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Props are now completed for Saturday's short film shoot.
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Props are now completed for Saturday's short film shoot.
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Props are now completed for Saturday's short film shoot.
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Props are now completed for Saturday's short film shoot.
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Props are now completed for Saturday's short film shoot.
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Short Film Premiere tomorrow at 10am:
World Explorers Program is a documentary built from the original 1960s educational records I received as a kid.
#Documentary #1960s #Archival #IndieFilmmaking
Details:
https://jzmurdock.substack.com/p/premiere-tomorrow-morning-world-explorers -
David Nicholas Wilkinson: before Creators, the original filmmaker-as-distributor
45 minutes of one man speaking isn't what today's web video looks like – even peppered with clickworthy stories of giving Kenneth Branagh his first TV job, giving Antony Hopkins his first directing gig, the director confessions of John Schlesinger or the origin of Phil Colins' music career. But what David has in common with the modern web's Creator universe is he started distributing his own films – long before that was a thing. He pioneered making films he would also sell and find an audience for, while resolutely avoiding Hollywood and sticking with the stories and people he believed in. This interview follows David from paper-round to model, actor in London's West End - bullied for his working class background - then on to production as the BBC's first indie producer in the 80s. Then in the 90s, after unintentionally inventing the Special Interest video genre distributing his James Herriot's Yorkshire –which made back its investment 15 times over– he became a distributor. He's now finishing his fifth feature documentary as director/distributor about his experience of - and learning – around bowel cancer. -
Web pioneer Cath Le Couteur on digital utopias, closing Shooting People, film collectives & the future.
> "I'm not an anti-tech person. Shooters was built on technology. But I am mindful that we want technology that doesn't extract, technology that enables people." Long before social networks and smart phones in the mid-90s, Cath entered the world's first cyber-cafe in Soho, London to message a cyber-girlfriend in Australia. There she met Cyberia's founder Eva Pascoe, and joined the woman-owned company that shaped the early-90s UK web-scene. Next she went to BBC Online, still a quirky start-up at the BBC figuring out How To Internet, befriended the late Jess Search who started producing her films. Using London Filmmakers Coop to borrow their kit they have a Big Idea – what if the film coop culture of filmmakers helping each other, met the Usenet lists, forums and chat-rooms Cath encountered at Cyberia? So together they founded Shooting People in 1998, a daily email bulletin running on GNU Mailman. It began with 60 email addresses and grew… -
@ShaulaEvans @writing I tend to use the hastags #IndieFilmMaking #IndieFilmMakers when I post about stuff we're doing. To be honest, I don't think there is quite the community here compared to somewhere like BlueSky, but I hold out hope that I've just not made contact with it yet.
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A 5-star review from your mom won’t sell your film. A clear business plan, audience insights, and smart marketing will.
#IndieFilmBusiness #FilmmakerTruths #MovieMarketing #FilmFinance #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Want your crowdfunding campaign to succeed? Don’t launch to an empty room.
#FilmCrowdfunding #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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I built Garvescope because indie filmmakers are tired of guessing how to fund and distribute their films. We need data, not just luck. Who’s with me?
#FilmTech #IndieFilmStartup #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Filmmaking isn’t about talent. It’s about persistence. Plenty of talented filmmakers quit. The persistent ones keep making movies.
#FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #PersistenceOverTalent #KeepMakingMovies #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Filmmaking isn’t about talent. It’s about persistence. Plenty of talented filmmakers quit. The persistent ones keep making movies.
#FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #PersistenceOverTalent #KeepMakingMovies #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Filmmaking isn’t about talent. It’s about persistence. Plenty of talented filmmakers quit. The persistent ones keep making movies.
#FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #PersistenceOverTalent #KeepMakingMovies #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Filmmaking isn’t about talent. It’s about persistence. Plenty of talented filmmakers quit. The persistent ones keep making movies.
#FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #PersistenceOverTalent #KeepMakingMovies #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Fun fact: The average Hollywood film marketing budget is 2X the production budget. That means if a movie costs $100M to make, studios spend $200M to sell it. Could you do more with less?
#Filmmaking #IndieFilm #FilmBudget #FilmmakerLife #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Fun fact: The average Hollywood film marketing budget is 2X the production budget. That means if a movie costs $100M to make, studios spend $200M to sell it. Could you do more with less?
#Filmmaking #IndieFilm #FilmBudget #FilmmakerLife #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Fun fact: The average Hollywood film marketing budget is 2X the production budget. That means if a movie costs $100M to make, studios spend $200M to sell it. Could you do more with less?
#Filmmaking #IndieFilm #FilmBudget #FilmmakerLife #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Fun fact: The average Hollywood film marketing budget is 2X the production budget. That means if a movie costs $100M to make, studios spend $200M to sell it. Could you do more with less?
#Filmmaking #IndieFilm #FilmBudget #FilmmakerLife #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Major studios make most of their money from merchandising, not ticket sales. That’s why Disney keeps making Star Wars.
#MovieMarketing #FilmMerchandising #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Major studios make most of their money from merchandising, not ticket sales. That’s why Disney keeps making Star Wars.
