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Peter Broderick on The Future of Indie Film Distribution
Filmmaker Magazine has a cool interview with industry pro Peter Broderick, where he outlines the many options available for independent filmmakers who want to get their stuff out there. It’s 14 minutes long, so he has time to really explain his take on the currnt playing field. Good stuff. Look for his excellent analogy comparing […]
Lance Uncategorized Filmmaking, Places to submit
Angel Group Likes Lights, Camera And Action Of Indie Films – Venture Capital Dispatch – WSJ
Angel Group Likes Lights, Camera And Action Of Indie Films – Venture Capital Dispatch As an experienced tech entrepreneur and angel investor, Rizwan Virk was happy to see a solid return on one of his recent investments after just one year. But the exit didn’t come from a software start-up or social media company finding […]
Lance Uncategorized Filmmaking, Places to submit
Swirling Cat Vortex (Tool? Toy? Thingy?)
I don’t think there’s an official objective to this visually intense flash graphic, but I was able to make the swirling seem to stop twice, briefly. Then my eyes started watering and I worried about giving myself a headache. It was fun*! Swirling Cat Vortex Thingy *pending me not actually getting a headache
Lance Uncategorized Fun graphics, toys, & gizmos
Self-Releasing Success in Eight Steps
Director Jeffrey Goodman shares more than 8 suggestions in this Q & A about self-releasing an indie film. He self-released his film The Last Lullaby (which, notably, was financed by 48 local investors in his home town of Shreveport, Louisiana.) Adventures in Self-Releasing: Success in Eight Steps | MovieMaker Magazine
Lance Uncategorized Filmmaking
(Lance comments on) Roger Ebert on Universal Health Care
I’m safe on board. Pull up the life rope – Roger Ebert’s Journal Film critic Roger Ebert’s second blog post on health care reform has received almost 1000 comments; my comment is probably near the 600 zone. Here’s a direct link to my comment, but it’s copied below anyway. The more important place to start […]
Lance Uncategorized Across the Blogosphere, Politics and Government
33 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Business
Pretty self-explanatory; if you feel like you aren’t doing enough with LinkedIn, Meryl at Web Worker Daily offers a ton of good options for cultivating your presence there. 33 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Business
Lance Uncategorized For My Clients
Madhouse Entertainment accepts email queries from writers
Madhouse Entertainment is a TV & movie management/production company which accepts script queries by email. From their site: “We’re always one the lookout to work with new writers. If you are looking for representation and/or for producing partners we’d love to hear from you. Please send a paragraph description of the script you’d like to […]
Lance Uncategorized Places to submit
State to mom: Stop baby-sitting neighbors' kids
Once again, state licensing laws interfere with people trying to be a community. Thank God the state is there to step in and make sure we aren’t helping to watch each others’ kids, or run soup kitchens, or style people’s hair, without complying with myriad regulations and state and federal standards, and paying licensing and […]
Indie Filmmaking: 35 Tips From Experts – Deadline.com
This is an almost stream-of-consciousness list of tips and observations from indie film experts at the “Produced By” Conference, as compiled by Deadline | Hollywood. Indie Filmmaking: 35 Tips From Experts – Deadline.com.
Lance Uncategorized Screenwriting Resources, Writing Tips & Websites
Michael Moore and Stephen Colbert accidentally embrace the free market
Two notable events in last night’s Colbert Report regarding capitalism/the free market and walking the walk vs. talking the talk: 1. At the end of his interview with Michael Moore about his new film Capitalism: A Love Story, which focused on how capitalism is an evil, which causes the rich to do all they can […]
Inc's 11 Businesses You Can Start In Your Pajamas
There are a huge–theoretically infinite–number of home-based business opportunities these days. Inc.com’s slideshow highlights 11 examples that show the range of options pretty well. If you don’t have one of these skill sets or interests, then at least seeing how others have converted their aptitudes and interests into viable, freedom-imbued, home-based careers can give you […]
Lance Uncategorized Working at home