to the 29th in Manhattan:
Don’t Stop Believin’, Everyman’s Journey, dir. Ramona S. Diaz
Fame High, dir. Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Future Weather, dir. Jenny Deller
High Tech, Low Life, dir. Stephen Maing
Joe Papp in …
Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: Raise a Million Dollars Over the Internet
by Mark Litwak on April 18, 2012Although Republicans and Democrats rarely agree on anything these days, Congress has passed and President Obama signed on April 5, 2012 the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, a collection of laws that dramatically relaxes regulations on raising capital for startup companies. The law was backed by Republicans, as well …
New Law Will Help Indie Filmmakers Raise Financing
by Mark Litwak on April 18, 2012President Obama signed last week the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, a collection of laws that dramatically relaxes regulations on raising capital for startup companies. The Act has provisions that for the first time will allow internet crowdfunding of small businesses, such as producing indie films. Crowdfunding is a …
Directing Actors Without Leaving Your Bed
by Adam Bowers on April 16, 2012While 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 performances you get from your actors. For a long time, I could have sworn it was hair, but …
Ten Easy and Cheap Steps Towards a Greener Film Production
by Jenny Deller on April 13, 2012When I first decided to make Future Weather I thought the gods would condemn me to a life of shame and hypocrisy if I did not produce the most sustainable film possible. This was 2007. Al Gore had spoken. Peak oil was a hot topic. And ‘green’, ‘sustainability’, ‘local’ and …
Director Bennett Miller on Developing Characters
by Cait Carvalho on April 12, 2012Bennett Miller (Director, Moneyball, Capote) explains how characters and their stories can transcend themselves and mean much more than what lies on the surface.
David Dinerstein on Social Networking
by Cait Carvalho on April 12, 2012David Dinerstein discusses how social networking can prove to be a tremendous tool.
From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.
