Piracy and the Future of the Film Industry
The movie industry is not without clout however and it is responding to this threat with both with hard legal measures and also by raising awareness of the consequences of piracy. Recently the founders of the hugely popular illegal download website Pirate Bay were found guilty of copyright infringement and are looking forward to a year in goal. In Australia the film industry has accused one of the country's largest internet service providers of encouraging pirates, its largest users, to upgrade their packages and turning a blind eye to their download content.
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How to Write a Short Film Screenplay
Lot's of people write and make shorts as a gateway into the industry. It is a great way to get noticed these days, especially with websites like YouTube. Some people have even made careers out of writing and making shorts. The writing process differs to a feature film or television show as you only have 2-5 minutes usually. In this article I'll be telling you how to get started so you can write your own short film screenplay
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Elements of Film Noir
Film Noir, derived from the French term meaning 'black film,' is a style and approach to the production of many classic black and white Hollywood crime movies. While opinions differ on its definition, there are a foundation of elements that are common to these films.
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Review of the Film Zulu
The 1964 film "Zulu" tells the story of the defence of Rorke's Drift by a small garrison of British soldiers who were attacked by over 4,000 Zulus. The soldiers held out as the battles raged into the night of 22/23 January 1879. By morning, the Zulus had broken off the attack.
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Trick Film Shots - 9 Tricks Filmmakers Do to Make Shots More Interesting
So you know the basics of cinematography, but you're having a hard time thinking of ways to give your shot a little more stylistic punch. What can you do? Well, next time you're watching a favorite film, start thinking about the different camera angles you're seeing. Unlike your eyes, a camera isn't fixed in a certain position at a certain height off the ground. Developments in technology have made it possible for a camera to go just about anywhere. Here are just a few ways to start getting a little more adventurous with your cinematography.
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Efficient Advertising Tools For Film Production
Venturing into film production is a risky move since it needs big amount of investments. Aim for return of investment by increasing sales for your movie. Drive sales my promoting your film using effective advertising tools that will catch the attention of your audience. Here are advertising tools you can use to promote your film production.
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Classes to Expect in Film School
While every film school is different and will have its own catalog of courses to showcase its professors, unique disciplines, favorite emphasis and such there are some classes that every respectable film school offers simply because it is curriculum that needs to be taught in order to learn and be successful in the industry.
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Media Plan Using Poster Ads For Film Production
Effective and logical media planning on what medium will be used for film production is important. Use posters as a media planning tool for your movie. There are several considerations you need to consider when using posters to achieve desired results. These are mainly focused on the target audience and the poster ad as your medium of advertisement. Here are points you need to remember when deciding to use posters as media tool in promoting your film production.
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The Impact of High Definition in the Film Industry Today
Can you imagine watching a movie with no sound? That is like asking about the days the dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Saying that things have come a long way is the understatement of the decade. With amazing clarity and resolution, high definition or HD has shaken up the film industry and has become a force to be reckoned with.
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Picking the Right Film Festival For Your Indie Film & Christian Family Film News
The Toronto international film festival is the biggest movie festival for movies all over the world. Sundance and Cannes are also the right place to become the top in their field. These hot docs film festivals are the boon of Indie award winning documentaries. Out of these three film festivals Toronto is the oldest and good place for Indie movies and their makers to show them and makes them even more popular.
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The Sundance Film Festival Experience 2010
Before heading to the Sundance Film Festival 2010, I did a little research and educated myself on the facts. The Sundance Film Festival was started back in 1978 in Salt Lake City and was called the Utah/US Film Festival. It was started by founder, Sterling Van Wagenen, who ran the company called Wildwood, which Robert Redford was affiliated with, John Earle and Cirina Hampton Catania, who both served on Utah's Film Commission.
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Video Careers - Camera Operators, Editing, & Film Production
Have you ever watched your favorite television program and thought about how the show was made? What you see on television or at the movies is the end result of many complex operations that take place behind the scenes.
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How Do You Get Into the Film Business?
So you want to be a film maker and/or a film director? How does one get into movie making then? The film business is just that....a business. There is a profit incentive at its heart. So it should be pretty obvious that just the same as banking or law, you don't walk straight in to a top job.
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How to Market Your Film Through Your Website
The internet has emerged as a major tool of sales and promotion in regard to a wide range of products and services. So, from diapers to old airbus; everything is available on the internet. So much so, that the internet plays a very crucial role in the overall commerce and economic scenario. As a matter of fact, there are a number of products, which are solely sold on the internet. These products owe their success to the internet.
