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Short Film Friday: Ben Pickle

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments

From the talented Nic Berry and his fantastic crew in Raleigh, NC area comes a fantastic short film. Winner! Best Short at The Ava Gardner Film festival!! Official Selection at numerous festivals including The Kent FF, Magnolia FF, NC Comedy Arts Festival, The Strange Beauty FF and Captain Zorikh’s New York City FF. Ben P. [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker · Short Film Friday · Video

Easily Make a Skater Dolly

May 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Big thanks to Rob Imbs over at lovelyjunkie.com for this great how-to video.

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Tags: Filmmaker · Ideas

Every Film Contract That You Can Think of…and Then Some

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Film Contracts.net they have it all from Accounting to Vehicles and Transportation. • Accounting • Authorizations • Breakdown • Budgeting • Call Sheets • Cast • Check Lists • Cinematography • Crew • Deal Memos • Equipment • Insurance • Lighting • Locations • Post-Production Forms • Pre-Production Forms • Production Forms • Production Logs [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker · Tips

FxAndy is a Sweet Film Simulator for Final Cut Pro

February 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments

Yes the name of the plugin is FxAndy and I did not name this plugin, but I do love it. First off, I’m not a film person. I’ve learned how to shoot in the digital realm but I do understand the beauty of film. This plugin gives some of that beauty back to the video [...]

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Tags: Apple · Final Cut Pro · Reviews

Full Time After 784 Days of Unemployment

November 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments

September 1st of this year I accepted a position after 784 days of being unemployed full time. I am here to thank all my clients and people that helped me through the hardships with jobs, referrals and introductions to potential clients and to give love to my new position. First off I want to give [...]

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Tags: Personal

New Friendship in This Great Field

October 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

This past weekend I was hired to assist with audio on a documentary with Steven Ascher with West City Films, INC.. Steven and his production company have been working on this documentary since 2003 and I came in towards the end to help him out. I’ve met the subjects of the film and all I [...]

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Tags: Documentary · Filmmaker · Personal

Great Documentary Websites

August 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame. Very good article that every documentary filmmaker should read before creating a website for their film. Her first point is crucial to follow… 1) Plan Early — Plan for your website at the [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker · Message

Rocko Time

July 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’ve been casted in “Southland Of The Heart,” a Todd Tinkham production. I’ve acted a few times and enjoy it but working for Todd should be fun. I’ve been asked to play Rocko, a clerk in a gas station country store. My role, I get to catch a customer who steals from my store and [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker · Personal

Over The GW

July 20th, 2009 · No Comments

A powerful feature film based on actual events in the life of the filmmaker, writer/director Nick Gaglia’s Over the GW tells the tale of two Bronx siblings whose desperate mother takes them across the GW Bridge to New Jersey in hopes that a revolutionary rehabilitation program will be the key to their recovery. Tony (George [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker · Video

Free Film Releases and Documents

June 11th, 2009 · No Comments

When I was preparing for The Corporate Assassin shoot this past Sunday I found a useful site that has all the documents that I needed for the shoot. Talent Release Location Release Call Sheet Cast & Crew Contact sheets And more check it out.

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Tags: Freeware · News