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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

By Stephen Garrett

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Stephen Garrett on crafting a winning trailer

Category Issues, Line Items, News | Tags: 2012 WINTER, Bill Cunningham New York, Enter the Void, film trailer, half nelson, Kinetic, Ryan Fleck, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975,

REBOOT

By Holly Willis

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Holly Willis explains what film schools need to explore to stay relevant in the future.

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Category Issues, Line Items | Tags: 2011 FALL, film school, Frank Rose, Henry Jenkins, Joss Whedon, new media, storytelling, USC school of cinematic arts,

WHY FILMMAKING CANNOT BE A HOBBY

By Paul Devlin

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Blast! director Paul Devlin on the IRS’s battle with documentary filmmakers.

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Category Issues, Line Items | Tags: 2011 SUMMER, documentary, Ira Deutchman, IRS, lee storey, Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story,

DOES SIZE MATTER?

By David Leitner

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

David Leitner examines the latest crop of large-sensor HD cameras.

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Category Issues, Line Items | Tags: 2011 SPRING, Aaton Delta-Penelope, ARRI Alexa, cinematography, Panasonic AG-AF100, production, RED Epic-M, Sony 8K Cineaste, Sony NEX-FS100, Sony NEX-VG10, Sony PMW-F3,

Color Enhancements

By Roberto Quezada-Dardon

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Roberto Quezada-Dardon learns why digital intermediate has become an essential tool for filmmakers.

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Category Issues, Line Items | Tags: 2010 FALL, 35mm, Boy Wonder, buried, Chris LaVasseur, Clark Henderson, color, DI, DIVE, Janet Falcon, Kodak 5620 film, Lighting, Michael Gioulakis, Roberto Quezada,

Making a business out of independent film is harder than ever. But still, great films are being made. In this series of short profiles, Filmmaker asked a number of leading independent producers about their producing models and how they’re finding everything from financing to material to office space.