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In today’s blog, David Zannoni discusses the role of business and legal affairs in independent film, and he talks about the areas covered by a business and legal affairs department or manager. David is a producer, founder of Zannoni Media, consultant for Freeway Ent., and Stage 32 Thought Leader.
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Have you ever wondered how DPs prep for international productions? Gareth Taylor will be having an AMA about this topic on Wednesday April 10th! All day in the Cinematography Lounge (www.stage32.com/lounge/cinematography).
Gareth is an award-winning Filmmaker & Director of Photography (“Sound of Free...
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Maria Baltazzi is having a 24-hour AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge, focused on “How To Prioritize Your Mental Health While Creating.” Mental health is a topic that doesn't get enough attention in the creative industry.
Maria is an award-winning author & Emmy award-winning executive producer (“Survivo...
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Hey folks! I recently had a wonderful chat with Clint Howard about all things Howards, Star Trek, Star Wars, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and more! Clint shares some great things about his brother Ron and what it was like directing Solo: A Star Wars Story. Clint also announced that he's going to...
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Incredible interview, Dustin Richardson! Clint Howard is one of my favorite actors! I didn't know he's Ron's brother. Clint says a film is a communal effort/a team. He's right. And feed your crew, lik...
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In my home town a couple of kids made a feature film guerrilla style. The message I get from this is, "Get out there and do it. Just make the film."
https://eugeneweekly.com/2024/04/04/those-awkward-teenage-years/...
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Great advice, Tucker Teague. Sometimes what holds filmmakers back is a lack of resources and locations, but just use what you (filmmakers) have, and sometimes people will let you use things (props, eq...
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Stephanie Moore discusses stunts and talks about how filmmakers can approach stunts responsibly in today’s blog.
www.stage32.com/blog/a-stunt-by-any-other-name-is-still-a-stunt-3690...
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While I do feel for the filmmakers on this movie because I'm sure it was very stressful and physically grueling, these stories of eventual triumph always inspire me, and I can 100% relate to the feeling of finishing a movie against all odds!
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/dev-patel-monkey-man-fil...
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Honestly, more movies go through these kinds of crazy ups and downs than not. It's so easy to see a completed film and assume that it was all smooth sailing, but that's just not the reality. Thank you...
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@Nick Thanks for the share. Just goes to show that the “Art Will Out” no matter what sod’s law hatches on set despite film above had most things thrown at it. I’d a few films cancelled by covid & nume...
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This article is an incredible example of the journey to get a film made - wow. This puts Monkey Man right in the cue to watch ASAP knowing all of this.
I felt this! I shot a lean feature in February, and the shots my DP did NOT ignited a level of creativity that was necessary to get my film done. All I’ll
Say is, ya can never have enough b-roll.
Here it is, folks, some demolition footage of our beloved Warner Bros. Ranch. These iconic home facades were removed to make way for new sound stages. This comes as Warner Bros - Discovery. sets talks to merge with Paramount Pictures. The first house you'll see in this drone footage is the home from...
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Disney accepted my offer? I better search under the couch cushions ;-)
There is no sign WB/Paramount is a done deal. It's far more likely Paramount will be sold off in parts. Disney is not up for sale.
LOL Matthew Kelcourse. Start digging out those pennies!
Thanks for sharing.
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I LOVE this choice! I, TONYA is one of my favorite movies in the past decade. Love how he mixes themes and humor with such bite. And this comic is fantastic, I can't wait to see it on screen!
What do you guys think? Yes/no? Who else would you have wanted at the helm?
https://deadline.com/2024/04/super...
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Craig Gillespie directed popular movies, Emily J, and I just found out he directed four episodes of the Mike Tyson mini series. I think he'd do great at directing "Supergirl."
Gillespie also did the first 3 eps of Pam & Tommy, including episode 3 where Pam is growing tired of her treatment on the Baywatch set and has to promo Barb Wire, which she knows is gonna flop, while her personal world is crashing down around her. Wonderful episode and great director
This is a really interesting choice! If not Craig, it would have been interesting to see someone like Charlotte Brändström lead a film like Supergirl. She's great at balancing action and layered emotion in her work.
Maria Baltazzi will be having a 24-hour AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge tomorrow April 5th, focused on “How To Prioritize Your Mental Health While Creating.”
Maria is an award-winning author & Emmy award-winning executive producer (“Survivor,” “Take a Shot at Happiness”).
You could ask questions li...
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“ It’s too hard, especially after the two movies. The 3D is just too hard. I’ll go back to the regular way, the old way of making movies [..] There’s a great story to be told, a lot to explore....
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"He’ll be shooting his upcoming “Bruce Lee” in normal format." I'd excited for it, Amanda Toney!
"The filmmakers are bad." I don't agree with that. Some of the movies might be bad, but that doesn't mea...
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Titanic 4K vs Blu-ray comparison: https://youtu.be/mM02OWNlTQQ...
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Great share Florin. You could tell his work ethic “it takes about a week of me there all day, supervising the transfer, correcting every shot, every little bit of repositioning and working on every p...
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I admire too James Cameron, his movies, his dedication in making the movies, I admire him also for the scientific researches and his implication in ecology and environment...but in this case - remaste...
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Yeah, I'm with you Florin Şumălan . The remasters always look cheap and take away the nuanced texture of the original films. Not a huge fan of doing this to the classic films...
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Pat Alexander , I think there are many 4k movie remasters that look very good, better, compared to the DVD or Blu-ray versions (there is much improvement to the image in some of them) and I thought th...
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Thanks for this Maurice. David makes some excellent points on legal affairs in this blog. A nice complement to this is a webinar David did for us on how to protect financiers during their investment:...
Expand commentThanks for this Maurice. David makes some excellent points on legal affairs in this blog. A nice complement to this is a webinar David did for us on how to protect financiers during their investment: https://www.stage32.com/education?p=8944877207859
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You're welcome, Amanda Toney. Looks like a great webinar! David covers a lot in it!
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This really caught my eye in a succinct way:
"An independent film project consists of multiple agreements. Examples of agreements are production agreements, sales agency agreements, distribution agree...
Expand commentThis really caught my eye in a succinct way:
"An independent film project consists of multiple agreements. Examples of agreements are production agreements, sales agency agreements, distribution agreements, finance agreements, guild basic agreements, talent agreements, interparty agreements, security agreements, the completion bond, and the CAM Agreement."
And this doesn't even mention music licensing, locations and crew. It's so important for indie filmmakers to keep their legal house in order.