#MovieMarketing #FilmMerchandising #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Major studios make most of their money from merchandising, not ticket sales. That’s why Disney keeps making Star Wars.
#MovieMarketing #FilmMerchandising #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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This week at Garvescope: We’re testing new funding tools for filmmakers. What’s the biggest funding challenge we should solve?
#StartupLife #IndieFilmBusiness #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Me: I just need $50K to make my movie.
Also me: Spends $7K on a new camera.#FilmmakingLife #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Biggest indie film gamble? Kevin Smith put his entire $27K life savings into making Clerks. It grossed over $3 million. Not bad for a film shot in a convenience store after hours. Would you bet your life savings on a film?
#FilmmakingHustle #IndieFilmCommunity #NoBudgetFilm #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity
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The biggest lie filmmakers believe about funding.
#FilmFinance #IndieFilmBusiness #MovieMoney #FilmmakingTruths #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Your script isn’t too ‘ambitious.’ You just haven’t figured out how to make it work with the resources you have.
#ScreenwritingTips #FilmmakingHustle #NoExcuses #IndieFilmBusiness #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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What’s your filmmaking superpower? 🎬
#FilmmakerPersonality #IndieFilmCommunity #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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The #1 thing indie filmmakers ignore? Email lists. Instagram will throttle your reach, YouTube will demonetize, but your email list is forever. Who’s building theirs? #FilmMarketing #IndieFilmBusiness #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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5 Must-Read Books for Indie Filmmakers.
#FilmmakingTips #IndieFilmBooks #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Be honest. Would you rather have 1,000 festival viewers or 1,000 paying fans? Comment FESTIVAL or FANS.
#MovieMoney #FilmFestivals #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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A year ago today we filmed "Things We Do For Love" with Sarah Lidstone, Josh Alexander and Molly Jackson. It was a lot of fun, shot in half-a-day and brings a little fun to a debate that still rages to this day.
spectra.video/w/v8m5tUh6VgAdtC5UYYCzBm
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Most indie filmmakers I meet are insanely talented—but they fail because they don’t know how to sell their film. Distribution is a business, not an art. Who’s learning how to market their movie?
#MovieMarketing #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Film grants = free money, but they’re hard to get. 3 ways to increase your chances.
#FilmGrants #IndieFilmFinance #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Five things indie film investors actually care about (they're not the same things for filmmakers...)
#FilmFunding #FilmInvestment #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Be honest. Would you rather have 1,000 festival viewers or 1,000 paying fans? Comment FESTIVAL or FANS.
#MovieMoney #FilmFestivals #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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If your indie film takes 5+ years to finish, it’s not a passion project. It’s a procrastination project.
#FilmmakingHustle #IndieFilmTruths #JustShootIt #NoExcuses #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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‘Filmmaking is not about equipment. It’s about story. A great filmmaker can make a masterpiece on a phone.’ – Robert Rodriguez"
#IndieFilm #FilmmakingQuotes #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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No one cares about your 120-page masterpiece. If you can’t pitch it in one sentence, it won’t sell.
#FilmPitching #ScreenwritingTruths #FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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No one cares about your 120-page masterpiece. If you can’t pitch it in one sentence, it won’t sell.
#FilmPitching #ScreenwritingTruths #FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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No one cares about your 120-page masterpiece. If you can’t pitch it in one sentence, it won’t sell.
#FilmPitching #ScreenwritingTruths #FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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No one cares about your 120-page masterpiece. If you can’t pitch it in one sentence, it won’t sell.
#FilmPitching #ScreenwritingTruths #FilmmakerMindset #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Most indie filmmakers spend $0 on marketing. That’s why most indie films make $0 back. What’s the best low-cost way to promote a film?
#FilmMarketing #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Film investors don’t fund movies. They fund money-making machines. If you can’t prove how your film will make them money, they won’t invest. Period.
Agree or disagree? Let’s argue in the comments.
#FilmFinance #IndieFilmBusiness #FilmmakingTruths #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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Your first film isn’t going to be your masterpiece. It’s going to be your learning experience. Just make the damn movie. #IndieFilmCommunity #FilmmakingTruths #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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The biggest lie filmmakers believe: 'If my film is good, it will find an audience.' Nope. Without marketing, your masterpiece is just a really expensive secret. Prove me wrong in the comments. #IndieFilm #FilmmakerLife #MovieMarketing #FilmFunding #IndieFilmHustle #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm
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How to NOT pitch your film to investors.
#FilmPitching #MovieMoney #IndieFilmBusiness #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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How to NOT pitch your film to investors.
#FilmPitching #MovieMoney #IndieFilmBusiness #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm
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How to NOT pitch your film to investors.
#FilmPitching #MovieMoney #IndieFilmBusiness #Filmmaking #Filmmaker #Cinematography #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Director #FilmmakersLife #SetLife #IndieFilmmaker #FilmmakingLife #FilmProduction #FilmFestival #IndieFilmmaking #DirectorOfPhotography #FilmmakerCommunity #SupportIndieFilm #NoBudgetFilm