What does electronic sell through mean for you, the content creator? Recently, Comcast announced that they are entering the war of electronic sell through. And make no mistake, it is a war. 1. The Current State of Affairs: The undisputed fact is that DVD is decreasing. We all know this. It’s just a matter of …
The late Jake Eberts had one simple rule about what is means to be a producer. Before we get there, if you aren’t familiar with Jake Eberts, he is, by all standards, an icon of independent production. Mr. Eberts founded Goldcrest Films in 1977. Goldcrest was responsible for such films as Watershed Down, Chariots of …
We all have the celebs that we follow on twitter/instagram… but here are the 5 Cinematographers on Twitter & Instagram that you should be following! Matt Libatique (@MattyLibatique) He’s Matt Libatique…Black Swan anyone?? Plus he posts lots of cool ‘behind the scenes’ shots Eduard Grau Between Buried and A Single Man we know he’s got …
On Thursday, we are releasing our amazing interview with Walking Dead special effects master Greg Nicotero (see the teaser here). If you are a fan of his work on The Walking Dead, chances are you are a fan of zombie movies. Here are five amazing zombie films you probably haven’t seen yet! 1. Zombi 2 …
Recently, Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix, gave a speech at the 2013 Film Independent Forum. Despite certain controversial things that were said during the speech, there were six important take aways worth reflecting on in this truly unique time for Netflix. As a preface to, Ted set the framework for this discussion by …
Amotz Zakai is a manager at Echo Lake Management. He gives some pretty cut and dry information on what he would do. If you are starting out in film, this podcast gives some practical advice on how to get started in film. Managers vs. Agents On the role of private equity: My #1 Rule: Links …
Go to see a movie in the theater this weekend! I know it’s hard… Between Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes you have a world of films at your fingertips, and you don’t even have to leave your couch.
The guys at Before the Door (a partnership between Neal Dodson, Corey Moosa & Zachary Quinto) have been tearing up the independent film scene over the last couple of years. Their first film Margin Call, needs no introduction. It has become the poster child for the new independent VOD, Super VOD model; you name it, …
Well, Walt’s dead. Not that we couldn’t see it coming. But the same thing goes for that wonderful world of light-transformed-celluloid. I haven’t seen the numbers but I don’t need to. Eastman-Kodak went TitsUp last year. Fuji stopped making stock 2 years ago. More and more projects are being shot Digitally, so much so that …
What is a platform?: A platform is anything that “you”, the creative author, stands on to be heard. In this context “author” might literally mean writer, but it can also mean just about anything else – be it a director, an editor, a music composer – the author is the creative force. The obvious platforms …