Zak Forsman
Major Contributor
in January we produced NEW BREED PARK CITY, a series of mini-docs made during Sundance and Slamdance about issues surrounding discovery and distribution for independent filmmakers. Lately the community discussion has shifted away from that and back to the creative process with a focus on making better films. So when Filmmaker Magazine and The Workbook Project asked us back to assemble a new series, that was our focus a well. There are seven episodes total. Here are the first four and I'll add the others as they debut on Filmmaker Magazine's site.
For the community of working-class filmmakers at New Breed a constantly evolving creative process of telling our stories is the one thing we can count on in these changing times. Embarking on journeys through deeper methods of collaboration & engaging with fans across various platforms is certainly exciting - but one thing is for certain, the creative needs to be the driving force behind any and all approaches in order to preserve the integrity of the story (and the core reason we make our art).
In the previous series “New Breed: Park City,” several knowledgeable artists had converged for Sundance and Slamdance & graciously shared with us their perspective on the state of the industry, film festivals & distribution. As we (and you) continue to weigh and explore distribution offers and new DIY opportunities, one of the things that keeps coming up is the creative process. More specifically, how we want to evolve our collaborative creative process in our next features.
The creative process is itself hard to get handle on as it is different for every filmmaker - and each filmmaker needs to develop their own in accordance with the needs of the film. But there is always room to learn & to experiment, and most importantly to share and discuss what works for you.
In this series we begin at the beginning & explore what what perhaps drew us all into making movies in the first place: the mystery of the creative process. What follows are short documentaries with creative tips, techniques, learning lessons & personal experiences from a handful of artists we encountered at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2010.
NEW BREED LOS ANGELES
Episode 1 "Nothing You Have to Have"
Episode 2 "Engineering Serendipity"
Episode 3 "Planning for Discoveries"
Episode 4 "Elements of Casting
Episode 5 "Making People Notice
Episode 6 "The Integrity of Story"
Episode 7 "Screening the Cut"
http://filmmakermagazine.com
http://workbookproject.com
http://sabipictures.com
http://deklun.com
More information on the films/filmmakers in this series:
“Marwencol: A Documentary”
Directed by Jeff Malmberg
http://www.marwencol.com/
“The Girl is in Trouble”
Directed by Julius Onah
http://juliusonah.blogspot.com/
“The New Year”
Directed by Brett Haley, starring Trieste Kelly Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Year-Film/110948122271613
“Super”
Produced by Ted Hope
http://hopeforfilm.com/
For the community of working-class filmmakers at New Breed a constantly evolving creative process of telling our stories is the one thing we can count on in these changing times. Embarking on journeys through deeper methods of collaboration & engaging with fans across various platforms is certainly exciting - but one thing is for certain, the creative needs to be the driving force behind any and all approaches in order to preserve the integrity of the story (and the core reason we make our art).
In the previous series “New Breed: Park City,” several knowledgeable artists had converged for Sundance and Slamdance & graciously shared with us their perspective on the state of the industry, film festivals & distribution. As we (and you) continue to weigh and explore distribution offers and new DIY opportunities, one of the things that keeps coming up is the creative process. More specifically, how we want to evolve our collaborative creative process in our next features.
The creative process is itself hard to get handle on as it is different for every filmmaker - and each filmmaker needs to develop their own in accordance with the needs of the film. But there is always room to learn & to experiment, and most importantly to share and discuss what works for you.
In this series we begin at the beginning & explore what what perhaps drew us all into making movies in the first place: the mystery of the creative process. What follows are short documentaries with creative tips, techniques, learning lessons & personal experiences from a handful of artists we encountered at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2010.
NEW BREED LOS ANGELES
Episode 1 "Nothing You Have to Have"
Episode 2 "Engineering Serendipity"
Episode 3 "Planning for Discoveries"
Episode 4 "Elements of Casting
Episode 5 "Making People Notice
Episode 6 "The Integrity of Story"
Episode 7 "Screening the Cut"
http://filmmakermagazine.com
http://workbookproject.com
http://sabipictures.com
http://deklun.com
More information on the films/filmmakers in this series:
“Marwencol: A Documentary”
Directed by Jeff Malmberg
http://www.marwencol.com/
“The Girl is in Trouble”
Directed by Julius Onah
http://juliusonah.blogspot.com/
“The New Year”
Directed by Brett Haley, starring Trieste Kelly Dunn
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Year-Film/110948122271613
“Super”
Produced by Ted Hope
http://hopeforfilm.com/
