In order to speak of appropriation we must first answer the question: What do we mean by film text? As Christian Metz put it since the 1970s in his article “The Imaginary Signifier”1 published on Screen, film implies the entire institution of filmmaking: the creation, the distribution, and the exhibition of the work. The term ‘text’ derives…
HungryFlix.com, the Internet’s first distributor of premium, independent video content exclusively targeted to portable media players such as the Apple iPod and Sony PSP, is re-launching a live public beta. HungryFlix.com is drawing video content providers from across a wide range of genres. The site accepts feature length and short films, documentaries, animation, how-to videos, sports videos…
Right this very second, in the heart of every struggling, undiscovered screenwriter, in the dark, hidden corner deep within, there is a voice, a clear whisper, saying one thing: You’re never gonna figure this out. And this is not referring to the story with its gaping hole, the finale missing a payoff, the hit and…
Finding foreign distribution for your independent film is an entirely different beast than finding domestic distribution. While it’s true that foreign distribution used to be responsible for 70% of the sales that were made on a film, unfortunately the same is not true today. Once upon a time you could rely on good ol’ foreign sales for paying your…
I can easily understand why most of the libidinal guys would inarguably prefer a technically sound Pamela Anderson to a Miss Plain Jane next door with a 31-32-33 figure. But most of you work it out with Miss Plain Jane. It’s the same with technology. We all strive for the best, the biggest, the brightest and the…
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts have launched a new short film competition – 60 Seconds of Fame, run in association with Orange. This new BAFTA competition has the support of BBC Nations and Regions and the Regional Screen Agency network and is open to anyone aged 16 or over. Shortlisted films will be shown…
A new short film competition with a difference is giving film enthusiasts in Greater Manchester the chance to win cash prizes, get their films screened at a gala event, meet leading industry names and win a place on a prestigious video school to take their skills further. The BigStoryLittleFilm competition challenges you to make a…
At the heart of any cinematic creation is the visual image. It does not matter how spectacular the locations are where you are filming, nor how great the performances of your actors — if you do not correctly capture these images on your camera, then your film is lost. The D.P. The primary individual who…
A Book Summary of “Creating Customer Evangelists” by Ben McConnell & Jackie Huba. Independent filmmakers are entrepreneurs that most do everything they can do to get their work in front of a paying audience. Whether you like it or not, yyou are a brand and yyour film is a product. The more you can think…
Remember a story about a small town Malegaon, 285 kilometres from Mumbai (India). In this particular part of the world, Shekh Nasir a young enterprising fellow courts news by making movie remakes of Bollywood blockbusters. His films commercially screened in the small town video parlours created a hysterical fever among the public elevating his films…
