Top 10 Things Not To Do As An Indie

Pay attention all you Indie filmmakers! If you do one productive thing with your time today head over to HDForIndies and read, “OK Indies, listen up - 10 THINGS NOT TO DO.” … Keep reading >>

 

Zero-Budget Short Video with the Sony FX1

If you are into creating short videos for either fun or profit, there has probably been a time where the budget for your shoot was either … Keep reading >>

 

Create a Film Look With Your Camcorder

DMN has a lengthy article on achieving a film look with standard or high-definition camcorders. The article not only talks about the plugins and effects you can use to make your footage look more … Keep reading >>

 

Seven Tips for Indies

Cinematical has a list of seven tips that every Indie filmmaker should be aware of. It’s a good list to follow to be sure you don’t get in over your head. The author writes:
Hopefully, … Keep reading >>

 

Top Ten Reasons to Go to Film School

DV Guru has part two of their “Ten Reasons You Should/Shouldn’t Go To Film School” posted. This time around it is reasons why you SHOULD go to film school. Reasons one and two are … Keep reading >>

 

Top Ten Reasons Not to Go to Film School

DV Guru has an interesting post on the top ten reasons not to go to film school. Interesting stuff, but not everybody will agree with every point. Check out the comments to see what … Keep reading >>

 

RED Sensor Tests and Body Redesign

Yearning for an update on RED? Well, it appears that RED finally has some test images from a full size sensor, but will be waiting to unveil them until the Fall. From the … Keep reading >>

 

Apple Shake Price Drop   Universal Binary

Apple has drastically slashed the price on its compositing software, Shake, which is used in conjunction with Final Cut Studio. The latest version, Shake 4.1, has some … Keep reading >>

 

One Year of HDV

After one solid year using HDV, D.W. Leitner shares his thoughts at Digital Content Producer. The article is very much geared toward the field use … Keep reading >>

 

Barry Sonnenfeld's Thoughts on Digital Cinema

This link is to a video of The Wall Street Journal interviewing Barry Sonnenfeld, director of Men in Black and RV. All you crazy innovative … Keep reading >>

 

How to Promote Your Indie Film

There is a great post at Celluloid Eyes regarding marketing a low-budget (or any, for that matter) Indie film. What’s nice is that it is written from the perspective of someone who is … Keep reading >>

 

SD vs. HDV Camcorders for Indies

Pay attention all you micro-budget Indies. There is a great post over at JoshOakhurst.com about the benefits/disadvantages of shooting high-end SD footage versus low-end HDV. … Keep reading >>