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  1. seanmannion

    Interview with Filmmaker Kansas Bowling

    She's finishing her second feature, shoots on 16mm and had a part in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I enjoy her advice not to listen to anyone and do whatever you want.
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    Blackmagic Pocket 6K vs 4K Comparison

    Wrote this comparison of the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K versus the 4K version of the camera. Anyone had a chance to take the 6K out for a spin, yet?
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    KitSplit Improves Gear Safety with Groundbreaking Owner Guarantee

    KitSplit is raising the bar for gear safety in the rental industry. KitSplit just announced the Owner Guarantee, providing gear owners ultimate peace of mind. The KitSplit Owner Guarantee makes KitSplit the only rental platform to cover owners in all scenarios, whether damage, loss or theft...
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    Guide to Making a Call Sheet

    I put this guide together on making a call sheet based on the one I've been using for years on my low and no budget productions. You can get the free template for the call sheet at the end of the post. I tried to be as in depth as I could in practical terms on the different sections. Hope it...
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    Managing the Existential Dread of Video Editing

    On all kinds of projects it can be tough to get an edit started. The amount of raw material from production can be overwhelming. I put together this blog post on strategies and advice on how to manage that dread.
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    Creating Opening Titles

    Glad to be able to share these.
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    A break down of what a Line Producer does

    Happy to share, hope it's helpful!
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    Creating Opening Titles

    Making interesting opening titles sequences has been an interest of mine for a long time. Put together this post with various resources to help guide folks, whatever kind of opening titles they are trying to make.
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    A beginners' guide to color correction

    Thanks! It was a fun one to put together!
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    A break down of what a Line Producer does

    This was something I didn't know much about. I had a notion of what the Line Producer was for but didn't have much of a handle on the specifics. Here's an article breaking down the basics of what a Line Producer does.
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    The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival Open for Submissions

    The festival is next week! We got a lot of wonderful submissions and I"m really excited about what we'll be screening. Here's a link to a list of highlights. In addition to the films we also have some great skill-building workshops and panels. I'm doing a workshop called "Stop Directing Shorts...
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    A beginners' guide to color correction

    Just put together this post on the basics of color correction for anyone who may want/need to do some basic correction themselves on a project: Color Correcting for Video: A Starter Guide
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    Beginners' Guide to Film Marketing

    Just wrote this beginners' guide to marketing your film for the KitSplit Blog: Film Marketing 101: How to Build an Audience for Your Film Includes a bunch of resource links that may be helpful as well.
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    Why you should buy production insurance

    Blog post from video producer Sam Baumel on that production insurance isn't just a responsible decision, but also good business that can help you turn a profit for a video production business. You can read it here
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    Tips on Lighting for Documentaries

    This blog post has tips on lighting for documentaries for when you are wearing a lot of hats and need to get the most out of your lighting while maximizing your time shooting.
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    Blog Post Series on Producing a "No Budget" Feature

    I've been writing a blog post series on the production of my "no budget" feature in the interests of sharing my experience, good and bad, and my lessons learned through the process in case it can help anyone else who wants to dive into a similar "no budget" project. The series is through...
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    Long List of Filmmaking Grants Just Updated

    This list of grants is updated every few months with new grants or new deadlines for the already listed grants. This was just updated for February and has sections for different kind of films and different kinds of filmmakers who might be seeking a grant for funding: The Ultimate Film Grant List
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    Huge list of festivals with deadlines coming up before May

    Thank you! I meant to update it before. Love yours. James Whale's Frankenstein was one of my favorite movies as a kid.
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    Huge list of festivals with deadlines coming up before May

    Spent the last couple of weeks putting together this list of film fests broken down into a few categories including horror, women in film, children's film fests, documentary fests, shorts fests, and more. Check out the post here. It's an update to a post from the fall for the end of 2018, so it...
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    KitSplit Lighting Workshop with the DP of "Borat", "Who is America" and "Helvetica"

    KitSplit Lighting Workshop with the DP of "Borat", "Who is America" and "Helvetica" KitSplit, the gear rental marketplace, is hosting an intimate hands-on lighting workshop with one of the industry's leading DPs, Academy-Nominated Luke Geissbhuhler. This 8 person, 1 day workshop will dive deep...
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