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STORIES FROM PHOTOS
Create a compelling story from photos. See the Canon contest. READ MORE...

CREATE AN EDGE HABITAT
Set your story on the edge. Put your characters somewhere beyond their comfort zone. READ MORE...


CHARACTER DIALOGUE
As a storyteller, you must bring your characters to life.
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MULTI-CAMERA SHOOT WITH IPHONE APP
Here’s a great article on using the CollabraCam app.  READ MORE...

MARCELO LEWIN LOVES THE HDSLR READ MORE...



STOCK FOOTAGE
Stock footage can place your audience right...
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DESIGNING YOUR OWN EDIT SUITE
Check out this article from 2-Pop eNews on edit facilities.
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FILMING HUNGER GAMES ON A BUDGET
“...movies the masses want to see can be made for less than the GNP of a small nation.”
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BOOSTING WEAK AUDIO 
Use your edit program to add tracks, raising volume and depth.
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LEAVE EDIT ROOM
Leave edit room when you tape. 
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SOUND DESIGN IS AN ART FORM
Great tips from sound designers David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers.
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MIC SHOCK MOUNT
Make your own shock mount.
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SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY
Build your own digital sound effects library.
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How all roads can lead to getting that digital movie out of your head and onto the screen.

From vision to production to just the right soundtrack, you’ll find creative tools to help you think like a digital filmmaker every step of the way to telling your story.

Featuring tips, techniques, and conversations with other digital filmmakers and artists.
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BLOG ENTRIES

  1. Ameena Din on Production Control

  2. DP David Libertella

  3. Writer/director Nick Brennan

  4. ikan Ceo Kan Yeung

  5. Reality TV Producer Leslie Coffee

  6. VFX Pro Jeff Foster

  7. Animator Lauren Brown

  8. UK Film Competition - 1-page script

  9. Set to Screen Series

  10. NYC Underbelly

  11. Poems That Inspired Films

  12. The Art of Story

  13. Good Audio in Film

  14. Film on Will Gains, Tap Dancer

  15. MFA in graphic novels

  16. Financing your Film

  17. Shooting for perspective

  18. Old silent film found

  19. Peter Hanson’s “Tales from the Script”

  20. Progress of vimeo.com film contest

  21. Canon’s Mark II 5D 

  22. Inspiration from the world of art

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PERMISSION TO FAIL
Give yourself permission to fail.
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CLASSIC CAMERA MOVES
White Collar creator Jeff Eastin on classic camera moves. 
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ACTORS REACHING FOR EMOTION
“About Grief” explores how actors can deepen their emotional reach.
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WEBINARS ON PRODUCING INTERVIEWS
Check out the filmmakingwebinars.com site for an informative presentation on interviewing.
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PRODUCTION FORMS
Here’s a source for hundreds of film-related forms.
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MAKE A SHORT FILM
Guest contributor Jessica Sitomer.
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5 CAMCORDER TIPS FOR BETTER HOME VIDEOS
Improve your home movies with these simple tips.
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WAR ZONE VIDEO JOURNALIST LARS SCHWETJE
“A journalist is an advocate for the people who do not have a voice in war zones.”
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VFX PRO JEFF FOSTER
“I love the art of storytelling.”
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PRODUCER LESLIE COFFEE

The most important thing about any kind of producing is always story.”

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ikan CEO KAN YEUNG

“...what you were able to make money doing yesterday is not going to work in the near future..”

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Filmmaking Basics: Finding Your Creative Voice.
Go to Amazon for our exciting how-to e-book on filmmaking basics. Features advice from industry pros.
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WRITER/DIRECTOR NICK BRENNAN
“I couldn’t count a single close friend of mine that had served in Iraq or Afghanistan.”
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REVIEWER JANE BOURSAW
“I wish we had more family films… with stories focused on human connections and emotions...” READ MORE...
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DP DAVID LIBERTELLA
“It is the ever continuing and never ending challenge of demanding more out of yourself...”
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ACTOR/COACH LAURA GARDNER ON DIRECTORS
“I love a director... who has a positive
outlook and brings joy to the work.”
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AMEENA DIN ON BUDGET AND PRODUCTION CONTROLS
“... establishing expectations with investors up front is imperative.” 
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