Film Education
TRICKS FOR MASTERING THE DOC DISTRIBUTION CIRCUS (5/08/2012)
During the live case study of their acclaimed “father-daughter interspecies love story,” also known as the poignant documentary One Lucky Elephant, director Lisa Leeman and producer Jordana Glick-Franzheim walked our members through the process of getting their labor of love funded, premiered at major festivals -- continue reading →
CROWD FUNDING CLIFF NOTES (4/24/2012)
By Erikka Yancy / Documentary Producer / @yanseepants Over the last thirty or more days I’ve had several talented filmmaker friends venture into the big scary world of crowdfunding, using a variety of platforms. There’s the “Kleenex” of platforms, Kickstarter. Then there’s its gentler, more -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: SOUND ADVICE FROM SKYWALKER’S PETER HORNER (4/18/2012)
Pete Horner is a sound designer and re-recording mixer at Skywalker Sound. His recent credits include The Queen of Versailles for Lauren Greenfield and Safety Not Guaranteed for Colin Trevorrow. Pete also worked on Tetro for Francis Ford Coppola. Today, he shares his wealth of -- continue reading →
PRODUCING LINE BY LINE WITH ANGELA SOSTRE (4/17/2012)
Line producer Angela Sostre found time to spare from her busy shooting schedule to stop by our offices and give our members the low-down on breakdowns and budgeting for films near the $1.5M range. Here is some of her advice: Prep With Your Line Producer -- continue reading →
BE A PUSHER: DIY DISTRIBUTION, GET YOUR FILM OUT THERE (4/04/2012)
In preparation for their DIY class, we asked indie film marketing geniuses Jennifer Dubin and Cora Olson to give us a sneak peek of what we could expect from their two day class. They were gracious enough to give us a little—and I mean little!—taste. -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: TECIA ESPOSITO, SCRIPT SUPERVISIOR (3/27/2012)
Script Supervisor Tecia Esposito has carved out an indie niche for herself, having worked on several critically acclaimed independent features, such as Miranda July’s The Future, Azazel Jacobs’ Terri, and Ben Lewin’s upcoming Sundance hit The Surrogate. Drawing from her experiences on low-budget projects, Tecia -- continue reading →
KICKSTARTER TEACHES US THE CRAFT OF CROWDFUNDING (3/13/2012)
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Our friends at Kickstarter recently led an informative crowdfunding class for our members, which included guidance from filmmakers Julia Meltzer and Laura Nix, whose project The Light in Her Eyes has raised over double its initial funding goal. -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: BEAU GENOT ON POST PRODUCTION (3/05/2012)
You may not know Beau Genot, but you certainly know his work. Genot has been the postproduction supervisor on some very popular indie films, including Hard Candy, Thirteen, Mysterious Skin, most recently Dirty Girl and Sundance hit Hello I Must be Going. With dozens of -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: FILM BUDGETING WITH JONATHAN McCOY (2/08/2012)
Money makes the world go round, and a movie set is no different. Managing your film’s budget is critical to its success. Last week, line producer Jonathan McCoy answered the burning question in every indie filmmaker’s mind: how can we cut costs from our film’s -- continue reading →
KILLER MUSIC ADVICE, COURTESY OF KILLER TRACKS (1/30/2012)
Representatives from music provider Killer Tracks, including Vice President – Sales Anna Maria Hall , and Vice President – Production Carl Peel, recently hosted an evening of information on music clearances and sound design at Film Independent. Here are some of the highlights. Two Music -- continue reading →
