New Media for the Evolving Artisthttps://www.stillindie.com/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/31/host-videos/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/31/host-videos/We recently conducted an (unscientific) survey of media professionals to answer the question “Does self-hosting videos on a website make them appear more professional than…Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:00:10 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/16/emmy-nominations-lacking-diversity/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/16/emmy-nominations-lacking-diversity/I just did the math: Only six people of color were nominated for acting Emmy awards this year (that includes categories like supporting actor in a miniseries). For the men, that’s…Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:00:36 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/10/learn-pstar/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/10/learn-pstar/When I say “rapper”, what do you think of? Probably not a preteen girl spittin’ rhymes about how she isn’t ready for a boyfriend yet. This documentary might change that. P*Star…Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:37 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/01/5-rules-artists-social-media/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/07/01/5-rules-artists-social-media/In my last post, you learned that no one cares how good you are if they don’t know who you are. Social media literacy is an essential skill for all artists to master. And by…Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:30:58 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/30/interview-louie-psihoyos/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/30/interview-louie-psihoyos/Teague and I met Louie Psihoyos, director of The Cove, at AFI SILVERDOCS. Psihoyos talked about how he made The Cove, which documents his team’s mission to expose the destruction…Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:26 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/25/patti-lupon/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/25/patti-lupon/On Tuesday, Patti LuPone voiced her own response to David Itzkoff’s NY Times blog post about an incident in which LuPone stopped her performance to confront an audience member who…Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:00:05 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/23/ella-es-el-matador-women-machismo-bull-ring/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/23/ella-es-el-matador-women-machismo-bull-ring/This week, many of our posts will feature films and seminars from AFI SILVERDOCS, an 8-day documentary film festival that takes place in Silver Spring, MD. We have an upcoming…Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:00:03 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/17/guaranteed-distribution-for-indie-films/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/17/guaranteed-distribution-for-indie-films/There’s a new player in the the game for independent film funding. The New York Times is reporting that DF Indie Studios, based in New York, is open for business. The new studio…Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:30:49 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/16/anna-teague-silverdocs/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/16/anna-teague-silverdocs/Anna and Teague, your faithful Still Indie bloggers, will be attending SILVERDOCS this week in Silver Spring, MD. For those of you who don’t know, SILVERDOCS is an 8-day…Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:00:17 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/15/artists-need-social-media/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/15/artists-need-social-media/Editor’s Note: I’m happy to welcome Devon Hopkins to Still Indie. He is an undergraduate at a competitive liberal arts university studying social psychology and group dynamics…Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:00:19 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/11/are-you-guilty/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/11/are-you-guilty/Last week I attended Making Media Now at Bentley University, where, among other really interesting panels, I saw Andy Carvin talk about crowdsourcing. I was also really glad to…Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:52 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/10/favorite-feminists/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/10/favorite-feminists/Oh Jezebel, your editors should know by now that if you post anything that involves a list and the word “feminism” – people are going to get into a flame war mighty fast.…Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:27 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/08/andy-carvin-npr-crowdsourcing-making-media/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/08/andy-carvin-npr-crowdsourcing-making-media/On Friday I attended Making Media Now 2009, a single day conference for media makers (largely attended by documentary film folk from the Boston Area). MMN09 was a great experience…Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:00:27 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/04/pitching-a-pilot/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/04/pitching-a-pilot/Last time on the blog: My take on the panels at the Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns at Wesleyan University. Today, a look at how hard it is to convince people to make your show.…Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:00:17 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/03/shasha-seminar-part-iii/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/03/shasha-seminar-part-iii/Despite what the last two posts might have you believe, the Shasha Seminar at Wesleyan University was not entirely about Joss Whedon. No, it was about how movies and tv go from an…Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:00:09 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/02/joss-whedon-shasha-seminar-part-ii/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/02/joss-whedon-shasha-seminar-part-ii/Last time, I gave a recap of Joss Whedon and Mark Harris’s thoughts on where the media industry is going, but much of our time at the Shasha Seminar was spent talking about the…Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:00:49 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/01/joss-whedon-mark-harris/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/06/01/joss-whedon-mark-harris/This weekend at the Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns at Wesleyan University, I was lucky enough to hear from some of the biggest movers and shakers in the entertainment business.…Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:01 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/31/movies-tv-finding-strange/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/31/movies-tv-finding-strange/I’m about to go get a good night of sleep before the last day of the Shasha Seminar for Human Concerns, a weekend seminar at Wesleyan University that has a completely different…Sun, 31 May 2009 04:38:26 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/29/shorts-48hfpdc/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/29/shorts-48hfpdc/Two weeks ago, we featured a series of interviews with the team leaders of three films entered in the 48 Hour Film Project in DC. Two of these films were selected for a second…Fri, 29 May 2009 17:30:49 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/28/trent-reznor-adds-good/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/28/trent-reznor-adds-good/Stan Schroeder posted a story on Mashable today about Trent Reznor raising over $850.000 for a fan who needs a heart transplant. Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction set up a site…Thu, 28 May 2009 20:45:26 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/18/introduction-website/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/18/introduction-website/Several people have asked me recently about setting up their own website, so I though I would consolidate my explanations here. When you set up a website, there are several…Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:09 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/11/interview-amanda-hirsch/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/11/interview-amanda-hirsch/This is the third and final interview in our series talking with filmmakers who led teams in 48HFP-DC 2009. In our first two interviews we talked with Jasmine Bulin, a first time…Mon, 11 May 2009 13:30:41 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/10/interview-ishu-krishna/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/10/interview-ishu-krishna/Today is our second in a series of three interviews with team leaders from last weekend’s 48 Hour Film Project in DC. Yesterday we talked with Jasmine Bulin, a first time 48HFP…Sun, 10 May 2009 14:00:26 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/09/jasmine-bulin/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/05/09/jasmine-bulin/Last weekend was the 48 Hour Film Project in DC. This weekend we’re bringing you interviews from several team leaders who participated last weekend. Our first interview is with…Sat, 09 May 2009 13:00:07 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/30/news/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/30/news/Where do you get your news? And what is the quality of that information? PBS is hosting a project with the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy…Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:30:59 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/23/love-man-trailer-read-spoilers/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/23/love-man-trailer-read-spoilers/This weekend, I went to see “I Love You, Man” with a bunch of grad students. Grad students are really great to take to a movie. They don’t have time to watch trailers online over…Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:12 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/22/happy-earth-day-2009/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/22/happy-earth-day-2009/In honor of Earth Day, we’d like to point you to a couple of our previous articles about green film. If you know of other resources for decreasing your environmental impact as a…Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:30:09 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/17/funding-independent-film/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/17/funding-independent-film/How do you get the money to make a film about dying languages? How would you convince funders to back your film when it doesn’t have a clear audience? The Linguists Last October,…Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:30:25 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/10/48-hour-film-project-2009-washington-dc/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/04/10/48-hour-film-project-2009-washington-dc/Early bird registration for the 48 Hour Film Project has closed in DC, but regular registration is still open. This year, 48 Hour Film DC, takes place on the weekend on May 1st.…Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:00:57 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/31/pay-ebook/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/31/pay-ebook/“While Amazon might be able to find a market for $9.99 books on the Kindle, the iPhone-iPod Touch world is a very different place. Very few people are willing to pay that kind of…Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:01 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/27/cloudy-chance-meatballs-trailer-ruins-childhood/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/27/cloudy-chance-meatballs-trailer-ruins-childhood/In September of this year, Sony Pictures will release Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which tragically seems to bear almost no resemblance to the book, Cloudy with a Chance of…Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:00:04 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/17/race-witch-mountain-violent/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/17/race-witch-mountain-violent/In slightly less indie news, Race to Witch Mountain (Disney’s remake of the old Escape to Witch Mountain) appears to be last weekend’s number 1 movie. Huh. I found this review of…Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:00:07 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/16/terry-lickona-burning-questions/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/16/terry-lickona-burning-questions/PBS Engage is inviting users to ask questions of Terry Lickona, renowned producer of the long running music program Austin City Limits, Monday at 4pm. Lickona will answer user…Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:29 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/13/media-showdown-columbia-jschool/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/13/media-showdown-columbia-jschool/On Wednesday, the NY Mag Daily Intel blog posted about the Columbia Journalism School’s struggle to integrate new media skills with an old-school journalism curriculum . Linda…Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:00:29 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/13/norways-public-broadcaster-launches-bittorrent-tracker/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/03/13/norways-public-broadcaster-launches-bittorrent-tracker/“NRK, Norway’s public broadcaster, has decided that its BitTorrent distribution experiment has gone so well that the company will launch its own tracker in order to distribute its…Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:00:35 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/02/26/validation-short-film/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/02/26/validation-short-film/Here’s another inspirational short film. Films of this quality are easily produced in a technical sense, though not easily written, and a perfect example of how an engaging story…Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:17 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/02/12/anna-paris/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/02/12/anna-paris/I’m in the process of mastering Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express (unfortunately, my old MacBook doesn’t have the graphics capability to deal with Pro – so this video was…Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:00:47 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/02/03/web-comics-under-fire/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/02/03/web-comics-under-fire/Neil Swaab posted last week about the viability of webcomic business models in the current economy. “I know there are plenty of web comic artists who are able to subsist on the…Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:00:35 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/28/ryan-sohmer-rails-internet-regulation/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/28/ryan-sohmer-rails-internet-regulation/Ryan Sohmer is the author of the wildly succesful webcomics Least I Could Do, and Looking For Group. His recent post in the LICD forums is a response to the Writer’s Guild of…Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:07 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/27/fullscreen-gigapan-viewer/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/27/fullscreen-gigapan-viewer/The Fullscreen Gigapan Viewer offers a very interesting look at last week’s Inauguration. Who can you find in the crowd? It’s like Where’s Waldo for the digital age. Ultra-high…Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:00:50 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/12/creative-capitalism-social-entrepreneurship/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/12/creative-capitalism-social-entrepreneurship/This NYTimes article is a must read for anyone interested in the field of social entrepreneurship: Can Businesses Do Well and Do Good? – Economix Blog – NYTimes.com “The question…Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:00:57 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/09/good-impression/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/09/good-impression/According to Prospects, the UK’s Official Graduate Careers Website, research shows that first impressions are made up of the following (via Interviews: How to impress): 55% visual…Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:00:54 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/06/creative-commons-doesnt-cannibalize-sales/https://www.stillindie.com/2009/01/06/creative-commons-doesnt-cannibalize-sales/Chris Anderson recently posted “The best selling MP3 album of the year was free” on The Long Tail blog. Apparently, Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV was the best selling MP3 album of…Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:30:22 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/27/chris-carters-green-set-files-sequel/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/27/chris-carters-green-set-files-sequel/First of all, I’m posting this from a BUS! Yes, indeed, I have finally tried out Bolt Bus, and the wireless internet is nothing short of a Christmas miracle. In honor of Jewish…Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:30:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/22/codekindness-pairs-nonprofits-technology-volunteers/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/22/codekindness-pairs-nonprofits-technology-volunteers/CodeKindness: Mobilizing Technology Volunteers for Social Good CodeKindness is designed to help technologically skilled volunteers support nonprofits by working