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Cinematography of Latin America
The cinematography of South America, or Latin America if you prefer, includes, first of all, the productions of; Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Peru and Mexico.
Prints on the CD's and DVD's covers for film festivals
Always check the rules and regulation of the festival since in one of the sections it might be stated what is required for the DVD cover or CD (press kit) cover.
Film Festivals - 2 lists of the most important festivals.
Being a filmmaker you eventually get to the point where you have your film ready and are beginning to think how to show it to the world.
Festival Circuit for short films
Before you set off to promote your short film, at film festivals, you have to clearly identify the goals for your film. Is it just to show it to the world at the festival, perhaps to find a sales agent? Or could it be to find an investor for it or maybe for your next film?
Interview with Hayley Easton Street VFX Art Director & Concept Artist
To just keep working and keep trying, most people will have to work for free on short films to begin with so its important to be prepared for this and to give every project the same effort whether it’s an unpaid short or a fully paid feature.
Interview with awards winning writer Clifford Thurlow
The absolute secret is to get out there and do it. Go to films festivals, there are thousands of them around the world. If you see a short film you like, on YouTube or bulletfilm.com for example, watch it again and again. Work out the shots, and try to emulate it.
Sudipto Sen director of award winning and critically acclaimed feature film "The Last Monk"
Impossible is nothing – Just you need to dare to dream… Dream is not that comes to your sleep – dream that which do not let you sleep…
The Russian and Soviet cinematography - great art from the big country
The history of the Russian cinema may be divided into three periods: the Russian Empire period, the Soviet Union period and the period after Perestrojka and the fall of The Soviet Union.
Cinematography of China - the cultural (r)evolution
The history of Chinese cinematography first started in 1905. It was the year when the opera The Battle of Dingjunshan, staged successfully at the Beijing Opera, was recorded for the very first time.
The Austrian cinematography - great cinema of small country
Austrian cinematography evolved in parallel to the other European cinematographies, since the Lumiere brothers presented to the world their wonderful invention – the cinematograph. The first recorded Austrian film company, which went down in history as Wiener Kunstfilm, commenced production in 1910, and this point is often referred to as the starting point of Austrian cinema. Already two years later the rival company, Sacha-Film, was founded. The specific characteristics of the Austrian cinema can be seen as being closely connected with the history of the country.
The First Film
It was a cold December night three days after Christmas in 1895 when guests filed curiously into the dimly lit basement at the Grand Café on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris. It was the age of marvels, of new inventions, and what the people had come that night to see was a magic show performed by Auguste and Louis Lumière.
Peter Weir - the mood master
The name of Peter Weir is known to almost every film fan. Who hasn’t raved about and been frightened to death watching his most famous film Picnic at Hanging Rock? With this film, already at the very beginning of his career, Weir ensured himself a honorable spot in the history of film and ensured the world paid attention to the cinematography of Antipodes.
Abbas Kiarostami - a versatile artist
Abbas Kiarostami is one of the leaders amongst the Iranian directors. He is widely considered as the most prominent representative of this exotic cinematography which has celebrated a lot of successes at different film festivals over the last few years. This is due to the Iranian New Wave, who brought to the world many outstanding filmmakers and made Iran a significant force in cinema world.
The director as seen by the actor
A subjective attempt to describe the relationship between a director and an actor during their creative work on a film or a theatre play based on my own experience.
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How to write a film script - part V
Slowly but surely we’re getting to the end of our journey through scriptwriting. This time we are going to concentrate on script structure. Script structure consists of takes, scenes and sequences.
How to write a film script - part IV
Welcome back to our little guide on a scriptwriting. A construction of a script is like a map of consecutive events which characters take part in and it constitutes a draft according to which all elements fit one to another. Every scene is supposed to contain relevant events and conflict.
How to write a film script - part III
This is a continuation of our deliberations on scriptwriting. First we gathered the basic formal rules and covered the subject of a story world, then we told you about characters. Now let’s carry on. The foundation of a script is its structure. It is a scheme according to which all elements are connected and fit together. A script must be a coherent integrity.
The New School of Film Design
It wasnʼt so long ago that the only computers you might find in the art dept were on the co-ordinators desk, yet in the last few years this has changed dramatically.
From drawing boards and graphite to Mac Book Proʼs and Wacoms in just a few short years, the advent of computer design has been a long time coming.
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How to finance independent films?
As in any businesses, there is always a few different ways of financing film production.
I have already written about funds, grants and fiscal sponsorship and posted a pretty long list of funding organizations from around the world.
How to get funds for your film?
Apart from having possibility to apply for funds to various foundations or other organizations giving grants to filmmakers (Read about foundations, grants and fiscal sponsorship or find the right organization for your project)
Foundations, grants and fiscal sponsorship
A foundation is a non-profit organization that donates money, equipment or other commodities to an individual or other organization.
