June 2013
26 posts
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Amazon Storyteller launches in beta, creates a storyboard automatically from uploaded movie scripts →
thenextweb.com
Amazon is looking to nurture the next generation of scriptwriters, directors and cinematographers with a new, free online tool called Amazon Storyteller.
“The need for greater transparency, access, education, and community in film investment circles is only now being generally recognized in the film industry.”
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Ted Hope
Read more about the need for Sustainable Investor Class For Film Culture And Business on Truly Free Film.
“Kickstarter is not an intrusive technology. It’s not as if Braff were knocking on doors or harassing pedestrians on the street. For whatever reason, people want to give Braff money. They are actively seeking out the opportunity to do so, fully aware that they’ll receive no return on the investment.”
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Chuck Klosterman, New York Times
May 2013
44 posts
10 Ways To Turn That Script Into A Movie ASAP →
trulyfreefilm.hopeforfilm.com
“You want to get your movie made? Change how you are thinking, and then change your actions.”
Good advice from indie king Ted Hope.
“During the ’90s, a lot of us in the indie film world were not making our money off our movies. We were screenwriters doing scripts for hire for studios. We weren’t directing TV necessarily, because that was before they were hiring feature directors like they do now, but we had some good steady jobs as writers and that’s how we lived between movies. You end up giving up half your salary every time you make a movie because you need the money to make the movie you have in your head.”
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Allison Anders
Director Allison Anders tells Indiewire how to be an indie filmmaker in a TV world
Vine: 12 Ways to Make Your Videos Stand Out →
mashable.com
Here are some tips to turn you into a Vine pro.
“We nearly Kickstarted the budget back in November, but now I’m feeling like that’s not fair to real indie filmmakers who need the help. Unlike back when I made Clerks in ‘91, I’ve got access to money now — so I should use that money and not suck any loot out of the crowd-funding marketplace that might otherwise go to some first-timer who can really use it.”
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Kevin Smith
The filmmaker is not going to fund Clerks III through Kickstarter.
How Cloud Computing Will Save Hollywood →
readwrite.com
Cloud computing could help speed production of Hollywood blockbuster movies.
“I think YouTube has done a great job in becoming a mainstream player. I thought the channel strategy was excellent. Even if the channels themselves might not do as well, it’s not about that, it’s really about instigating, stimulating, catalyzing an industry.”
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Ynon Kreiz, Maker Studios
The new executive chairman shares his thoughts on the future of Digital Hollywood.
