Summer 2016
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The Film Festival Court of Controversy: How Festivals Moderate Discussions Before Films Reach Theaters
In the world of studio and independent filmmaking circa 2016, anything goes so frequently, and in such gauche, boundary-demolishing fashion, that Cole... -
The Lay of the VR Landscape: How Does a Moviemaker Approach Virtual Reality – Without Holding it Back?
In case you didn’t notice, virtual reality (VR) content has graduated from sideshow curiosity to the center ring. Sundance 2016’s New Frontiers... -
The Hook-Up: The Unique, NSFW-ish Research Process Behind Amateur Night [Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Pictures]
Lisa Addario and I met in college and decided to become partners, first in writing, then in sex, then in marriage. After... -
How to Shoot Virtual Reality: Seven Basics to Launch You Toward Virtual Virtuosity
What works and what doesn’t on a virtual reality set? The technology has landed at a price point accessible to low-budget independent... -
Tribute to the Tramp: Vevey’s Chaplin’s World Museum Honors the Legacy of a Cinema Great
Serious students of the silent screen have a new spot to visit on the Swiss Riviera north of Montreux: a new museum...
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Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6