CLICHES TO AVOID WHILE FILM-MAKING

by Frederick Bailey   Here’s a scenario.  See if you can make a prediction:  Major supporting character.  In his introductory scene, he saves an innocent man from further torture and he does the right thing.  We have a scene where he’s enjoying his children at home.  A converted hardnose, he bonds with the male lead….

3 MOVIES HE’S DYING TO SEE

…and you should be too! by Pete Wassell   Spring Breakers:  Harmony Korine is back, in a big way.  He’s been making films and content for 18 years, since he first penned the film KIDS directed by Larry Clark in 1995.  The Writer/Director of such gems as Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, and Trash Humpers, has taken…

DIY DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION, Part 2

Here’s the conclusion of Pete Wassell’s Do-It-Yourself Distribution item. What no one seems to understand is that there are artists working today who are changing the game entirely, making small, passionate, heady, visually stunning films on a dime.  The market may be flooded, but the good stuff always floats to the top.  It’s on the…

DIY DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION, Part 1

by IAFT staffer Pete Wassell Gone are the days of the giant studio.  The system is broken, it’s bloated, it’s watered down.  Gone are the days of theatrical distribution for small films.  The internet–that’s the frontier.  The digital realm!  On Demand, immediate satisfaction, instant connection, that’s what drives the market these days. Or so they…

CALL TO ACTION, Part 2

Here’s the conclusion to Pete Wassell’s Call to Action for Film School Students. I wasted a good amount of my time in film school doing things that children do, instead of preparing myself for my future as an artist.  I’m playing catch up now because of it.  However, the time I did spend creating things…