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Chasing Trane: The Making and Experiential Marketing of the John Coltrane...
When I first got the call about the chance to be part of the sanctioned John Coltrane documentary, I was elated. I actually did a happy dance. Something we filmmakers do when a project ignites us at...
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A Strong Film is a Diverse Film: Hire Smart, Hire Wide, Make a Stand
There it is again—that dirty D-word. Diversity gets a lot of lip service. With so many headlines, talks, and festival panels on the issue, why are today’s projects still leaving much to be desired when...
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How They Did It: The Producer of Destination Unknown Spent Over a Decade...
Despite being clad in all-weather gear, I remained chilled to the bone on an early morning visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau back in April 2001. I was totally oblivious to the enormous odyssey that lay...
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Scaring Up Funds: How to Acquire Investors When Your Movie’s in Horror, the...
We’ve all heard the stories. Paranormal Activity, a film with a budget slightly less than a used Honda, made $193 million worldwide and launched a profitable franchise. That film’s progenitor, The...
View ArticleWhat Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling...
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is a pitch. No matter the size of your budget or the lucky individual...
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Digging a Hole Where the Rain Gets In: How Days of Power Crafted a Low-Budget...
“Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.”—Werner Herzog When we began the journey to make Days of Power, seasoned filmmakers barraged us with advice. They told us it was...
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How They Did It: Juggling Three Hats to Make the 12-Day, Five-City Feature...
How did Michele Remsen write, direct, produce, and act in her first feature film Toss It? Not a big enough question. How did she shoot the five location film in 12 days? Toss It follows Remsen and Phil...
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Weisz Beyond Her Years: From Optioned Novel to Arthouse Drama, Rachel Weisz...
Facing down a casting system that has historically held out on women over the age of 40, Rachel Weisz, daughter of inventor George Weisz, has discovered her own innovative solution: buy the damn...
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Multiflex Cinema: Four Seasoned Producers Explain How to Flex Each...
One of the most common questions we’re asked by people outside of the film business is, “What does a producer do?” The answer is a complex one. Ever since major studios began to make fewer movies and...
View ArticleSwitching Gears: Lighting and Gear Company Draco Broadcast Launches New...
As a moviemaker, you’ve probably used Draco Broadcast gear without even realizing it. Draco Broadcast is a leading manufacturer of professional-grade LED lighting and equipment for the video and...
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