http://festival.constellation.tv/
That's some big balls, considering I've been taking part in online film festivals since like 2006...many of them right here.
Should be of interest to all indie filmmakers, esp now that they might go after fiction films as well:
http://www.indiewire.com/article/all_independent_filmmakers_are_at_risk_of_being_considered_hobbyists/
Some pretty fun posters for NASA missions at CSM(via my buddy Colin)
http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Space-Photos-of-the-Day/Space-photos-of-the-day-NASA-mission-posters
Saw Herzog's latest at IFC last night. Was sold out for all but the 11:40.
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/caveofforgottendreams/
As usual, I didn't think the 3D really added much to it. I think he used it largely though to try to show how some of the prehistoric men were...
Very relevant to microbudget indies, and a good reality check for those with unrealistic dreams of stardom.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/toolkit_ed_burns
Very interesting. It's just talk now, but curious that they are even thinking in these directions:
http://rossdawsonblog.com/weblog/archives/2011/04/sec-opens-the-gates-to-crowdfunding-and-a-new-structure-of-capitalism.html
Beginning quote from WSJ article:
This has been kind of the gotcha...
http://thislovelymachine.com/jenspulverdriven/
Greg's film about Jens Pulver was just picked up by Warner for North American VOD. Checkin out the site for how they did it and all. Greg makes no bones about how hard it all is though. He's blogged for Filmmaker mag and wordbook, so look him up on...
Hey all, I will be giving a workshop about creative use of technology at next week's DIYDays.
But even if that doesn't interest you, DIYDays is a fantastic place to meet other storytellers, network, and learn stuff. And it's free!
http://nyc.diydays.com/
This is almost 20 yrs old at this point. It's the same premise as 30 Rock. Was on HBO though.
Writing off the charts. And between this and Arrested Development, Jeffrey Tambor proves himself one of the all time comedy greats. He could hold his own with anyone from Lucy to Dick Van Dyke on up...
Anyone going, drop me a note if you want to hang.
Will be there from the 18th-27th. Working some of the time, but definitely going to make the hang. PM or email me.
Details some lessons from 2010.
http://filmmakermagazine.com/news/2011/01/my-year-of-diy-by-gregory-bayne/
Greg is probably one of the most successful DIY people out there right now. He shares some valuable thoughts on the process.
I am putting this in screenwriting because Jeff's philosophy is that Transmedia is all about story and characters and nothing about gadgets. And in this podcast, he shares a ton of info about story bibles, and their process of putting together a world.
His company is one of the most sought...
Anyone have one? Pretty good for like photoshop, etc? Pretty good machines for normal use? Not video editing, but photoshop is a must...are they about as powerful as a laptop?
Hey all, I am seeking some animations similar to those NASA has for things like this comet fly-by. In fact, I want to do a comet flyby almost just like this. And some other similar things.
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/anim/Stardust_thru_Jets_640x480.mov
Anyone done these kinds of things before?