Needles to say, film festivals are great experiences and opportunities for filmmakers. Here are some thoughts that I had while I was participating film festivals including Sacramento Film Festival 2012.
1. When your film is shown, you can learn about
When I was 5 years old, my family was not rich. And I was ashamed of that. So whenever I talked about my family to my friends, I created a story that I was born with lots of money. The story was so perfect for that age between my friends so all of th
Recently, I had the privilege to work with some people I respect (Jim Bailey & "Richard" from Access Sacramento)on a new music show (presently unaired). I believe its called "Alive n Kicking Live", regardless its one of several projects by Sacramento
What's cool about the EPIC Camera:
The EPIC Camera is a hugely evolutionary and perhaps revolutionary step in the digital cinema camera world. RED took the best things about their original camera - put the specs on steroids - and the body on a diet -
Hello from Film Antics (Best Comedy for 'Stare Straight Crew' at Sac 48hr International FF)...this is Juan Sotelo, managing partner and screenwriter.
We are a small independent production company that realizes in order for us to grow, we must have ef
Very courageous email / post of you Marty. Not many want to hear that some think they are just "playing" at being a filmmaker. Yup... Truth hurts. I suppose that's the case with just about any endeavor, whether it be an artistic one or not. Some
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
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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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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
