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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (SFC - Short Film Corner) - part II
After the while, we're bringing to you the second and last part of our recollections from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and our advices for you regarding this event. In the first part we tried to describe he general experience of the festival as well as show you the best ways of getting around the palace and attending the screenings. This time we'll talk about the Short Film Corner itself, getting aroud Cannes as a city and a bit about the fun in the whole thing.
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (SFC – Short Film Corner) - part I
2011 was the first time bulletfilm.com team has attended the Cannes Film Festival. Our short film The Man With The Spying Glass was screening at the Short Film Corner.
Since it was the first time for us and everything was new, we have decided to share our experience with you guys. It’s for your convenience so when you attend the festival you will be a bit more prepared than we were.
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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…
Czech Cinematography - FAMoUs children of Czech(oslovakia)
The heyday of the Czech (or these days Czechoslovakian) cinematography came exceptionally late compared with other European cinematographies. It only began at the beginning of the 1960’s when filmmakers from the Czech film school, also called the Czech New Wave, started creating their works. Only the graduates of the worldwide famous FAMU (FILM AND TV ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN PRAGUE), in which i.e. Agnieszka Holland and Emir Kusturica studied, initiated the revival of the Czech cinema.
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.
Lars von Trier - dark prince of European cinema
Lars von Trier, the director, was born in Copenhagen on April 30th, 1956. Von Trier is in fact the artistic alias of the Danish director. Indeed Lars does not have „von” before his name and the habit of undersigning his films as „von Trier” he took after the fashion of artists posing as aristocrats. Like Erich von Stroheim, for instance.
Jean Pierre Jeunet - fairy visionary
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Jean Pierre Jeunet, one of the most renowned French directors these days, is an autodidact. He never attended any film schools, and he learned his craft making short films, commercials and video clips.
He was born on the 3rd of September, 1953 in Roanne, France. He has been interested in cinema since childhood. His favourite (directors) were Marcel Carne and Jacques Prevert. Except for directing films, Jeunet also worked as a film critic for two magazines: ‘Fantasmagorie’ and ‘A Suivre’.
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.
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.
Theatrical Distribution
Even though a lot of filmmakers skip theatrical distribution nowadays because of the vast cost
and the lack of return on it, it still cannot be of overestimated value. Even pretty limited theatrical distribution in a few theatres across the country may produce revenue in DVD, VOD, Internet sales and merchandising. It may also give you the media exposure you are looking for.
Film Distribution - which way to go
Most of the filmmakers know nowadays that to make a film is just half of the process. With so many films being made each year the market is really crowded and even exceptionally good film can fail to attract audience or media. And sadly they very often do.
Independent Film Marketing part 2
Last time we started telling you about the independent film marketing in general. We also brought you closer the subject of how to create a suitable website for marketing purposes and how to use different networking websites to support your campaign.
This time we try to tell you a bit about modern independent film distribution, about a mysterious figure called a PMD and dish you out some marketing tools to work with.
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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
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