Filmmaker Blog - Mario J. Novoa

6 Famous Artists Talk About What It’s Like to Overcome Fear and Create Beauty Fear Tells Us What We Have to Do Start Small Run to the Roar Artists Endure The Bottom Line Contribute to the world around you. Create and share the brilliance that you have inside of you. Life is not meant to spent solely consuming the things that others have made. by James Clear — Get free updates of new posts  here Long before I was publishing articles for the world to read, I wrote in a private document. I did this for more than a year. There were a variety of reasons and excuses that I used to rationalize why I wasn’t sharing my writing with others, but in many ways it boiled down to fear. Here’s what I didn’t realize at the time: fear isn’t something that must be avoided. It is not an indicator that you’re doing things wrong. Fear is simply a cost that all artists have to pay on the way to doing meaningful work. Obviously, not everything that is thought or written or created needs t...

Steven Spielberg describes feeling the ghosts of Auschwitz and discovering the role he could play in preserving the prisoners' stories. Watch "Voices of Auschwitz" Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/01/22/voa-orig-natpkg-spielberg-reflections.cnn

Perspectives from a young director. Interesting for him to talk about framing and the challenges of filmmaking. Great interview.

Having run successful and unsuccessful film crowdfunding campaigns, I found the information in this interview extremely valuable...beyond just crowdfunding, but business development and filmmaking. Emily Best outlines film and marketing strategies that can help you from inception to distribution. Probably one of the foremost experts on contemporary indie filmmaking, Emily Best (CEO of Seed & Spark), delivers essential strategies to help your film endeavors thrive!  Published on Jan 18, 2015 00:00  - 1 Out Of Every 250 Movies Receives A Distribution Deal 02:55  - The Story Behind SEED & SPARK 07:43  - Why Most Filmmakers Fail At Crowdfunding 10:35  - An Independent Filmmaker Is Always Crowdfunding 15:44  - The #1 Reason Why Someone Invests In A Movie 22:25  - First Steps To Building A Social Media Audience For Filmmakers 29:21  - Filmmakers, Stop Making Horrible Crowdfunding Pitch Videos 34:12  - First Steps Toward A Succ...

Joseph Brodsky Explains Perfectly How to Deal With Critics and Detractors in Your Life | James Clear The impact of negativity is magnified when we talk about it, no matter what we say. We breathe life into poor decisions, bad ideas, and evil people by discussing them over and over again. You wouldn’t want to waste all of your meals on junk food. Why waste your thoughts on junk ideas and your energy on junk people?

View image | gettyimages.com Reducing Stress: What Scientists Learned From the Children Who Survived a Famine During the Deadliest War in History | James Clear Reducing Stress: What Scientists Learned From the Children Who Survived a Famine During the Deadliest War in History by James Clear — Get free updates of new posts  here Source: National Institute for War Documentation, Amsterdam There was nothing left to eat. The butter had disappeared in October. By November, adult food rations had been cut to 1000 calories per day. A few months later, in the dead of winter, rations dropped to 500 calories per day. Food stocks throughout the country were empty. If you were lucky enough to have food ration coupons, you could get 100 grams of cheese every two weeks. Meat was a fantasy. By April of 1945, each person was limited to 1 loaf of bread and 5 potatoes — for the entire week. [1] It was the middle of terrible famine known as the Dutch Hunger Winter. Wor...

Working with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola at the beginning as a P.A., Ficnher describes his obsession with filmmaking.

Goodfellas (1990) - The Script Lab Screenplay Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller Movie Time: 146 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT In 1955 a young Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) is “pinched” by the cops for the first time. He gets off, and his friend/mentor Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) tells him he has learned two very important things in life, “Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.” Outside the court, Henry is congratulated by mob boss Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) and his crew. Henry's dream of being a gangster begins. (15:00:00) 2. LOCK IN (End of Act One) Henry, Jimmy, and Tommy (Joe Pesci) pull off the Air France heist, and this solidifies Henry's life as a gangster. They give a cut of the money to Paulie, who tells Henry he has made him proud. (00:35:10) 3. FIRST CULMINATION (Midpoint) Henry, Jimmy, and Tommy pull off the Lufthansa heist, the biggest heist in American history. It looks like the authorities might be on to them, but then it's ...

Ten years with The Criterion Collection from Chris Ramey on Vimeo . "As a finishing & online editor at The Criterion Collection from 2002–2012, I crafted broadcast quality deliverables on hundreds of original video interviews, documentaries & archival materials for DVD, Blu-ray, internet & Hulu. Color grading, conform & restoration work on features in the Collection. Also included are DVD & Blu-ray menus."

Cinematography For Directors is series of short videos dissecting the shot selection and framing used in nine specific scenes in the movie Drinking Games. HUGE thanks to Cinematographer Andrew "Tank" Rivara at TankLightsYouUp.com and AC Chris Falkowski for making it all possible! My hope is that the ideas expressed in the videos help your decision-making process on your next film. Remember, these are just ideas, a jumping off point, a way to start thinking about picking and framing shots. Hope it's helpful! ***Ep 1 - Slow Dolly*** I discuss why we used a slow dolly into the character of Tom to introduce him, and some ways you can apply this move to your own projects. Full text below.  ***About me*** I'm an independent producer/director with award-winning features distributed in theaters, online and internationally. When I have a new project, I do a lot of Q&A's and with my new feature Drinking Games, I took a lot of questions about the cinem...

Director George Lucas traveled with Francis Ford Coppola documenting behind-the-scenes footage for The Rain People. Everyone begins their career somehow, someway. This is part 4 of 4 part series. 

"You made the wrong choices to get to the right place." The Equalizer (2014) Susan Plummer(Melissa Leo)

Can Kyle build a DIY camera slider in under 3 hours? In this episode of Rhino Hacks, we tip our hats to Danish director Lars Von Trier and his "5 Obstructions" by giving Kyle a ridiculous challenge. "Ridiculous," you say? Of course it's ridiculous. Kyle never travels without his Rhino Slider Carbon Core ( http://rhinocameragear.com/store/came... ). Get the free DIY Slider PDF Guide with the shopping list, photos, and step-by-step instructions here:  http://rhinocameragear.com/rhino-75-d...