on projects of a…Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:00:19 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/19/riaa-strongarms-isps-customers/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/19/riaa-strongarms-isps-customers/Image by chazlarson TechCrunch today reports that the RIAA is changing tactics: Instead of dragging music downloaders and file-sharers into court, it has somehow convinced ISPs to…Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:30:22 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/19/video-inspiration-met-walrus/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/19/video-inspiration-met-walrus/It’s amazing what someone can do with a tape recorder and some pen sketches. I Met The Walrus Ok, so maybe an exclusive interview with a famous celebrity 38 years ago doesn’t…Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:00:04 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/17/battlestar-galactica-face-enemy-evidently-kissable/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/17/battlestar-galactica-face-enemy-evidently-kissable/I’ve been waiting, quite nervously, for the return of Battlestar Galactica in January. It’s been so gosh darn long since the end of the first half of season 4 – what if I don’t…Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:00:08 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/15/bargain-hunting-on-craigslist/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/15/bargain-hunting-on-craigslist/What do you still buy on Craigslist? I find it useful for finding apartments and jobs (or gigs), but since Craigslist became a household name, shopping for cheap stuff has been…Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:00:32 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/12/podcasting-for-nonprofits/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/12/podcasting-for-nonprofits/Adam Weiss, Podcast Consultant, recently posted a roundup of his resources from the Podcasting for Nonprofits workshop he presented at Brown University last week. There is a…Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/11/joss-whedon-gets-crafty/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/11/joss-whedon-gets-crafty/Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and this summer’s web-based hit, Dr. Horrible, was just interviewed by Kim Werker of CrochetMe (transcript found here).…Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:00:22 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/04/fcc-transition-team-plays-mmog/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/12/04/fcc-transition-team-plays-mmog/Image from jasondefillioppo’s PhotostreamYes, yes, this is last month’s news, but BoingBoing reports that Kevin Werbach and Susan Crawford, slated to head the Obama…Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/25/five-tips-to-get-cast/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/25/five-tips-to-get-cast/In my job, I’ve found myself running more than a few auditions. I’ve come up with some tips that might help you land roles in small, independent media projects: (1) Show up on…Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/18/twitter-shapes-advertising/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/18/twitter-shapes-advertising/Forbes has an article, Twitter Moms Sink Motrin Ad, covering the recent events in which general outrage among mothers on Twitter caused Johnson & Johnson to pull its advertising…Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/13/xu-bing-future-of-art-and-new-media/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/13/xu-bing-future-of-art-and-new-media/Last night I caught Xu Bing’s talk at Lesley University/The future site of the Art Institute of Boston. Xu Bing is a Chinese artist, probably best known in the states for his…Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/12/will-repo-steal-hearts/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/12/will-repo-steal-hearts/Image from shellEProductions’ PhotostreamDoes anyone else hate the phrase “Instant cult classic?” Instant classic is like instant chocolate brownies. It might temporarily fix your…Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/10/obama-considers-options-for-fcc/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/10/obama-considers-options-for-fcc/Image from twenty_questionsBusinessWeek reports that President-Elect Obama’s transition team is hard at work considering options for FCC Chairman. “The new Administration is…Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/07/governing-in-web-savvy-world/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/07/governing-in-web-savvy-world/Image from On Bradstreet’s PhotostreamAs if in answer to my last post, it seems that the office of the President Elect has just rolled out www.change.gov, a site not dissimilar…Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/06/post-election-roundup/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/06/post-election-roundup/Image from tsevis’s Photostream Tuesday night, as I skyped into Teague’s election night party taking place a few hundred miles from my own living room. . . two things hit me: (1)…Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:30:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/04/stop-prop-8-ads-from-being-served-in/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/04/stop-prop-8-ads-from-being-served-in/Image from HBC4511Several websites have reported unwanted advertising from Google Adsense from the “Yes On 8” campaign supporting the banning of gay marriage in CA. Here is the…Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:52:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/03/radio-for-new-generation/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/11/03/radio-for-new-generation/Ken George, blogging for my local NPR station, WBUR, has some interesting thoughts on “New Millennials” and radio in his ConverStation blog. The post jumped out at me because one…Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/28/apples-insomnia-film-festival/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/28/apples-insomnia-film-festival/Apple is sponsoring something called the Insomnia Film Festival on November 15th. You have 24 hours to complete a film that uses three items out of a list of required elements.…Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:29:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/27/radioheads-pick-your-price-success/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/27/radioheads-pick-your-price-success/Image from WikipediaThe Chicago Tribune has a good set of numbers from the Radiohead “In Rainbows” release. As you may recall, Radiohead offered the album as a download in advance…Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/24/howard-stringer-on-charlie-rose/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/24/howard-stringer-on-charlie-rose/Image from WikipediaHow does Howard Stringer, Sony CEO & Chairman, deal with traveling two thirds of the time? Sleep whenever you can and keep a good sense of humor. Check out the…Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/14/xkcd-and-drm-steal-this-comic/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/10/14/xkcd-and-drm-steal-this-comic/Image from XKCD Wouldn’t the world just be simpler if Randall Munroe ran everything?Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:27:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/29/dr-horrible-mp3s-available-from-amazon/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/29/dr-horrible-mp3s-available-from-amazon/Image from BobbyPromFor those of you who prefer your internet-musical-extravaganza soundtracks sans DRM, the Amazon MP3 store is now offering Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog…Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:05:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/25/musical-road/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/25/musical-road/Ok, now this is cool. A road in Lancaster, CA has had grooves cut into it that cause car’s tires to play the William Tell Overture as they drive over it. CNET has the full story.…Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/24/rpi-builds-giant-media-toy/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/24/rpi-builds-giant-media-toy/I don’t know how to describe Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Empac, except as a Giant Media Toy. The New York Times article had…Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/24/lucky-theres-seth-macfarlane_24/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/24/lucky-theres-seth-macfarlane_24/Image from Cheryl’s PhotostreamI used to be a pretty big Family Guy devotee (back in that golden age when it was only shown on Adult Swim). While I’ve personally gotten a little…Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/23/canon-5d-mark-ii-video-footage/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/23/canon-5d-mark-ii-video-footage/Image from Steve KeysCanon lent a prototype of the new 5D Mark II to New-York-based commercial and editorial photographer Vincent Laforet for 72 hours, and this short film is what…Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:56:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/22/ask-ken-burns/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/22/ask-ken-burns/Image from dbkingPBS Engage is offering an opportunity for viewers to ask documentary filmmaker Ken Burns five questions as part of the ongoing “Five Good Questions” series. This…Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:19:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/16/virtual-world-creation-gets/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/16/virtual-world-creation-gets/In an interview with Information Week, Raph Koster talks about the Metaplace project. “As [game] technology has risen, it has been harder and harder and harder for ordinary people…Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/15/digital-entertainment-content-ecosystem/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/15/digital-entertainment-content-ecosystem/Here’s what we know so far. DECE will announce details at CES in January. The general principle is something along the lines of a digital rights locker in the cloud that keeps…Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/11/bechdel-rule-aka-ripleys-rule/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/11/bechdel-rule-aka-ripleys-rule/Like every other media-and-pop-culture-obsessed feminist out there, I’m wondering why I hadn’t already heard of the “Bechdel Rule” (also known as Ripley’s Rule, the…Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/10/flicks-to-watch-out-for-cartoon-college/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/10/flicks-to-watch-out-for-cartoon-college/Recently saw the trailer for Cartoon College, a documentary by Tara Wray (who also made Manhattan, Kansas). The subject of the film is the Center for Cartoon Studies in White…Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/09/spore-is-worst-game-ever/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/09/spore-is-worst-game-ever/Image from elvissa…if you believe the Amazon reviews. Out of approximately 1400 reviews, over 1,300 rate the game with 1 star, most complaining of draconian DRM. Electronic Arts’…Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/09/diy-days-free-conference-for-indies/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/09/diy-days-free-conference-for-indies/Image from DIY Days WebsiteThanks to David Tames and Boston Media Makers (woot!), I just learned about DIY Days. DIY Days, in their own words: DIY DAYS – fund :: create ::…Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/08/indie-films-in-hollywood-too-much-of/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/09/08/indie-films-in-hollywood-too-much-of/Image