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DSLR's are only as good as the lens you put on them. Checkout this "Zeiss Tour" PDF. A 144 page guide to some of the best lenses in the world.
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Technical Difficulties on Cinefile! - We apologize for the ongoing technical difficulties on the site. We are aware of all the problems and are working towards fixing them all. Shouldn't be long now. Thanks for everyone's patience!
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And alas! Major voices in the industry finally recognizing (and realizing the potential of) what we here at Cinefile have been preaching the past 24 months. Good piece.
Now that the indie finance model has collapsed and foreign presales and hedge funds have dried up, helmers have had to get creative, innovating new ways of survival, everything from slashing budgets to cultivating well-heeled allies and tapping crowd-funding websites. . Film Festivals from the entertainment source: Variety. Sundance: Five ways to survive.
Mike at 1/21/11 10:55 a.m.
Cheapjack, do you mean theatrical distribution? I think for many true indies that's in the past. We are at a point now where technically we no longer need theaters. The future of niche content is online and in mobile devices, net-connected TV. That is where people should be setting their sites. We just need more intelligent venues in these areas. The time is ripe for such opportunity all across the board, definitely for artists and also producers who can adjust their overall value ($$) system.
Cheapjackshakespeare at 1/21/11 10:43 a.m.
I do wonder about the distribution for pictures like that -- largely because that's what we're focused on making. I'll be interested to see if any of this year's entries break out. Even a little.
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Our new Digital Filmmaker's Resource list. You may want to RSS this list. It will grow.
. NEW RESOURCES FOR Jan 13th, 2010 The legendary economy publication "The Economist" has launched a new program aimed at showcasing the work for Independent Documentary Filmmakers from around the globe. To watch a video and learn more visit: The Economist ...
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Next week we unveil "projectFILES", our new feature that allows you to create a very cool promotional page for your project.
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New "projectFILE" coming next week to Cinefile! Next week we will also be releasing an awesome "Project file" page which anyone can create and attach to their profile. This allows you to create a promotional page for a project you are producing and promoting whether it's a Feature Movie, Short, Transmedia Project, Web Series, Movie Business or Project. This new feature will allow you to really maximize yourself, your work and your promotional networking!
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Hey everyone, tomorrow we unveil a revised profile setup system AND a very cool new feature for films students, teachers and film schools. You will be able to connect with your film school and view the latest Cinefile activity stream from all of it's members!
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Cinefile may be knocking on your door asking you to become part of "The Movie Industry Network"!. Please help spread the message to any filmmakers, producers, movie businesses, etc! Cinefile is for REAL! Let's unite and grow the industry to our liking. The time is NOW!
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Wanted to remind everyone that I will soon be posting an interesting videoBYTE about the significance of the PMD (Producer of Marketing & Distribution). Good stuff! You may want to bookmark videoBYTES.
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We are getting set to unveil yet another round of new site features and functions. Coming late next week, (we hope). Stay tuned!
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Cinefile's Top 10 Tips For Social Media Success! Words to live...or die by.
We aim to help people understand social media. It is neither a fad nor something to do for the sake of doing it. Once truly understood, pursued aggressively and applied properly, the social media benefit can be enormous.
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James Choi was our first guest on Popcorn, the Official Podcast of Cinefile.com! James was awesome! It's great to speak with a DIY producer who really knows what he's doing. James is proving to be a real model for indie film making success. His 2009 film Made in China was a festival hit last year and can be seen soon on IFC. He is set to release his latest indie film, Joint Body soon. Thanks James! You Rock!
Incredible Time-Lapse, Tilt-Shift Remix Of Rear Window, by Jeff Desom
This is an astonishing video and if you're a fan of the film it makes it even more astonishing knowing how he put this together in such a beautiful, seamless remix of scenes from the amazing set Hitchcock had designed. This is a real treat. It's the best thing I've seen on Vimeo in a while.
Lucindamcnary at 1/30/11 12:55 p.m.
Very interesting. I had been thinking the exact same thing lately. Luckily all my actors and musicians work on a contingency basis and I do all my animation work, prop design, set design myself so all I have to be concerned about is TIME, not money.