Category Archives: Behind-The-Scenes

Capturing footage for the behind the scenes documentary.

“That Day,” by Danny Lacey | A Stada Media Behind-the-Scenes/BTS Clinic!

“Something happened. They just can’t remember.” That’s the tagline of Danny Lacey’s latest sci-fi short film, That Day. And that’s what Twitter’s good for…idly glancing at the Tweetstream, then suddenly landing on gems like Danny Lacey’s latest behind-the-scenes masterpiece supporting … Continue reading

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Is “free content” good for bloggers? Mitch Joel and Brian Myles debate it out…

As a PMD, I make a point of regularly attending marketing events and reading industry literature because I think it’s vitally important for the PMD to know what’s going beyond their indie film silos and within their own super-concentrated communities … Continue reading

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The PMD | Make it into a series…if you can…

That’s a picture of a storyboard there above. Yes, you’ve all seen them before and if you’re a fan of DVD behind-the-scenes features like me, you’ll have seen these countless times before following some of your favorite blockbuster (and not … Continue reading

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The GoPro Army and Lessons for Indie Filmmakers…

I was doing my customary monthly pass through Inc. Magazine recently and I came across “The GoPro Army” in February 2012’s edition which tells about how Nick Woodman and his colleagues at the Half Moon Bay-based company built the extreme … Continue reading

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THE PITCH | A recent LIVE EVENT at Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Art/CCA

  I was invited to attend the grand opening of “The Crab and The Egret” – among eight other post-apocalyptic productions — at Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) last evening as part of The Pitch: Apocalypse, an ensemble live … Continue reading

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Digital Film Camp | Crowdfunding Coaching Session | Day 2

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The Berlinale | Talent Campus | “The Other Side of Reality”

I attended the Berlinale’s “The Other Side of Reality” today, one of several panels in their Talent Campus lineup at the Theater Hebbel am Ufer. Rather than summarize the entire panel’s findings for you now (of which they were truly … Continue reading

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The PMD | Actors who never get paid…welcome to Germany?

Since the 62nd edition of the Berlinale began, I’ve been chatting around a bit with some of the local players, trying to gain insights into how actors in Berlin earn their keep. This is a subject of interest, doubtless, to … Continue reading

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Optimize Those YouTube Videos at Your Channel…

  My colleague Brett Bumeter –the “brother from another mother” and the man who shares the same father as me — recently performed a free video analysis of my old YouTube channel. The fact he did so as part of … Continue reading

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Seasonal procrastination…it’s got to stop!

Full warning, it’s going to be a grist-for-the-mill-type of post today—so drop your rocks and grab your socks! It’s got do with p-r-o-c-r-a-s-t-i-n-a-t-i-o-n and the sort of needless, mealy-mouthed snivelly excuse-making I generally see around this time of the year … Continue reading

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