From Presentation Zen to Filmmaking Zen

I like presentations. Let me correct that. I like good presentations. People seem to have finally woken up and realize that good presenting requires a good story (and no bullet points). Presentation Zen, both the book and blog, utilize the visual power...

Contests, Permits, Lego Vault, et al [Coffee Break]

Contests Cinema Prosprite – $35,000 in Prizes Awarded to Top Videos Profiling Entrepreneurs Riding on the waves of micro-loans, this short doc contest is for films profiling an entrepreneur (they don’t explicitly say, but it seems they want entrepreneurs...

How I Used My DVR to Set My Career Goals

With graduation looming closer and more people asking me what I want to do, I need to come up with a more concrete answer. Director or produce? Fiction or documentary? With the way the summer’s been going, I’m leaning towards producing. As for fiction and...

Five Sprockets – Film Production Tools Online

Last month at TechCrunch 50 I was introduced to Five Sprockets. Their mission is to bring all the tools you’d need to write and manage a film online and for free. Good idea, yes, but I don’t think the execution is there yet. The main tools of the beta site...