The Filmmaker Summit is just two days away tomorrow - the event is a collective effort of the teams behind the Workbook Project, Open Video Alliance and Slamdance. I’ve been spending some of my free-time keeping up with the discussions on WBP, many of which dealing with festivals, distribution methods, social media, and DIY culture [...]
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stories from the front lines
Filmmaker Archive for: Mike Ambs
*this* meets *this*
Amanda and I had already been struggling to get Pedal off the ground for 3 years by the time we released Episode One (in Dec of 06). Even at that stage in pre-production, the story driving the feature length film had evolved quite a bit since day 1 of planning.
The project was always growing, and [...]
Leaps and Bounds
There are days, weeks even, where this project can feel stuck in the mud. That no matter how hard I try; I just spin in place - and it goes without much saying that it’s a difficult feeling to put up with. Whether it’s accurate or not.
And I’m not writing this post to whine or [...]
Five films that inspire FToM
Kickstarter is a special site - and it has fostered a special community. I’ve always loved the internet, if not simply for it’s unique ability to inspire. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can start sharing their labor of love - and stumbling across these hard-to-find projects usually leads to new ideas and new relationships.
I first [...]
Character Flaws
It’s interesting how people can go on considering something a “character flaw” or a “weakness” for years, and that something as simple as a single sentence can turn that all on it’s head.
Perhaps it’s more to do with double standards - that something I struggle with myself; something I would label or consider a flaw, [...]
There’s more than one kind of free
I just finished watching a really inspiring video, twittered by Zak Forsman, of Nina Paley at the Phily DIY Days meet-up, that I mentioned recently, presenting the revenue results for her Creative Commons free-distribution approach. Yep, that’s right, she has made money by giving her film away for free.
My favorite part of her presentation was [...]