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COMCAST, CABLE CORDCUTTING AND THE ECONOMY
Comcast beat estimates but surprised analysts with an almost 300,000 subscriber loss, reports Tim Arango in the New York Times. From the article: [Bernstein analyst Craig] Moffett said the image of the cord-cutter has been a “cutting edge technologist” who prefers to bypass cable to watch programming on their computers and on an every-proliferating array of devices, such as tablets. “The reality is it’s someone whose 40 years old and poor and settling for a dog’s breakfast of Netflix and short-form video.” He added, “the image that people are cutting the cord because they like what’s on the Internet better […]
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FILMMAKER MAG DIGITAL INTERN WANTED
Are you a reader of Filmmaker Magazine interested in being part of online coverage of the independent film world? Filmmaker is looking for an intern to assist with the publishing of its website, FilmmakerMagazine.com, as well as the managing of Filmmaker’s online community. Ideal candidates will have strong writing and communication skills, a sincere interest in both the artistic as well as the business and production sides of independent filmmaking, and will have familiarity with online publishing. Responsibilities will include research and fact-checking, copy-editing, news and link gathering, event coverage, light writing, and assisting with community forum management as well […]
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“TAKING ON THE KENNEDYS” AT STRANGER THAN FICTION
Ever since the great documentarian Robert Drew turned his camera on then Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in the 1960 documentary, Primary, the campaign film has been one of the great genres of documentary filmmaking. So, it was no small compliment to director Josh Seftel when Thom Powers introduced Seftel’s 1996 film Taking on the Kennedys as “one of the great campaign documentaries” at Stranger than Fiction last night. Made when Seftel was only twenty-six years old, Taking on the Kennedys follows the Republican doctor Kevin Vigilante as he runs for Congress against Patrick Kennedy, Ted Kennedy’s youngest son. Despite […]
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Paramount’s Micro-Budget Division Releases First Trailer
Remember that Paramount micro-budget division, Insurge, announced in the wake of Paranormal Activity‘s big success? The one we all got excited about? Well, the company has released the first trailer from its first production, and it is embedded below. Pamela McClintock has an update on the company in Variety. (Note: paywall.) From her piece: At the time, the studio said it was committing $1 million for Insurge to produce or acquire 10 films with budgets of $100,000 each. But if the industry expected Insurge to be a traditional division, operating under traditional rules, it was wrong. Half a year […]
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THE STATE OF PROMOTION TODAY?
Bob Lefsetz posted this video today about promotion in today’s music world. (If you don’t get his newsletter about the music business, you can subscribe at the link.) Here’s what he wrote: To succeed in the artistic world you need two things: concept and execution. Execution without concept is all those big name records that you spin and find not exactly unlistenable, but unmemorable. Concept with failed execution is this video. But watch it anyway, because the concept is so damn good. Anybody who tells you they’ve got a grip on today’s landscape, that they know everything, what’s truly going […]
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“OPEN FIVE” WINS THE 13TH MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL
Congrats to Filmmaker 25 New Face Kentucker Audley for winning Best Narrative Feature at the Memphis Film Festival with his latest, Open Five. As I blogged last week, Audley has made the entire feature available for a limited time on his site (or, embedded below). Also winning awards were films by three other “25 New Face” filmmakers — The Colonel’s Wife (Brent Stewart), Mars (Geoff Marslett), and Blackmail Boys (under a pseudonym, Morgan Jon Fox). The complete awards are below. Jury Awards Announced for 13th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival Category: Uncategorized — admin @ 12:58 pm NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARDS […]
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FALL ISSUE ONLINE
Select stories from our Fall issue are now online. They include an interview with Olivier Assayas on his epic, Carlos; Charles Ferguson talks about Inside Job, his doc on the global economic crisis; and Lena Dunham and Caveh Zahedi sit down to discuss their autobiographical style of filmmaking. Plus, a look at why Digital Intermediate has become an essential tool for filmmakers, we ask a number of indie producers about their business models and don’t skip this issue’s Culture Hacker and Industry Beat columns. The issue hits stands next week, but you can read the whole issue now on your […]
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Color Enhancements
Roberto Quezada-Dardon learns why digital intermediate has become an essential tool for filmmakers. -
FINCHER, EASTWOOD, DAMON, ASSAYAS AND DANTE FOR DOWNLOAD
Jamie Stuart has made available the complete video interviews excerpted for his short film NYFF 48, which we premiered here at Filmmaker. (If you haven’t watched Jamie’s Kubrick and Bruce Connor-inspired piece of apocalyptic film journalism, please turn up the speakers, turn down the lights, and click here.) After viewing then check out the full interviews by clicking over to Jamie’s site. Here’s Olivier Assayas (pictured). David Fincher. Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon. Joe Dante.
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Culture Hacker: Rebooting the Doc Experience
