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Archive | February, 2010
One Big Reason Why First Films Fail in Cannes
After our Cannes Workshop went live yesterday, we had an immediate and positive response, which is great. But we also got a few mails from people asking basically the same question… ‘If I don’t have a film to take to Cannes, is it worth going?’ The answer? 100% yes! In fact, it’s vital that you [...]
CANNES 2010 – Come with us on your first trip to the Cannes Film Festival and Market!
Every serious film maker, writer, investor, actor, agent and distributor will be in one square mile of the French Riviera this May. YOU NEED TO BE THERE TOO! Welcome to a unique two part workshop, the first in London (or online), the second IN CANNES on the day of your arrival! Yes, we will meet [...]
Shooting Canon 5D – the hidden benefits…
We love the Canon 5D and what it can do. Lot’s has been reported about getting great results, about lenses, mounts, viewfinders etc., but one really amazing thing for guerrilla film makers especially is this. It is a stills camera and therefore makes the camera operator look more like a tourist than a film maker. [...]
EXAM wins at Santa Barbara AND gets a RAVE REVIEW in Variety!
Most of us will never be able to vote for which films and filmmakers win Oscars, BAFTAs, BIFAs or all those other luvvie award ceremonies – but you CAN vote in the Empire Awards, one of the coolest awards shows going and run by the world's biggest selling film magazine. EXAM, a movie I produced [...]
We are all in it together… GREAT REVIEWS! Thank you! And the stats beneath…
Last week I posted on the blog about us all helping each other, in effect, doing each other favours. One way I asked for help was to post a review of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbooks on Amazon – and I got an amazing response with eight new reviews of the Guerilla Film Makers Handbook, [...]
How To Make And Sell a Micro Budget Horror Film – A Case Study In Success.
SOLD OUT – Meet Sebastian, Richard and David of Menan Films. We just interviewed them for the new Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook, but we thought thier journey was so extraordinary, we wanted to share it with the wider film making community now. Together, theses three guys made a no budget (literally, just sandwich money) horror [...]
The new Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook is complete, and we have a new cover
So the new pocket book is complete. I hit the save button for the final time a few days ago, and immediately launched into the next big step, the cover design. In the past, I have designed all the covers myself, but this time, we decided to let the publishers in-house design team do it. [...]
You help me… I help you… call it film making by Karma
So the new book is complete and is winging it’s way to the publishers for final checks. We did celebrate here in the office, for a good 20 minutes, before we hunkered down for the next drive. Marketing and PR. We know that the success of our books depends as much on excellent content as [...]
5D flurry and amazing feedback…
The posts over the weekend created a flurry of activity as it seems everyone is looking very closely at the Canon series of HD DSLR cameras. I will post more on this over the coming days, but I wanted to share some feedback I just got form the online film makers workshop we have been [...]
Philip Bloom Weekend continues… shooting the Canon 5D and 7D cameras….
Following the two free podcasts with Philip Bloom, I just wanted to share with those of you who hadn’t seen his work yet, this AMAZING film he made a few weeks back… Here’s what Philip said on the Vimeo page… Filmed in Dubai over 5 days and nights. Shot on the Canon 7D, 2x5DmkII and [...]
My Trip To Skywalker Ranch… ANOTHER FREE Canon 5D Podcast
As if one podcast with Philip Bloom were not enough, here is the second one we recorded specifically for the blog. In it Philip talks about his summoning to the Skywalker Ranch to meet the Grand Moff George Lucas (above is the film that he shot on his 5D while staying there, and this is [...]
Free Podcast with Philip Bloom… And is the Canon 5D Mk II a revolution for film makers in 2010? We think so…
So I have two days left to complete the new Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook, and goodness, we are on schedule! How do you like the cover? Today I have been editing a long interview I did with Philip Bloom, about shooting on HD DSLR cameras – below is a short podcast from the full podcast [...]
EXAM is up for the Empire Awards… PLEASE VOTE!
Those of you who came to the special screening of EXAM, a movie I produced last year, got the chance to see the film on the big screen, then meet the film makers… And now there is more exciting news! The Oscars may be the biggest movie awards show of the year and the BAFTAs [...]
The need for failure in YOUR film making success strategy…
We are just six days away from completing the new Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook. Once it’s done, plans for the big launch in Cannes, the announcement of our new movie and the rolling out of some exciting and innovative all new film maker workshops will get underway (join the newsgroup here to get emails about [...]
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