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start asking around with everybody you know that has a business. ask them if you can make a spec commercial for them. do it. then, use that as a calling card to send to other companies. as soon as you get one commercial or promotional or industrial video done, if the client likes it they...

I feel like I may have a lot that I can share with anybody having these sentiments. When I was a senior in high school, I told my parents that I really didn't want to go to college; I wanted to go straight to Los Angeles. I had connections, friends. But, I went to film school anyway. For a...

It's actually not the author who holds the rights to their books. Well, let me rephrase - they don't ALWAYS hold the rights to their books. You need to figure out who has the publication rights to the book, try both the publisher AND the author. If the author has the rights and an agent, you...

ANd don't forget that the best proposal is your own face. Start taking people out to lunch or coffee. Do the schmooze thing for a while. It's better if you genuinely like the person, and they like you and are interested simply because they like the idea, not because they think it'll make...

Get on the internet and start asking people around if there are any grants or trusts or anything like that. Talk to local universities. Get online and research. Talk to your state and local film commissions. There are a million places to find funding, you just have to look for them.

The jobs and duties of a PA. Well, the number one thing I can tell you is that there ARE NO SPECIFIC DUTIES that a PA must be prepared to do. A PA has to be a jack-of-all-trades. You should be prepared to do everything from helping hookup cables, being pulled to do different jobs (the most...

I've recently become very interested in film production overseas. I've given thought to going to Europe (France or Italy) to work in film. What's the career outlook seem to be in France right now? How are they choosing projects and what are the major studios and films coming out this year? Is...

Ay, that's the rub. The best way to finance a film, that I've figured out, is to find somebody that may have an interest in your film, more than just liking going to the movies. For example, one of my films I did at the beginning of the summer was about how a man deals with his own mortality...

I think that's a GREAT idea to give somebody that extra push they need.

For a one year, there are a lot of really good programs: New York Film Academy Fullsail AFI UCLA or USC might have a one-year program for cinematography. I know they haver one-year writing programs, but I am not sure if they have cinematography programs. Also, some other places to ask around...

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So, I LOVE Lost. I'm a total junkie. My only problem is that it is on at the same time Adam Goldberg's new show is on. Decisions, decisions...

If it is a question of whether or not a person should incorporate or not, I would say that they should. By creating this business entity, you are essentially creating a person in the eyes of the government. Because of this, the company would have to maintain its own books, have its own...

Okay. Perhaps the hardest part of the trade is marketing. Who cares if you make a film that nobody goes to see? Now, other than the obvious "get it bought by a distribution company," and "get it into a major film festival," what are the best ways that indie filmmakers, students especially...

Format should be a non-issue. You either do it or you don't.

I'd suggest taking a look at the Austin Film Festival. I know for a fact that they have one of the best young filmmaker programs in the nation (Best Short Student Screenplay competition and Best Short Student Film Competition).

Typically, if the sound is natural and you did not add it in, it can be considered (for docs) to be just a part of the scene you are in. Now, I'm not a lawyer, but that's what I would say. Of course, I would also suggest asking a lawyer, as well.

a great story, fun or interesting situations, and characters that people can identify with and care about.

The key to the script is the story. You chould get one of those minicasette recorders and carry it around with you. You can stand in your living room and shoot out ideas from your mouth, or if you get an idea in the car, it's right there for you. If you don't have one of those, carry a...

I must admit, I do have a fetish for Audrey Tautou and Camille Mechain (one veteran, one up-and-comer).