Hello friends,

Having some time to reflect on the recent Sacramento Film Festival we collected some thoughts we wish to share on the state of indie media today.

Before I do anything else however, I'd like to direct you to our CFF home page that cont

I attended the Sacramento Film Festival over the last weekend of the event. I got to meet and listen to people in the movie industry and those who practice transmedia. Very educational for those wanting to make a living at making movies. 

The "Surreal

My movie Lucifer and the Magus should have won some kind of award, however it was in a category that did not win any awards at all. The movie was hidden in the Sac-Animation segment, but there was never an award for best animation. What's up with tha

We recently developed  software for us to manage all of our video production resources. I don't know about you guys but is was hard for us to manage crew and other resources in other Cities & States. Therefore we created software where you can manage

I have been writing news articles for various community newspapers, the Elk Grove Citizen, the Two Rivers Tribune, and others over the years, and many years ago, I wrote for the big time Baltimore Sun as a freelancer.

Since 2009, I have been the Sacra

Pat Brown documentary the work of his granddaughter

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/15/4410458/pat-brown-documentary-the-work.html

Okay not really asleep yet, but really really close. I take meds to help me sleep, over the counter stuff, and it knocks me out.

So here is a quick up date on what is going on in my world of film.

Awaiting location(s) permission on "blind & HEAVY" to f

You are invited by Mind's Clay Productions, Mad.By.Design Studio and ZARLOE for the premiere of Lucifer and the Magus.

A short film about a guardian of humanity confronting the infamous being of light, Lucifer, in an attempt to free humankind. Is Luci

Hello Film makers, I hope all your filming is going well. As I am in editing mode for "blind & HEAVY" my 40 minute short romance film about a punch drunk ex-boxer and a blind college student. There is some drama, comedy, romance and witty banter. All

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California State of Mind promo by Charles Bryan

Nope. Not gonna make it.

I was trying to nap my cold away while the tracking software was doing its thing. I just checked the tracking which should have been done by now. It is not done! The software stopped! It was just sitting there, until I pressed

Damn... Doesn't look so good. I am now 6 hours behind schedule due to technical difficulties.

1) Software crashes, yes still having issues with my editing software

2) no audio on my audio computer (took an hour to fix), but I eventually created a decen

Just finished shooting and am now capturing the footage and audio into the computer. This project isn't exactly what I had in mind. I FORGOT ABOUT THE GENRES! AUUUGH! The genres. Well I picked, via a hat, Animal Psychic as a genre. So, it's gonna be

Just uploaded a trailer for Lucifer and the Magus. Check it out...

Yes. I will be attempting the seemingly impossible. Write, direct, act, cinematography, edit, visual effects all by me. This is an experiment. I want to see if I can accomplish a 48 hour movie without the Chaos. :) 

However, I might meet some talent w

Greetings to all who read this. I am in need of a make up artist for the 48 Hour

film challenge. My team is awesome and great to work with. If interested please email me

at the following address: vince@sacramentofilmfestival.com. Thank you very much!

B

So all you film makers and to all you film makers in training. These are the words I bestow on to you that have been passed down to me from others. Keep it up, don't give up on what you think your dream is, if your dream is to be a cable monkey, then

There Once Lived A Girl Who Died...

'PERCEPTIO' is the surreal journey seen through the cold white eyes of our protagonist Viola. Through a dream-like fantasy interpretation of dying, Viola experiences the powerful seduction of the Angel of Death. Her

Okay. Now how to get everyone to the festival to watch the movie? Hmmm....

First off... spam Facebook. :) Okay. I will send only one post. Every hour. No, really. Just the one post. Then I'll sign up for multiple accounts under different names and pos

Okay. I submitted the movie. I was hoping the "received" indication would  have shown up on Withoutabox by now. I am not sure how that all works.

Those that participated in this movie are extremely anxious to see it. I am not sure if I want them to se