Filmmaker Blog - Mario J. Novoa

Create and Produce Filmmakers Workshop The Flight Theater at the Complex 6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90038 April 22 2017 | 11am - 130p  The Create and Produce Workshop offers a unique approach to taking your story from idea to screen. A workshop for aspiring writers, producers and filmmakers, this event will also include networking where filmmakers can connect and crew up for future productions. For followers of this blog, get an exclusive discount by using PROMO CODE: LAFSAA Powered by Eventbrite 11:00 - 12:00  Pitch to Production  Everyone has a great idea or story to share, but how do you share it effectively to your audience?  Even with the best verbal pitch; your audience needs to visually see it or its just a concept.  Learn strategies to communicate your idea on paper and participate in an interactive session where attendees will create a Pitch Deck. Perfect for filmmakers looking to pitch their idea to ...

Latinos born in the United States come up against a unique set of challenges compared to directors working in Latin America who often have access to government funding for their projects. This is evidenced by the vast disparity between the amount of Latin American movies circling the globe at Class-A festivals, compared to Latino ones. If you glance over the lineup for Cannes, Berlin, or Venice you’d be hard-pressed to find even one Latino filmmaker on the list. Meanwhile Mexican, Chilean, Brazilian, and Argentine productions are racking up awards at these same fests. Sundance, with its ever-growing content categories and a concerted effort at showcasing diverse voices, offers only slightly better odds for U.S. Latinos. Acceptance into a prestigious film festival like Sundance is a badge of honor for directors. It’s fiercely competitive with only a small fraction of the projects submitted granted acceptance. Once you do make it, it’s a Pandora’s box of managing interview reque...

Attend the "Create and Produce Filmmakers Workshop" and learn how to pitch and create your project, and network with filmmakers. Panel includes Stephen H. Snyder, Mario J. Novoa, Joseph Joseph Armillas. RSVP today  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/create-and-produce-filmmakers-workshop-tickets-33099203609?aff=es2 DESCRIPTION Rather you are an aspiring writer, producer or freelance film maker this The Create and Produce Workshop offers a unique approach to taking your story from Idea to Screen. Attendees from all walks of production are invited to attend as there is a networking event where filmmakers can connect and crew up.  11:00 - 12:00 Pitch to Production Everyone has a great idea or story to share, but how do you share it effectively to your audience? Even with the best verbal pitch; your audience needs to visually see it or its just a concept. Learn strategies to communicate your idea on paper and participate in an interactive session where attendees will ...

Moonlight  took its trio of Oscar wins including Best Picture to the bank, expanding to well over fifteen hundred theaters over the weekend, more than the past two Best Picture winners,  Spotlight  and  Birdman , by a few hundred.  Moonlight  grossed $2.5M in a total of 1,564 theaters, averaging $1,618. The gross brought  Moonlight ’s total to over $25.3M. Post Oscar Best Picture win last year, Open Road’s  Spotlight  grossed over $1.76M in 1,227 theaters the weekend after the Academy Awards, averaging $1,439. The film went on to cume over $45M. Searchlight’s  Birdman  capitalized on its win in 1,213 theaters, grossing over $1.9M ($1,586 average). It went on to cume $42.3M, so  Moonlight  has a ways to go before meeting its brethren. http://deadline.com/2017/03/moonlight-table-19-love-taxes-specialty-box-office-1202037156/

Practice thinking in opposite terms when conceptualizing your ideas. Check out this inspired tip from Douglas Kearney ( # CalArts professor, author # Coursera # SharpenedVisions instructor). Add this method to your # CreateDaily practice and flip your idea to discover new possibilities. Co-Created, Produced, Edited by Mario J. Novoa