Kindle Fire - What can a filmaker learn from Amazon?

Today Amazon announced their new tablet, the Kindle Fire.  Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon said on the home page: "There are two types of companies: those that work hard to charge customers more, and those that work hard to charge customers less. Both approaches can...

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What makes a great film?

I'm in charge of organizing the Film Festival at my school.  I'm pretty excited for it.  I got the poster done tonight and I'm already hearing about what films people are working on. Tonight we had an informational meeting.  There were a few people that came that were...

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Time Lapse In Your Films

I have recently gotten addicted to the TV show "Breaking Bad."  One of the things that I love most about it is the cinematography.  The show is very raw and the camera matches it.  Rarely will you see a stable shot on a tripod.  Even the establishing shots are...

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Patience as an Aspiring Filmmaker

I saw this video and had to share it.  If there is anything that I have learned from being an Aspiring Filmmaker, it's that it takes a lot of time and work.  Patience is a true virtue of anyone in the filmmaking industry.  I have been doing this for almost eight years now.  I plan on doing it for a lot longer. I like what Ira Glass has to say though, stick...

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Get In Motion Tour

I just got an email about the Get In Motion Tour.  The Get In Motion Tour is a conference going to 40 different cities teaching people about doing: -Web Commercials -Weddings -Birth Announcements -Family Films -Senior Music Videos -Events You're saying, "Wait, those almost all sound like things photographers do!"  Well you're right.  The Get In Motion Tour is geared...

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