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Cinema 2.0 CASH GRAB – MicroMoney Mania
Welcome to my new blog on Cinema 2.0. Cinema 2.0 is A NEW APPROACH TO DIY FILM PRODUCTION, MARKETING and DISTRIBUTION working outside of the accepted mainstream cinema industry. It's about leveraging...
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Cinema 2.0: Shooting Live Sets in One Day
Welcome to my new blog on Cinema 2.0. Cinema 2.0 is A NEW APPROACH TO DIY FILM PRODUCTION, MARKETING and DISTRIBUTION working outside of the accepted mainstream cinema industry. It's about leveraging...
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Cinema 2.0: Microcinema Manifesto: #cinehack
Welcome to my new blog on Cinema 2.0. Cinema 2.0 is A NEW APPROACH TO DIY FILM PRODUCTION, MARKETING and DISTRIBUTION working outside of the accepted mainstream cinema industry. It's about leveraging...
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Cinema 2.0: Casting Hacks & Tips
Star casts define most mainstream movies. You know the name - you go and see the movie. Distributors won’t even look at your microcinema picture unless you have a recognizable star in it. What’s an...
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6 Sex Positions for Filmmakers (SFW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjXI6BbuSPE When you're making independent, no-budget, DIY cinema, at some point in your cine career you're going to get hot and sweaty with traditional distributors...
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Cinema 2.0: 7 Ways To Reimagine Distribution
With "Jurassic World" setting new box office records (and squeezing every screen away from mid-level and independent work), you need to reconsider how your original cinema can be seen. The number of...
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Cinema 2.0: #steallikeaboss
Still looking for your authentic voice? Still pounding your head against the wall trying to figure out what you are trying to say? Steal It! Mash It Up! Take any number of strange and wonderful films,...
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Cinema 2.0: Top Ten Production Hacks To DIY Success
Here are ten tips, tricks and ideas to consider when setting out to make your own personal DIY cinema. Consider these options to shoot your best Cinema 2.0 film. 1: SHOT LIST EVERYTHING. STORYBOARDS...
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10 More Kick-Ass DIY Cinema 2.0 Hacks
So, you're getting ready to shoot and you've taken advantage of my earlier post on how to shoot DIY Smart? Consider these ten more hacks to make your next Cinema 2.0 production a success. 1. CAST YOUR...
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Top 5 VIP Tips To Cinema 2.0 Success
Over the last two weeks, I've posted twenty Cinema 2.0 Hacks for successful microcinema management. I've had lots of feedback and great emails from readers here at Raindance and from around the world....
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Can You Hear Me? Top 5 DIY Sound Hacks
Good sound matters. It beats good picture when shooting a dialogue heavy scene or film. Unless you have access to post dubbing stages for ADR (automated dialogue replacement) - you will be stuck with...
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Music Videos – Another Outlet For Creativity Vol 2
When done poorly music videos can just be a way to show off, sit down and have a tedious conversation or have a dance off between people for about three minutes. But at it's best they can be as...
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Top 5 Reasons Why Horror Is Perfect For Indie Filmmakers
From the days of the legendary Hammer Studios to the Blair Witch Project, horror has been a very powerful genre since the beginning of film. With classics such as Frankenstein, Dracula, Nosferatu and...
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10 Music Video Directors You Should Know
Artists have always liked to link one art form to the other. The arts have famously intertwined, whether through opera, or the stage or, of course, film. Having different crafts interplay may bring...
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DIY and PRO Prop Hacks: Working with Weapons The Right Way
When I first started making Grindhouse style mainstream pictures, I made kickboxing movies and produced a lot of them in the years to follow. ‘Lethal’, ‘Deadly’ and ‘Fatal’ seemed to be in the title...
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In Praise Of Directing On A Low Budget
Directing your first film is going to be taxing. Here are some elements that will add to the stress, and quite possibly strain your relationship with your producer. See if you can minimise them! 1. Too...
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7 Ways A Filmmaker Can Maximise Time
I can't tell you how many times filmmakers complain to me that they don't have time to work on their movies or screenplays. Then they complain that their problem is lack of money as well. Then they...
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The Thrill of Winning at Raindance
We received this message from Rebecca Graham and thought we'd share it with you. Rebecca is the director of Dance4Me and the winner of last year's Raindance Web Fest. My name is Rebecca Graham and I am...
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5 Tips To Keep Your Audience On The Edge Of Their Seat
The movie-going experience is one of the most popular forms of entertainment there is in pop culture today. And what you, as a filmmaker, want to do, is keep them satisfied. And if you want to exceed...
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25 Iconic Soundtracks You Need In Your Life
Film and music have been intertwined since the beginning. Silent films were famously scored by pianists to whatever tune they knew and kinda fit the movie. Thank heavens, technology has evolved, and...
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