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Indie Film Distribution Can Be Good, Bad, and Downright Ugly
Most first time indie filmmakers think about movie distribution last. I was guilty of that on my first feature the urban movie Consignment. My focus was getting the script written and the movie shot. Thinking of hammering a out a distribution deal down the road was the last thing on my mind.
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Getting Jobs in Television Production and Film
So you want a job in television. Unfortunately you have no idea how to go about getting that dream job as a producer, actor, sales or any of the other hundreds of jobs in television production and film. Let me give you a few simple guidelines that will help not only for TV jobs but for any job you might be interested in applying for.
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Where the Wild Things Are - The Film Adaptation of the Classic Children's Book Makes It's Way to DVD
Whether you're a film buff, a lover of classic literature or just someone with fond memories of your childhood, everyone above a certain age has a soft spot for Maurice Sendak's highly adored, critically acclaimed children's book Where the Wild Things Are. Just picturing the book's cover, gorgeously illustrated by Sendak himself, depicting the giant grey horned monster with his eyes closed and the sailboat sailing off in the distance brings me back to life as a toddler. A life when I wasn't even able to read yet, but still paged through the book night after night anyways. The book was published way back in 1963 and is still considered one of the best children's books of all time and a staple in American literature.
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5 Important Film Festivals For Moviemakers
Film festivals are a great way to showcase your work. They are filled with writers, directors, producers, distributors, and everyone else involved in the film industry that can help you with your future as a filmmaker.
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Discover Film Schools
You need to be signing up for a notable California film schools should you be considering to possess a job in film. Staying the heart of the filmmaking business in this attractive and sun-drenched state helps it be extremely interesting being amongst popular experts that you read about daily. And they are here, and you may also.
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Domain Name Stolen? You're Not Alone.
Domain name stealing (or front running) is the new online scam epidemic. This is a brief description of my encounter and a few ideas to get around it if it happens to you.
Although the majority of my media work is centered around video production, I do have the occassional website development project. So after I had met with my client I told him to check the availability of the domain name he was looking to purchase. The domain was free and clear and ready for purchase, however, we were not ready to move ahead and at my advice I told him that since he was purchasing a very obscure URL that he should just wait a few days to make the purchase.
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See These 5 Films
This year has been pretty stellar for high-budget Hollywood quality flicks (and low-budget [see: Superbad]). Riding that momentum into the fall and winter season (and slightly beyond), I'll take a look at five films that have incredible potential.
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Produce Your Own 3D Video
Get two video camcorders. Build a bracket or device that will hold each camera so the two lenses are about 3 inches apart. You can accentuate the 3D effects when you move them farther apart up to about 8 inches. But start with three inches apart.
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Video Art – An Introduction
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures with audio. Video began in the 1960s and 1970s. Video art can be seen in video installations seen in museums and art spaces.
Video art shares the language of film but excludes many of the techniques.
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Hybrids: Becky Edmunds
In windswept late November, near the Brighton sea-front, I met with dance-trained screen artist Becky Edmunds to talk about her recent output; improvisation and videography and her highly distinctive camera practice.
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Representation of loss in European cinema
With psychoanalyst Andrea Sabbadini we explore the second volume in a series on psychoanalytic reflections of European cinema, and specifically the theme of Loss in cinema.
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Marco Ferreri
His films’ peculiarities reveal a self-questioning, paradoxically nihilistic and activist cinema, which resonates with the spirit of Dada and Surrealism. The idiosyncratic combination of the subversive imagery explains Ferrerìs transgressive and experimental approach to both form and subject matter in the anti-narrative of his dysfunctional macrocosms. His style echoes the neorealist legacy (innovative aesthetics as a reaction to the Italian Fascist cinema) and the Spanish artistic influences reflecting his years spent in Francòs Spain between 1956 and 1961. He shared his visions with scriptwriter Rafael Azcona, who co-wrote many of Ferrerìs films by helping him shape his peculiar worlds.
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Out of Tarr's universe
Tarr’s universe, where human misery is at ease with its environment. Rain a permanent fixture, soaking the endless stretches of rural wasteland, running down closely observed textured walls. Its monotone somehow calming sound takes on the role of a reoccurring musical theme. Rain is not an external thing, its dampness finds its way right down to the bone, settles in the soul. It is a hostile place, the setting for the tale of human betrayal and loneliness. Tarr’s universe, where the story is bare, a secondary thing. It provides the structure for the subtle to unfold. Locations are equal to characters.
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Music Recording