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Mischief Managed: the Harry Potter Retrospective

The Process Of Raising Money For A Movie by Zoe Cassavetes

Memo to Distributors From Indiewire’s Film Critic: Buy These 2014 Sundance Film Festival Titles | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire

Memo to Distributors From Indiewire’s Film Critic: Buy These 2014 Sundance Film Festival Titles | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire

I Lived a Day According to Ben Franklin's Schedule and It Changed My Life - The Good Men Project

I Lived a Day According to Ben Franklin's Schedule and It Changed My Life - The Good Men Project

I Lived a Day According to Ben Franklin's Schedule and It Changed My Life - The Good Men Project

I Lived a Day According to Ben Franklin's Schedule and It Changed My Life - The Good Men Project

Attention, Filmmakers: Here's How to Choose the Right Lens | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire

Attention, Filmmakers: Here's How to Choose the Right Lens | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire

THE BIG HOUSE -- Sundance

Online Film Financing Startup Passion First Funding Portal Announced at Sundance | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire

Online Film Financing Startup Passion First Funding Portal Announced at Sundance | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire

End of film: Paramount first studio to stop distributing film prints - latimes.com

End of film: Paramount first studio to stop distributing film prints - latimes.com

Music Video Shows Singer's Crazy Retouching Transformation

Music Video Shows Singer's Crazy Retouching Transformation

12 Years a Slave - Behind the Scenes

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http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/15/watch-behind-the-scenes-of-12-years-a-slave/

5 Must See Shorts at Sundance 2014

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5 Must See Shorts at Sundance 2014 | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | Indiewire

Amazon Launches Free Storyboarder Tool

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Amazon Launches Free Storyboarder Tool | Filmmaker Magazine

Junk Head: 4 years in the making: One lone filmmaker

incredible  # existential   # stopmotion  horror film was crafted by one animator over 4 years. A must see  # film   # animation   http://io9.com/this-stop-motion-horror-film-was-crafted-by-one-animato-1497453377

The Baby Cries - The ABC's of Producing

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There are many reasons why directors should handle their "business", but not many know how. Most directors just want to direct and want to find their "savior" in their producers. It has taken me several books, documentaries, schools (The Los Angeles Film School's Producing Program and Full Sail University's Internet Marketing Program), film organizations (Film Independent) and countless conversations with colleagues, to get closer to making my films a reality as a producer and a director. On  The Baby Cries  I wore both hats, but collaborated with producer Kristen Wair during various stages of production. Handling a lot of the business in development and pre-production, gave me time to flesh out logistics, budgets and schedules. Strictly managing my own personal schedule also gave me an opportunity to prepare my work as a director. It was this balance that became crucial to making The Baby Cries (an original short film comedy). Art, business and collabor