All posts tagged "kickstarter"
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Working the Crowd: How Indie Crowdfunding Campaigns Have Evolved, and Some Savvy Ways to Keep Up
Why this film? Why you? Why now? Each arm of your crowdfunding campaign—from video, to narrative, to rewards, to backer updates—must work to build the...
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The Road Less Traveled: To Get Your Indie Made, Treat Your Crew Like Your Family and Put Your Audience Above Yourself
Soon after my film “Thunder Road” won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, I wasted about eight or nine...
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Indie Law: Put the Green in Greenlight With This Guide to the Most Effective Film Financing Tactics
You went to film school, not business school—yet all the sudden you’re confronted by a bevy of fancy financial terms as you attempt to assemble...
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Crowdfunder Pick: "Thou Shall Not Tailgate"
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here at MovieMaker, we applaud...
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Crowdfunder Pick: Stuck.
This week’s Crowdfunder Pick is Stuck., a fresh and funny take on personal growth and relationships from award-winning director Jillian Armenante, and writing duo David...
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Slate Up: Five Things to Prepare Before Starting Your Film
In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a fortnightly series with practical filmmaking advice and musings. New articles, written by the team at...
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Crowdfunder Pick: Perfect Song
Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project. And here at MovieMaker, we...
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The Case for Donations: Why I am Distributing My Next Film, Tex Montana Will Survive!, Via Creative Commons
It is possible to make a living as a filmmaker. You would be wise, however, to read that sentence as the reluctant acknowledgement of an...
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Cinema Law: Why Moviemakers Should be Very, Very Careful About Equity Crowdfunding
Just days before the American Film Market began last November, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally promulgated regulations (after a two-year delay) that allow...
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The Cardinal Rules of Crowdfunding:The Five Basic Tenets You Need to Follow for a Successful Campaign
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last seven years, you or someone you know has ventured into the depths of crowdfunding. In...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...