Share Opportunity For Indie Filmmakers Emily Hagins, one of Austin’s most well known independent filmmakers is working on her latest feature film, My Sucky Teen Romance, that will raise the profile of Austin’s independent film industry and give other independent filmmakers an opportunity. In My Sucky Teen Romance, the characters watch a B horror flick [...]
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Contract Law: What Indie Filmmakers Should Know
May 13, 2010 – 6:39 pm
Share In the indie film world, all too often people jump into projects with excitement and forget that they are involving themselves in a business venture. I have seen many people make mistakes with contracts and just want to share some things about basic contract law to help out those of you who have little [...]
Sanity? People Will Do Anything For Entertainment
March 23, 2010 – 9:12 pm
Share This post may contain plot spoilers. I recently went to see the new Martin Scorcese film, ‘Sutter Island’ in which I have a particular interest because it involves the subjecct of mental illness. I went expecting to be disappointed becuase the trailer implies that the mentally ill would be used in the film as [...]
3D A Director’s View
February 23, 2010 – 7:36 pm
Share I am a little bit late on the scene as regards Jeffrey’s and Brian’s exchange about 3D but owing to a busy schedule I just managed to catch Avatar a few days ago. I have to say I find merit in what Brian says about the 3D in Avatar saving it from a story [...]
Where is Peter Cushing when you need him?
December 31, 2009 – 1:10 pm
Share As I was watching the latest Sherlock Holmes film, I found myself profoundly disappointed for many reasons. The production design was over the top and lacked realism, the new face of Holmes as a tormented genius, got my hopes up but was over played, and the story was weak and too weird for my [...]