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CinemaTech: November 2005
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Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies ]. Wednesday, November 30, 2005. New ideas in indie distribution. Thomas Trenker asked me to moderate last night's meeting of the Institute for International Film Financing. A group whose goal is to connect filmmakers with financing - and also to educate them about the business of making and distributing movies. My notes are impressionistic, rather than comprehensive. The speakers were:. Co-founder and chairman Alexander Cohen. Which'd...
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CinemaTech: January 2006
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Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies ]. Tuesday, January 31, 2006. Absolutely nothing to do with technology.but a fun conversation. With Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee, Paul Haggis ("Crash"), George Clooney, and Bennett Miller ("Capote"). All five were just nominated this morning for "Best Director,". And all five of their films got nominated for "Best Picture," and all five got nominated for a screenplay award, too (either "Original" or "Adapted."). BENNETT MILLER: $7 million.
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CinemaTech: August 2005
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Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies ]. Wednesday, August 31, 2005. The DGA's Digital Day. From the monthly magazine of the Director's Guild of America, here's a recap of what happened. At the third annual Digital Day, held in late July. Directors Randal Kleiser and Pitof showed filmmakers how they integrated virtual sets into their films Red Riding Hood and Vidocq, followed by USC Assistant Professor Paul Debevec’s. Posted by Scott Kirsner at 11:13 AM. Most interesting t...
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CinemaTech: September 2005
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Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies ]. Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Wired wrestles with`King Kong'. Jonathan Bing of Wired Mag is onto a great story. About the production of Peter Jackson's "King Kong" - the on-going video blogging that the director and his cast and crew have been doing from the set. The video production diaries are here. For calling this one to my attention.). Posted by Scott Kirsner at 8:37 PM. Monday, September 26, 2005. Angels Directors = Movies.
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CinemaTech: October 2005
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Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies ]. Monday, October 31, 2005. How innovative will The Weinstein Company be? There's a piece worth reading by David Carr in today's NY Times, headlined `Placing Bets on Miramax the Sequel.'. Carr notes that the Weinstein brothers have raised $500 million in equity, and another $500 billion in debt, for their new venture, the Weinstein Company. But Carr thinks their approach looks pretty staid. He writes:. 3 One of the directors they're w...
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CinemaTech: What's the biggest challenge facing indie filmmakers?
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Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies ]. Tuesday, November 23, 2010. What's the biggest challenge facing indie filmmakers? We posed that question to our Distribution U. audience at UCLA last Saturday. Here's what they said:. Posted by Scott Kirsner at 8:02 PM. One more, that they have some kind of censorship problem. Govt impose some rigid censorship because of public fear. Or, enter your address here. To receive updates via e-mail:. Mark Cuban's "Blog Maverick". Boston, M...
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CinemaTech: Upcoming: Jill Sobule in LA, and One More 'Fans, Friends' Workshop in Boston
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Digital cinema, democratization, and other trends remaking the movies ]. Monday, March 14, 2011. Upcoming: Jill Sobule in LA, and One More 'Fans, Friends' Workshop in Boston. An upcoming events alert for those of you in the Los Angeles or Boston areas. The singer/songwriter/entrepreneur who was such a hit at the 2010 edition of Distribution U. In LA (and who is featured in my book " Fans, Friends and Followers. Is playing a show with Julia Sweeney. Labels: Fans Friends and Followers. Whats the biggest ch...
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