Dumbworld: A Sacramento Based Blog on Entertainment, Media and Art » independent http://dumbworld.com Entertainment, Media, Art and Intergalactic Space Travel Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Movies on a Big Screen Featured in Sacramento Magazine http://dumbworld.com/2010/07/30/movies-on-a-big-screen-featured-in-sacramento-magazine/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/07/30/movies-on-a-big-screen-featured-in-sacramento-magazine/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:12:00 +0000 admin http://dumbworld.com/?p=2667 Sacramento Magazine features Movies On a Big Screen’s run at the Guild Theater in Oak Park for the month of August.

]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/07/30/movies-on-a-big-screen-featured-in-sacramento-magazine/feed/ 0 Sacramento Filmmaker Deon Taylor Featured on Huffington Post http://dumbworld.com/2010/07/10/sacramento-filmmaker-deon-taylor-featured-on-huffington-post/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/07/10/sacramento-filmmaker-deon-taylor-featured-on-huffington-post/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:49:47 +0000 admin http://dumbworld.com/?p=2639 About 4 years ago, I attended a discussion panel on filmmaking at the Sacramento International Film Festival where Deon Taylor was a speaker.  Something he said that day made him stand out as one of the smartest people in the room, and a name to remember.  He said that if you are looking to get theatrical distribution as an independent filmmaker start out with a horror movie.  They are relatively cheap to make, and unlike say comedies, which aren’t culturally universal (i.e. what is funny to an American isn’t necessarily funny to a Japanese or even a British person), Horror movies have a worldwide audience.

Fast forward to today and Taylor is the only Sacramento filmmaker that has scored theatrical distribution as an independent (correct me if I am wrong). Fresh off the success of landing theatrical distribution for his horror film Chain Letter (coming out in October), starring Nikki Reed of Twilight, Deon Taylor gets some love from Huffington Post.  See the article for an insight into Taylor’s journey.

But as he shuttled between Los Angeles and his home in Sacramento, he kept his backpack full of movie materials and his spirit full of the foundation of his company, Deon Taylor Enterprises.

Read the rest here

]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/07/10/sacramento-filmmaker-deon-taylor-featured-on-huffington-post/feed/ 3 Free Webinars on Shooting Video on a DSLR http://dumbworld.com/2010/05/18/free-webinars-on-shooting-video-on-a-dslr/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/05/18/free-webinars-on-shooting-video-on-a-dslr/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 13:08:41 +0000 admin http://dumbworld.com/?p=2588 If you haven’t checked out a New Media Webinar you really should.  Lots of up to date information from industry professionals, they give away free stuff, and best of all the webinars are free (as long as you catch them live).

On June 17th they are having a free webinar on using a DSLR like a pro (Also, check out their webinar on DSLR post-production workflow):

Peter Cote, host of “The DSLR Show“, will identify the limitations of DSLRs as a filmmaking tool and how to work around them to make your project look and feel like it was produced by Hollywood.

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DSLR Show - Rolling Shutter - Episode 4 from Conscious Minds Productions on Vimeo.

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Update: Just saw some additional scenes from Made in China, and producer James Choi spoke on the film.  Was shot on the HVX200, won the grand prize award at SXSW, was shot for “a little more than $10,000″ and got a distribution deal.  Just shows what you can do with a good story.

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]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/30/scoring-a-film/feed/ 0 Dumbworld Hearts Sacramento Connect http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/29/dumbworld-hearts-sacramento-connect/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/29/dumbworld-hearts-sacramento-connect/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:44:22 +0000 Nat King Turner http://dumbworld.com/?p=2440 Dumbworld  is one of the sites “handpicked by Sacramento Bee editors for their consistent quality” to be included in the launch of their new Web 2.0 network called Sacramento Connect.

Don’t worry. We won’t let it go to our heads, and we will continue to give you the lack of quality that you expect from Dumbworld.com.  Below is a video on how to use the network.

Update: More on Sacramento Connect from The Sacramento Business Journal

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]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/29/dumbworld-hearts-sacramento-connect/feed/ 0 Making a Music Video http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/26/making-a-music-video/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/26/making-a-music-video/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:23:24 +0000 Nat King Turner http://dumbworld.com/?p=2427 A good primer into the world of independent filmmaking can be a low budget music video. Videomaker has an article on music video making, including an interview with MTV contributor Ali Santana (Automatic Writing) and independent film director Jessie James Jackson, Jr (Oh Jesus).

]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/26/making-a-music-video/feed/ 0 "Crowdfunding" to Finance Your Independent Film Project http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/18/crowdfunding-to-finance-your-independent-film-project/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/18/crowdfunding-to-finance-your-independent-film-project/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:47:27 +0000 dumbworldorder http://dumbworld.com/?p=2421 I’ve heard of IndieGoGo and Kickstarter as crowdfunding sources, but here is a success story.  Gregory Bayne raised $27,210, from 410 contributors, in 20 days for his new documentary on UFC fighter, Jens Pulver | Driven.  Check out his blog New Breed, and his guiding principles on crowdfunding. via the workbook project

]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/18/crowdfunding-to-finance-your-independent-film-project/feed/ 3 48 Hours Sacramento http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/07/48-hours-sacramento/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/07/48-hours-sacramento/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:30:57 +0000 dumbworldorder http://dumbworld.com/?p=2375

It is the Sacramento International Film Festival 48 Hour Film contest time again.  Cast and Crew call March 12th. The contest runs from March 19-21.

]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/07/48-hours-sacramento/feed/ 0 5 Tips from Wired Magazine on Alternatives to Theatrical Distribution for Independent Filmmakers http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/06/5-tips-from-wired-magazine-on-alternatives-to-theatrical-distribution-for-independent-filmmakers/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/06/5-tips-from-wired-magazine-on-alternatives-to-theatrical-distribution-for-independent-filmmakers/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:20:47 +0000 dumbworldorder http://dumbworld.com/?p=2371 Tip #1:

The fastest-growing markets for digital video? Brazil, Russia, India, and China — the so-called BRIC bloc — where nearly a billion people will be using PCs by 2015. Indie-film expert Reed Martin suggests dubbing your flick in Portuguese, Russian, Hindi, and Mandarin.

via 2-pop

]]> http://dumbworld.com/2010/03/06/5-tips-from-wired-magazine-on-alternatives-to-theatrical-distribution-for-independent-filmmakers/feed/ 0 Get Your Movie Distributed on iTunes http://dumbworld.com/2010/01/29/get-your-movie-distributed-on-itunes/ http://dumbworld.com/2010/01/29/get-your-movie-distributed-on-itunes/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:57:00 +0000 dumbworldorder http://dumbworld.com/?p=2288 Finally.

Have your full length film, documentary and/or live concert distributed to iTunes for no back-end distribution fee.

Looks like Tunecore has a lot of other useful services too.

thanks Sevin

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