Leslye Headland on Theater vs. Film
by Jacob Appet on September 12, 2012Leslye Headland on the difficulty of making the jump.
Gary Hustwit on Twitter
by Jacob Appet on September 5, 2012Gary Hustwit explains how twitter can transcended self-promotion.
No Budget? No Problem!
by Adam Bowers on August 30, 2012Not to toot my own horn (I can’t anyway, since it was stolen by those circus freaks), but I recently shot my first commercial, through IFP’s Emerging Visions competition. It was my first shoot with any sort of budget, unless you count the time I bought a pack of gum …
Julie La’Basseire on the Importance of Trailers
by Jacob Appet on August 29, 2012Julie La’Basseire urges you to get that trailer up on Youtube already!
Domestic Distribution Guide, Part 1
by Mark Litwak on August 23, 2012In my last article I discussed foreign sales agents and their role in the distribution of independent films. Now let’s turn to domestic deals. “Domestic” is usually defined as North America, which is comprised of the USA and Canada, as well as their possessions, territories, commonwealths, protectorates and trusteeships. For …
Director Bennett Miller on Editing
by Cait Carvalho on August 22, 2012Bennett Miller (writer/director, Moneyball, Capote) explains his editing process and the importance of slowing things down and taking the time to examine a film.
Film Investing for Dummies
by Mynette Louie on August 21, 2012Like most working independent film producers, I’ve pitched my projects to more potential financiers than I can remember. I’m always relieved when they’re seasoned film investors because then I can focus on the creative aspects of the project, the production and distribution plan, and the recoupment structure. When I pitch …
Where Ideas Go When They Die.
by Caspar Newbolt on August 20, 2012
May 15th, 2011.
I am given a book by my favourite poet, Bob Hicok. In it there’s a poem about the 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute massacre – to date the deadliest shooting of innocent people by a single gunman in US history. This excerpt from the poem …
