3 SPEAKERS / 6 SEMINARS / 8+ HOURSFor everyone who couldn't get tickets to our sold out INDIE FILM BOOT CAMP event earlier this Spring, every seminar and handout is now available in a DELUXE 6-DVD SET. For more info on the seminars and to order your copy go to: http://indiefilmbootcamp.com/ The firs...read more
It's that time of year again! The 11th Annual New York International Latino Film Festival starts this Tuesday, July 27. Latino films large and small will be screening at 2 venues in the city: the School of Visual Arts Theater and the Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 9.If you want to get a head-start on the...read more
I hate 3D. Now you know. I won’t delve into how much I (desperately) hope 3D is a passing fad for fear I’m prepping my foot for a nice place in my mouth. Nevertheless, I’m fighting against James Cameron’s army of bespectacled goons and if I go down, I’ll do so kicking and screaming.That be...read more
As a new contributor to the Down and Dirty DV blog, I'd like to offer some insight into a chieving high production value without breaking the bank. My first topic: Fight Sequences.What do El Mariachi , Laws of Gravity, and Bloodsport all have in common? They're low-budget action films that don't su...read more
I admit that I am a "Mac-head". I am Mac-ed out with an MacBookPro, iPhone and most recently iPad and I love and use all of them daily. I think Steve Jobs should be nominated for Sainthood for the technological innovations he's spearheaded that have changed so many people's lives and our industry...read more
I was just talking to my friend and filmmaking colleague (now NYU film professor) Alrick Brown about how much I enjoyed taking my son to see the new Karate Kid movie starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson.I enjoyed The Karate Kid as a typical fun summer blockbuster, but I especially ...read more