The art of film marketing
All filmmakers intend to successfully market and sell their films. Marketing a movie has assumed more importance than ever. Incidentally, digital marketing is fast catching up. It is a low cost-high revenue opportunity for independent film makers to promote their film to a global audience. Any new film needs to be marketed like a new product. Filmmakers need to encourage the audience to go to the cinema hall to see their film. This is why marketing a film is so important. Read more…
Heidi the cross-eyed opossum
I just can’t help myself but she is so cute! And so thinks some 200 000 other people because they all became friends with Heidi the cross-eyed opossum on her very own Facebook page. Heidi the opossum also is a YouTube sensation. Obviously.
Originally from North Carolina, Heidi now lives at the Leipzig zoo in Germany. They have all the details and some really cute pictures of Heidi.
And, would you believe it, Heidi also has a squint sister, Naira. She’s cute too. Read more…
Kevin Bacon does Kevin Bacon
The actor famous for being “The Center of Hollywood Universe” as calculated through the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon takes on the role of an obsessed fan of himself in the TV ad for the Logitech Revue gadget.
The ad was produced by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, copywriting by Nat Lawler, directed by Margaret Johnson. Congrats to them for producing a TV ad that brings across the product message well. Read more…
Selecting a film school
Film making is not only an interesting, enjoyable and fulfilling career but very lucrative as well. Unfortunately, realizing the big Hollywood dream entails hard work, commitment and great amount of skill, right attitude, guts and some luck, too. While it is true that you’re not in full control of your fate, the initial steps toward being a successful filmmaker depend on you.
Choosing the right or the best film school where you would hone your talents, develop more interest and learn more knowledge in film making is your first step. Your decision to choose a particular film school is very crucial to your success as a filmmaker since that film school shall equip you with or shall help you gain more knowledge, skills, techniques and experiences, which are essential to a film maker. Those are his tools in film making that cannot be bought but are earned and cultivated through time. Read more…
Writing a video production brief
Author: skeletonproductions
The outline of your desires for your video production is also called a video production brief. The brief is a step-by-step explanation that will allow your corporate video production create a video you are pleased with.
The task of writing a video production brief is a lot easier than it sounds. Writing a video production brief isn’t tricky or tedious.It normally doesn’t need to be longer than a comprehensive one page explanation. Read more…
How to get into screenwriting
Author: Donald L. Vasicek
Getting into screenwriting requires a variety of steps. Step one is to learn how to write scripts. There are a number of books in book stores that show you how to write scripts. Most bookstores sell some of the more popular books that teach you how to write scripts. They include “How To Write A Movie In 21 Days” by Viki King, “Screenplay” and “The Screenwriter’s Workbook” by Syd Field, “Writing Screenplays That Sell” by Michael Hague, “The Screenwriter’s Bible” by David Trottier”, “Screenwriting 434″ by Lew Hunter, etc. Read more…
Leopard vs crocodile by Hal Brindley
Animal lover and wildlife photographer Hal Brindley‘s typical day at the office consists of hanging out with lions and leopards in Africa, lazing out with polar bears in the tundra, strolling through jungles. Not your average guy. As he says, “No house, no job, pretty freakin’ sweat.” And he has the photographs to prove it! In fact, some of the best wildlife photography available. Thanks for sharing it, Hal! Read more…
Anti-BP Art Posters
The great and the good… and the bad… always are reflected in art. Pablo Picasso’s anti-war Guernica and the art of Banksy come to mind. Now BP (British Petroleum) is feeling the wrath of art because of their massively damaging oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Anti-BP posters are drilling down the message. logomyway.com called out a contest for anti-BP art and the response has been reflecting the public mood. The posters really make you think twice about the disasters caused worldwide by oil companies.
You can join the anti-rave against BP by signing a petition at SeizeBP.org or stop supporting BP products or sell your BP shares. In the meantime, continue doing your bit for the environment: drive less, use public transport or share a ride.
Paris in photos
The city of love. City of lights. The most popular tourist destination city in the world. Paris, the capital of France.It’s most famous landmark may be the Eiffel Tower – the tallest structure in Paris and, until 1930, the tallest tower in the world – but Paris has many unique features. A lot of which provides opportunities for great photographs, such as those taken by photographer Gavin Banns, and Englishman living in Paris. His site, Photos of Paris, has an excellent collection of his and other historic photos plus a bonus of some spectacular Paris paintings by Pierre Girard. Read more…
Simply awesome WordPress themes
Search for “awesome WordPress themes” in any search engine and you’ll get a gazillion results but far fewer designs to match the promise. So, it’s rather elating to come across a theme site where it is obvious that the designer is not just another aspiring themester but clearly is an artist to appreciate. Talking here about the theme artist known as miloIIIIVII (milo317) from 3oneseven.com.
Browsing the site is like walking through an art gallery; you may end up spending hours inspecting the detail and admiring the fine touches.
