Loves Her Gun

17272dorsetave: The Really Good Things In Indie Film Biz...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:56:16 -0500

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 $100K
2. The Rise Of The Artist Entrepreneur
   1. And media starts to notice
3. 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 attention
5. 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 Weiler
7. VOD Starts To Deliver Real Numbers
   1. Margin Call makes $4M VOD while Day & Date
   1. With simultaneous web streaming in addition to cable
8. Direct Distribution Is A Viable Alternative
   1. Kevin Smith, Eddie Burns, Louis CK, Producers Distro Agency
9. 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 show
10. 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, Dynamo
12. Cord Cutting becomes common place
   1. Levels the playing field for indies as Cable providers rarely acquired truly indie content
13. 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 levels
14. 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…

Geoff editin’ away!

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:51:07 -0500

Geoff editin’ away!

That's a Wrap!

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:44:00 -0400

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.

cheer up! ( photo by patrick rusk, @cheerupcharlies )

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:04:21 -0400

cheer up! ( photo by patrick rusk, @cheerupcharlies )

girl with a gun (picture by patrick rusk)

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:59:15 -0400

girl with a gun (picture by patrick rusk)

the karate kids come out at night (pic by patrick rusk)

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:01:09 -0400

the karate kids come out at night (pic by patrick rusk)

filming the sunrise in biloxi, mississippi (pic by our sound op,...

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:54:12 -0400

filming the sunrise in biloxi, mississippi (pic by our sound op, renee)

Movin' Right Along

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:05:20 -0400

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!

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:52:08 -0400

Cast and crew of Loves Her Gun on their way to NYC! (Taken with...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:50:15 -0400

Cast and crew of Loves Her Gun on their way to NYC! (Taken with instagram)

The Karate Kids live at The Frontier! (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:30:27 -0400

The Karate Kids live at The Frontier! (Taken with instagram)

Karate kid! (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:28:28 -0400

Karate kid! (Taken with instagram)

talk about a badass director (photo by patrick rusk)

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:59:00 -0400

talk about a badass director (photo by patrick rusk)

A tender moment between characters Allie and Clark.

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:03:12 -0400

A tender moment between characters Allie and Clark.

Another great shot of our wonderful make-up artist Liz applying...

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:58:13 -0400

Another great shot of our wonderful make-up artist Liz applying bruises to our lead actress. (pic by Brandi)

Our director and DP goofing around at our fundraising party at...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:44:00 -0400

Our director and DP goofing around at our fundraising party at Spiderhouse (Taken with instagram)

Our awesome DIT and script supervisor Brandi hard at work (pic...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:32:29 -0400

Our awesome DIT and script supervisor Brandi hard at work (pic courtesy of Brandi)

Benefit Party Tonight at 29th St. Ballroom @ Spiderhouse

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:25:39 -0400

Hey Gang!

We’re done shooting- in Austin, at least- and we’d like to celebrate by partyin’!

Tonight we’re having a benefit party for Loves Her Gun at the 29th St. Ballroom at Spiderhouse. There will be a raffle, screening of Geoff’s first feature Mars, and lots of good ol’ fashion tomfoolery. The cast and crew will be there and will probably be good and toasty after this long shoot.

Come say hi and help support Austin indie filmmaking!

Details ARE HERE.

Our DP scoping out the location at Wheatsville (photo taken by...

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:01:00 -0400

Our DP scoping out the location at Wheatsville (photo taken by producer Melissa Dalley)

Watching the detectives (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:53:31 -0400

Watching the detectives (Taken with instagram)