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The Really Good Things In Indie Film Biz 2011
by Ted Hope:

1. 2011 Was The Year That Crowdfunding Took Off      1. Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H.R.2930) was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this November.      2. Films readily surpassed their goals.      3. Many exceeded $100K2. The Rise Of The Artist Entrepreneur      1. And media starts to notice3. Festivals Recognize That Serving The Filmmaker Means More Than Showing Their Film      1. Sundance’s Artist Services      2. Tribeca Is A Distributor (Profit motive aside)4. Micro Went Macro      1. MMMM, Another Earth, Like Crazy, Take Shelter, Weekend, Bill Cunningham           1. Films made for pennies reach significant audiences in US & get real attention5. The Community Theaters Triumph & The Art House Convergence Is An Institution      1. Theaters are more than just a movie house, but a community center      2. Value of movie attendance is beyond entertainment      3. Art House Convergence will have over 250 bookers of indie theaters 6. The Conversation Of The Future Of Film Takes Hold       1. Tribeca, NYU, Columbia w Lance Weiler7. VOD Starts To Deliver Real Numbers      1. Margin Call makes $4M VOD while Day & Date           1. With simultaneous web streaming in addition to cable8. Direct Distribution Is A Viable Alternative      1. Kevin Smith, Eddie Burns, Louis CK, Producers Distro Agency9. Filmmakers don’t rely on Theatrical      1. Ed Burns skips theatrical on both Nice Guy Johnny & Newlyweds           1. AND: makes a real profit      2. Kevin Smith’s road show10. Art Film Sensibilities Embrace Horror Genre      1. Martha Marcy May Marlene, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Skin  I Live In, The Innkeepers, and others I have not yet seen.11. Plethora of Platforms      1. 34 and counting      2. Personalized VOD Players: Distrify, DIY, Dynamo12. Cord Cutting becomes common place      1. Levels the playing field for indies as Cable providers rarely acquired truly indie content13. Tax Credits & Film Incentives are not going away (as we recognize they are job/revenue stimulus)      1. http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277-57577_57657-267901—,00.html      2. New York State’s production at high levels14. Tons of new films stars with tremendous talent have not only arrived on the scene, but have been noticed.15. The Dominance of the feature film form is starting to end…

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Geoff editin’ away! 4 months ago / 0 notes
That’s a Wrap!

Actually, we wrapped a few weeks ago, but I’ve been too lazy to post. We’re in the middle of editing now. The footage looks great and we’re so excited to get this puppy glued together. We are so thankful to the wonderful cast and crew that helped put this film together. We couldn’t have done it without you!

In exciting news, our lead actor, Francisco Barreiro, won an artist’s grant from the country of Mexico to help him pursue his creative projects for the next two years. Way to go, Paco!

And in even more exciting news, the cast and crew were able to relocate their stolen computers and cameras in NYC with the help of the NYPD.

We’ll keep you updated as more progresses, but right now we’re nose-deep into Final Cut.

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cheer up! ( photo by patrick rusk, @cheerupcharlies ) 8 months ago / 3 notes
girl with a gun (picture by patrick rusk) 8 months ago / 2 notes
the karate kids come out at night (pic by patrick rusk) 8 months ago / 1 notes
filming the sunrise in biloxi, mississippi (pic by our sound op, renee) 8 months ago / 0 notes
Movin’ Right Along

Today part of the cast and crew hit the road for our shoot in NYC and Biloxi, Mississippi. They will be on the road for five days in a Winnebago with a rising sun painted on it. Kick ass, right? The Austin portion of the shoot has wrapped and the ones left behind are catching up on their sleep and wondering what the hell to do with their lives now. The past three weeks have been action-packed and now everything is quiet and lonely. We will have some great pics from the road and we can’t wait to start editing this puppy!

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Cast and crew of Loves Her Gun on their way to NYC! (Taken with instagram) 8 months ago / 0 notes
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