Film-Friendly State: Shooting in Michigan
From New Mexico to Massachusetts, from Michigan to California, state and local governments are luring film-production business by passing increasingly…
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Film Journal: The Making of an Independent Feature
Filmmaker Valerie Weiss will share her experiences of financing, making, and marketing her first independent feature film Losing Control in…
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Doc Doctor’s Story Strategies: Should You Put Yourself in Your Documentary?
Myth #4 “If the structure doesn’t work, put yourself in the film.” And everything will magically work? Not quite. The…
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Doc Doctor’s Story Strategies: Keep at it and the Story will Arrive, Right?
Myth #2 “If I keep shooting or editing, the story will come to me — eventually.” Practical? The myth in…
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Doc Doctor’s Story Strategies: No Conflict, No Film?
Introducing….Story Strategies: Debunking the Myths of Storytelling In this age of instant messages, blogs, and Twitter, information travels fast. So…
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10 Filmmakers to Watch In 2009
From first-time directors to Fulbright Scholars and Oscar nominees these filmmakers should not be missed in 2009. With a flood…
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The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela”
About this column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long to…
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ITVS: Has This Key Funding Partner Lost its Way?
In 2007, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick learned that her application for funding from the Independent Television Service (ITVS) had been accepted….
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10 Terms From ITVS Standard Contract Revealed
At The Independent’s request, ITVS agreed to publish its standard contract details for the first time. Some of the terms…
