Articles – Digital
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Revenue Record: Yekra Crushes with Online Doc
Like everyone else trying to forecast the economic landscape of independent film, over here at the MovieMaker offices, we think a lot about innovations... -
Crowdfunder Pick: Sidewalk Traffic Steers Toward $25K
The indie film Sidewalk Traffic is raising funds on RocketHub to fund their post-production needs. MovieMaker.com’s Trailblazer Tuesday brings together industry and fringe innovation... -
Tech Reviews: FCPX Plugins and App Roundup
A relatively large 3rd party ecosystem has sprung up around Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). Here are some of the programs, apps... -
4K Revolution: New Standard Delivery Format Looms
If you happened to be walking around the floor this year at NAB, you probably noticed that 4K was everywhere. Whether it... -
Online Oscar voting, downloading Australia, and an increase in home video sales
Academy Rolling Out Online Voting Online voting for the Academy Awards is rolling out this season. Leaving no geriatric voters behind, the... -
All I Want for Christmas: An FCPX Pro Editor’s Buying Guide
A lot has changed tech-wise in the last couple years when it comes to post-production needs. Things you used to think you... -
Facing the Digital Dilemma
It was still the dawn of the motion picture industry in 1913 when a newspaper critic asked Sarah Bernhardt why she was... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Tadpole The DP has the hardest job. From the microskill to the macroskill, I feel with the level of DV that InDigEnt... -
Crazy Like a Fox
InDigEnt founder Gary Winick directs Bebe Neuwirth in Tadpole. From the no-name independent masses to Hollywood’s hottest auteurs, moviemakers of all stripes... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
You can only learn from your own mistakes. The one lesson I’ve learned over and over again is that you can only...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8