Thursday, January 5, 2012
The Really Good Things In Indie Film Biz 2011
Below is a list by Ted Hope of 15 Really Good things that happened in Indie Film in 2011
1.
2011 Was The Year That Crowdfunding Took Off
1. Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H.R.2930) was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this November.
2. Films readily surpassed their goals.
3. Many exceeded $100K
1. Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H.R.2930) was passed by the House of Representatives earlier this November.
2. Films readily surpassed their goals.
3. Many exceeded $100K
2.
The Rise Of The Artist Entrepreneur
1. And media starts to notice
1. And media starts to notice
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Hello 2012
Sorry for the long time without a post. Life has been a bit hectic but good. I've been juggling my job, my writing class, family life, pre-production for Alone, finishing The Big Deal and worrying about health issues affecting a family member.
I decided to put Alone & The Big Deal on hold while I was taking the screenwriting class. I didn't have the time or the money to do justice to either project. An indie filmmaker spends a lot time searching for people to either do favors or give you such a low rate on things that it's almost free. This is why a good producer is key to a writer/director. I produce my own stuff and it's hard when you have a full plate of non film related responsibilities.
A few months ago I reached out to a composer for music for The Big Deal. I'm currently using a temp track that is not licensed ie "illegal". I got an email from the composer with samples from his library that I can use for a very low price. I'm in the process of figuring out which songs to use. I hope that the next screening will have the new music and I will finally be "legal". Once the music is in The Big Deal will be 100% complete.
My main goal for 2012 is to find a producer who wants to work with me on a permanent basis. This will leave me with time to develop scripts and ideas. For the blog, I will start to add links to filmmaking resources and articles. I will also be interviewing some of my filmmaker friends who are farther along in their journey through Indiewood. I want to make the blog a good resource for filmmakers at every level.
Onward & Upward,
Lucy
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Big Deal screens in Boston
The Big Deal is screening on 11/22 - 8:50pm @ The Boston Latino International Film Festival
BLIFF 2011 Closing Program
US Latino Program (education & adolescence)
Address:
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Hispanic/Latino and the Latin American Caucuses Harvard University – Kennedy School of Government
Weiner Room
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
BLIFF 2011 Closing Program
US Latino Program (education & adolescence)
Address:
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Hispanic/Latino and the Latin American Caucuses Harvard University – Kennedy School of Government
Weiner Room
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Snip Snip - New Cut of The Big Deal
The original cut was almost 14 minutes long and the new cut is almost 9 minutes long. I applied to 10 festivals, got into four and
won the 2011 Imagen Award for Best Theatrical Short.
Friends and family were surprised that me, their favorite optimist would be so devastated by this. Of course I am grateful for the
festivals the film has screened at and winning the Imagen Award BUT, I want
more for The Big Deal. My team and I worked too long and too hard on this film
to have the film’s life end there.
I am a dreamer, an optimist and I am proactive. If I
was an optimistic dreamer without the
hard work supporting those dreams then I would be very happy with the small
successes that The Big Deal has been showered with. I worked too hard and too
long putting this film together for me to be happy with just that.
The film has been well received by the audience but it was rejected by 6 of the 10 festivals. I kept asking myself why. I asked some filmmaker friends for feedback and I think they were being polite because not one of them gave me the answer I needed.
The film has been well received by the audience but it was rejected by 6 of the 10 festivals. I kept asking myself why. I asked some filmmaker friends for feedback and I think they were being polite because not one of them gave me the answer I needed.
As luck would have it, one of my friends was raving about a book she had read and the book changed EVERYTHING.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Broad Humor
The Big Deal will screen on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 at the Broad Humor Film Festival. The film is screening in the Food & Family Program at 1:00pm.
The primary venue for the festival is the Electric Lodge Performing Arts Center at 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, California 90291.
http://broadhumor.com/films/shorts.html
I hope to see you there.
xoxo,
Lucy
The primary venue for the festival is the Electric Lodge Performing Arts Center at 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice, California 90291.
http://broadhumor.com/films/shorts.html
I hope to see you there.
xoxo,
Lucy
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