I've been digging through some of my film blog feeds and uncovered a few articles of interest. Enjoy. It's Not a Sequel, but It Might Seem Like One After the Ads NY Times, April 24, 2007 - Very interesting article on the downfall of original material in theaters, and...
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Free Software, Cliches, and Scranton Fun – Mid-Week Coffee Break
15 Must-Have Freeware Programs for Filmmakers [Digital Filmmaking Blog] - Free is always good, and this list covers all stages of production. If the software can do what the descriptions say, this is some amazing freeware. Music Video Cliches [Coudal] - Read this....
Green Production, ScriptSync, and Typography – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Florida Green Production Plan - Tips on how to make your production environmentally friendly. Cinematographer Job Description - Just in case you weren't sure, a list of responsibilities for the cinematographer. Avid ScriptSync demo - As much as I don't like Avid, this...
Ads, Moby, Editing, and RED – Coffee Break
Moby Film Music [FreshDV]- This is super cool. Moby has a website that lets you download his music and use it for free in independent and non-profit films. If you're making a commercial film, you can easily apply for a website. It'd be great to see more composers do...
The Nines, Stabilization, Flying Cameras, Sci-Fi Writing – A Jumbo End-of-the-Week Coffee Break
The Nines Production Notes - Tons of goodies about John August's directorial debut The Nines. Camera Stabilization Systems - Video of new stabilization systems from Cinegear. Check out the second system, the MK-V. Segway Steadicam - It's dangerous to run with a...
Rain Machine, Perfect iTunes, Speed Racer – End-of-the-Week Coffee Break
How to Make a Rain Machine [Film Flap] - The title says it all. It looks like it has enough of a spread to be quite effective. "Perfect" iTunes Equalizer - Apparently these are the magic settings to make iTunes sound amazing. I tried it and I think it sounds great....
Writing and SpeedEDIT – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Five Tips for Finding Writing Time - Some pretty common writing tips, but I agree with Identify Your Productivity Zone. It's the morning for me. SpeedEDIT Parody - A parody commercial for SpeedEDIT, an apparently revolutionary editor that is shipping soon. It claims...
Living with Ed, Survivorman, Local TV Commercials – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Living with Ed Production Notes - Even the production tries to be green. Survivorman's Les Stroud - Nice article about the production of Survivorman. The only production costs seem to be replacing their Sony HVR-Z1Us. 50 Greatest Local TV Commercials - If you only...
Producer Training, Darjeeling Limited, and Movie Magic – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Current TV Producer Training - Section of the Current TV site that covers all aspects of ENG. Wes Anderson | The A.V. Club - Interview with Wes Anderson about the writing and filming of The Darjeeling Limited. Some Darjeeling Movie Magic. Vintage Folgers Commercial...