Adding production value to your film

May 23, 2007

My friend and collegue Donny just wrote an article on Adding Value to your DIY film. In it he covers some common mistakes director’s make when doing a no budget film, and how to add value to your film by avoiding those mistakes. His article inspired me to write a bit about production value. First [...]

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Louisiana Film Tax Credits extended to 2010

May 21, 2007

The Louisiana Film tax credits were set to expire as of January 1st 2008. As of the passing of House Bill 139 (PDF) the credits now extend to 2010. Also, the credits do not completely go away as of 2010, but rather they reduce to 20% until July 2012, and then become 15% after that.

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Get rid of bad acting once and for all.

May 21, 2007

Nothing puts a nail in the coffin of independent film like bad acting. You can get away with bad camera work…people will call it ‘Cinema Verde’ (that’s latin for too shakey to see what the hell is going on). But your film absolutely cannot escape a slow agonizing death if it contains even a hint [...]

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Don’t memorize your lines

May 20, 2007

For all you actors out there, how many of you as soon as you get a new part do the following: Take the script home, highlight your lines, and start repeating them over and over again to memorize them. Wrong, wrong, wrong! Maybe its a bad habit from our elementry school spelling bee days, but [...]

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More reasons to film in Louisiana

May 19, 2007

If Film Tax Credits weren’t enough reason to film in Louisiana, I’ll give you a few more great money saving reasons. Locations – For most indie productions, finding a good location is both difficult and expensive. Louisiana, however, has one great benefit – no permits. That’s right no permits are required for public any public [...]

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Make a cool ‘bad guy’ in one easy step.

May 18, 2007

In the world of cinema, its the bad guy that makes or breaks any movie. Think about it…most of the truly iconic characters in film usually the bad guys. The bad guy is the primary tool via which you show the character of your good guy. He is the motivator of the plot (after all, [...]

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The simple method to write good scripts and beat writers block

May 17, 2007

After reading countless screenwriting books I constantly come across the same mantra:Write what you know. Its both good advice and the stupidest advice you can give someone. Frankly, if I watch one more movie about a struggling filmmaker trying to get his movie produced, I may just have to hurt someone. The fact of the [...]

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New Louisiana Resources Added

May 16, 2007

As a follow-up to my post about Film Tax Credits, I’d like to present some great resources that an indie filmmaker can use to plan a production in Louisiana. Louisiana Resources Louisiana Production IndexThe best source for contacts in Louisiana Film production. Everything you need from equipment to film crew. Louisiana Film and Television Another [...]

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Why Louisiana is the place to produce your next film.

May 16, 2007

Louisiana has a ton of incentives that are great for filmmakers. Even if you are located elsewhere, you may be able get great benefit out of producing your next film in Louisiana, through a Louisiana company. In fact, the current laws in Louisiana make it much much easier to raise investment capital than any other [...]

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The Red: It looks like a machine gun because its made to kill film

May 16, 2007

Over at Indie4k Chris Kenny has an excellent post about the Red Digital camera’s 4k workflow. For those of you who haven’t heard about this camera, visit the website . The Red is a very strange looking camera, but it may very well be one of the most advanced camera’s on the market. It contains [...]

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