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Editing Dialogue Tutorial: How to Edit a Dialogue Scene
By Ruan Lotter, posted 2 March 2012
Ruan Lotter runs a YouTube channel called Tunnelviziontv which contains a number of interesting tutorials, product tests, and other stuff of interest to indie filmmakers. Here's a great tutorial on dialogue editing to start:
Horror Effects That Won't Scare Your Budget
By Emma Rae Curtis, posted 1 March 2012
Horror effects can make or break your horror film. But you do not have to blow your budget to get good effects for your film. The internet is just brimming with frugal horror effects tips. I have compiled some of the best ones below so you can take advantage of them for your own film.
Secrets to Film Distribution Success
By Jerome Courshon, posted 28 February 2012
Ask independent film producers and directors what causes them the most angst, confusion, headaches-or worse-in the filmmaking journey, and the answer likely will be: Distribution.
Becoming The Entrepreneurial Filmmaker
By Joel Valle, posted 16 February 2012
Recently the website DailyBeast.com posted the"20 Most Useless Degrees" report. Right in the number twelfth position is Theater; which includes acting, producing, directing and communications. This number is based on the 2012 job outlook study done by the National Association of Collages and Employers which was cross referenced with the job growth and coursework information for the 2008-2018 report by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Negotiating The Holdback: What's At Stake
By Jonathan Gardner, posted 27 December 2011
One of the most difficult negotiation points today for independent film producers in their domestic distribution deal is the hold-back of the release of the picture in the foreign territories. This one point by itself can bring the producer grief from almost every side, from his foreign sales agent to his own investors.
Technology and Film Editing
By Kristen Brophy, posted 14 November 2011
As a film and tech enthusiast, I was curious about how the industry is changing with the enormous influx of new technology.
'The Hobbit', Shooting with 48(!) RED Cameras... at 48fps
By Benjamin Craig, posted 9 November 2011
Peter Jackson has released the fourth instalment of his Production Diaries from the set of 'The Hobbit'. In this edition, Peter discusses the approach to shooting the film in 3D using no less than 48 individual RED Epic cameras, and shooting at 48 frames per second.