from Brandon Cirillo’s PhotostreamBy now you’ve probably already read the Wall Street Journal’s take on the state of independent film in Hollywood. If you haven’t, I’ll sum…Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/28/slick-or-real/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/28/slick-or-real/Image from iboy_danielSeth Godin, with yet another interesting post, talks about the idea of being stuck between gritty realism and hyper-produced slickness. Things that fall in…Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/27/favorite-gaming-moments-youtube-contest/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/27/favorite-gaming-moments-youtube-contest/Image from thebusybrainiBUYPOWER is sponsoring a contest where filmmakers can submit a video to YouTube of a real life re-enactment of any event that happened in a computer or…Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/14/women-on-web-whos-leading-who/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/14/women-on-web-whos-leading-who/Woman to Woman, Online, yesterday’s business section cover story, explores trends on websites targeted at women. The article notes the ways in which content and advertising have…Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/12/olympic-glory-minus-peacock/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/08/12/olympic-glory-minus-peacock/I was going to bring you a post today about how to get at some alternative Olympics coverage, but Smart Mobs beat me to it! They give a nice little list of ways to watch the…Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/18/pbs-vote-2008-not-just-for-television/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/18/pbs-vote-2008-not-just-for-television/The Producer tipped me off to PBS Vote 2008, a spot where PBS is culling together the best of their documentary films, news coverage and web tools on the ’08 election, and…Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/17/sean-tevis-runs-for-kansas-state-rep/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/17/sean-tevis-runs-for-kansas-state-rep/Image from seantevis.comSean Tevis is running for Kansas State Representative. He needs to raise $26,000 by July 28th. He plans to do this by enticing 3000 individuals to donate…Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:45:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/17/dr-horrible-defeats-internet/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/17/dr-horrible-defeats-internet/Image from Steve Garfield’s PhotostreamDr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is alive and kicking! After hordes of fans crashed their servers, the site appears to be back up and running.…Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/16/slow-food-slow-film/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/16/slow-food-slow-film/Lately, media-makers of all stripes have been doing their part to let us know that the world is going to come to an end if we don’t start taking our environmental impact more…Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/14/abcs-earth-2100-you-too-can-be-al-gore/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/14/abcs-earth-2100-you-too-can-be-al-gore/Our special agent in New Jersey gave us a tip on a new web and television fusion project from a major network: Earth 2100 is a “television and internet event” set to debut this…Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/10/panasonics-ag-hmc70-falls-short/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/10/panasonics-ag-hmc70-falls-short/Image from Panasonic Press ReleaseI’m excited about this announcement from Panasonic. Or more accurately, I’m excited that the camera has finally launched. This shoulder-mounted…Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/07/more-steadicam-from-garrett-brown/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/07/more-steadicam-from-garrett-brown/Image by mikefatsB&H has Part 2 of their interview with Garrett Brown, inventor of the Steadicam. We featured Part 1 last month. In this addition, Brown talks about his early…Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/04/state-of-independent-film/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/04/state-of-independent-film/It seems fitting to write about the state of independent film on Independence Day (here in the US). Indeed, the topic is not only apropos, but fashionable. Much has been said…Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/03/boston-media-makers-july-6-at-doyles/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/03/boston-media-makers-july-6-at-doyles/Image by grazrBoston Media Makers is one of the best social networking groups I’ve found since moving out here. They are an exceedingly welcoming bunch. Everyone sits around a big…Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/02/joss-whedons-dr-horrible-legendary-with/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/02/joss-whedons-dr-horrible-legendary-with/If you are a true fangirl or fanboy, then news of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” will be old hat by now. Bear with us, we’re excited: Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy the Vampire…Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/01/sex-and-city-women-v-girls/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/07/01/sex-and-city-women-v-girls/Image by Lots Of SprinklesI usually enjoy picking up the New York Times arts section, but this article struck me as odd, right from the title. Michael Cieply, who writes about the…Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/27/johnny-chung-lee-my-newest-hero/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/27/johnny-chung-lee-my-newest-hero/Image by ElDavid1Chances are you haven’t heard of Johnny Chung Lee yet – but it’s probably only a matter of time. Lee has demonstrated some pretty neat tricks with the Wii remote,…Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:19:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/27/why-should-writers-have-all-fun/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/27/why-should-writers-have-all-fun/Image by hereinvannuysThe SAG is looking at extending or renegotiating their contract with the studios, and no doubt weighing their options in light of the most recent WGA strike.…Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/24/royalties-for-digital-goods/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/24/royalties-for-digital-goods/Image by jblyberg Seth Godin recently posted on his blog about the Kindle ($359 from Amazon). He mentions publisher resistance to lowering prices on digital books, similar to…Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/11/celtx-10-released/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/11/celtx-10-released/Image by isaleal Looks like the folks at Celtx have come out with version 1.0. This is a tool for screenwriters of all stripes, and it’s FREE! I’ve been playing with Celtx for a…Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/11/something-new-for-your-earbuds/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/11/something-new-for-your-earbuds/Image by swruler9284 Thanks to Wesleying for the heads up about Apple’s new 3G iPhone. I can’t bring myself to watch Steve Jobs’ actual announcement, so I’ll let you all enjoy…Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/09/anybody-who-legally-downloads-music-is/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/09/anybody-who-legally-downloads-music-is/Photo by Carolyn Coles That’s what record store owner John Kioussis told Steve Guttenberg of The Audiophiliac. Do you agree with Kioussis? Is legal digital music so bad that it’s…Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/06/planning-ahead/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/06/planning-ahead/Photo by Reinis Traidas One of the things I’ve learned in two years of production is that no two shoots are ever, ever, ever the same. Before you go into production, it helps to…Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/03/steadicam-for-indies/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/06/03/steadicam-for-indies/B&H has an video interview with the inventor of the Steadicam, Garrett Brown. The Steadicam, for those who don’t know, is a stabilizing mount for a camera that isolates the…Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/29/akiva-goldsman-says/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/29/akiva-goldsman-says/This weekend, as a part of the reunion/commencement ceremonies at my alma mater, I got to see Akiva Goldsman talk about life as an Oscar-winning screenwriter. I also got to see a…Thu, 29 May 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/28/i-want-my-mtv-i-mean-youtube/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/28/i-want-my-mtv-i-mean-youtube/Weezer is just so cool. . . They made a video that’s a super impressive mash-up of every YouTube trend in the last year. Some of these are reproductions, but many appear to have…Wed, 28 May 2008 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/27/can-you-wear-leggings-with-that/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/27/can-you-wear-leggings-with-that/So, the Producer’s post got me thinking. First of all, thanks to SXSW for the shoutout! Second of all. . . I read this article in the NY Times a while ago. To sum up: Steve and…Tue, 27 May 2008 15:24:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/26/presenting-your-message/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/26/presenting-your-message/Picture an advertisement for a cash back rewards credit card. A couple of months ago, this card was offering 5% cash back for the first 3 months and then 1% after that. Now they…Mon, 26 May 2008 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/23/metcalfes-law/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/23/metcalfes-law/Andrew Chen has a post about Metcalfe’s Law and corollary Eflactem’s Law (M-E-T-C-A-L-F-E backwards, you can probably figure this one out). “In fact, you see this happen all the…Fri, 23 May 2008 15:30:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/20/democritization-of-technology-is-not/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/20/democritization-of-technology-is-not/Mike Curtis of HD for Indies recently wrote a piece titled The very, very serious problem with democratization of technology in moviemaking. I am a regular reader of Mike’s blog…Tue, 20 May 2008 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/19/turnitin-wins-by-fair-use/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/19/turnitin-wins-by-fair-use/The Center for Social Media at American University has a story about Turnitin, a site used to catch plagarism, citing Fair Use to win a case against students who sued them for…Mon, 19 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/18/trends-from-sxsw/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/18/trends-from-sxsw/Not all filmmakers at SXSW were bullish on digital tools and social networks this year. The Center for Social Media at American University reports : In spite of cutting edge talk,…Sun, 18 May 2008 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/16/and-were-back/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/05/16/and-were-back/After an extended hiatus, brought about by outside circumstances, we have returned to the Experiment. There will be a few changes to the site in the coming weeks, so keep your…Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/28/listen-to-drm-panel-from-ces/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/28/listen-to-drm-panel-from-ces/The Center for Social Media at American University is hosting an MP3 of the (somewhat contentious) panel discussion on DRM entitled “The True Cost of DRM: What Can’t We Do Now?”…Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/27/chris-anderson-on-charlie-rose/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/27/chris-anderson-on-charlie-rose/Chris Anderson (author of The Long Tail, editor of Wired Magazine) recently did an interview with Charlie Rose. See: post on his blog for embedded video.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/26/avid-cuts-prices/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/26/avid-cuts-prices/Photo by Nick Wiesner In light of Avid’s recent price cuts Frank Capria at Pro Video Coalition answerers the question “Can Media Composer at $2,495 compete with Final Cut Studio?”…Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/24/hitchcocks-quote-of-day/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/24/hitchcocks-quote-of-day/Photo by Till Krech This quote from the Quotations Page’s Quote of the Day: “The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.”– Alfred…Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/24/hulu-business-model-meets-skepticism/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/24/hulu-business-model-meets-skepticism/Michael Learmonth of Silicon Valley Insider, speculates that Hulu is selling ads at $25 CPM (cost per mille), and that their monthly traffic of 5 million viewers would translate…Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/21/guerrilla-filmmaking/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/21/guerrilla-filmmaking/Guerrilla Filmmaking is a subset of indie films closely related to low-to-no budget films that is characterized by the attitude of “shoot now, ask later”. Show up on location,…Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/19/red-one-120fps-footage/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/19/red-one-120fps-footage/If you follow developments in digital video like I do, you’ve probably been drooling over the Red One for quite some time now. I won’t attempt to explain the impact of the Red One…Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/17/more-reason-to-be-indie/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/17/more-reason-to-be-indie/Ken Levine, TV Comedy Writer, has a timely post called “If a major studio gave notes on JUNO.” This is a great humorous take on how a major studio would have changed the…Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:19:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/17/gratitude-on-being-indie/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/17/gratitude-on-being-indie/Thoughts on why being independent, small budgets and all, is something worth being grateful for. “The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” – Orson Welles A huge budget and…Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/14/script-frenzy/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/14/script-frenzy/Are you in a screenwriting slump? Is that sunny spring weather calling to you to put away the laptop and frolic among the trees? Well sit yourself back in that office chair,…Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/13/obama-in-30-seconds-20000-in-film-gear/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/13/obama-in-30-seconds-20000-in-film-gear/Just received this email from MoveOn.org. Looks like a great opportunity for the more politically inclined filmmakers out there. Today, we’re launching an ad contest called “Obama…Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:33:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/11/upcoming-festivals/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/11/upcoming-festivals/Chad Gervich over at Script Notes has a great list of Upcoming Contests & Festivals (including DC Shorts). Check it out. Get your work seen.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:23:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/10/lighter-side-of-film/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/10/lighter-side-of-film/The title of this post could also be “Don’t take yourself too seriously.” If you’re having trouble seeing the humor in a situation or taking your own project too seriously, check…Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/07/rebranding-ii/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/07/rebranding-ii/Palindrome’s post about Rebranding got me thinking. This blog has evolved to be about more than just the independent film scene. As young professionals in the media industry, we…Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/05/women-action-and-media/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/05/women-action-and-media/Check out the awesome conference I get to go to! WAM! – I’m sure I’ll update when I get back, full of snazzy new ideas.Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/04/online-storytelling/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/03/04/online-storytelling/New Media Consortium‘s CTO Alan Levine (blog) has posted a list of more than 50 online tools that can be used for storytelling in various forms, from podcasts to slideshows, and…Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:05:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/02/27/rebranding/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/02/27/rebranding/At first, this post might seem a little. . . ephemeral. But I have a point here. Firstly, I just changed my name from “The Insider” to “Palindrome.” This is because now The…Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:35:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/02/27/fast-cheap-and-under-control-by-john/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/02/27/fast-cheap-and-under-control-by-john/In an effort to gather inspiration for my next project, I’ve been reading Fast, Cheap, and Under Control: Lessons from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time by John Gaspard.…Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:46:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/02/22/update-2/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/02/22/update-2/Yes, we’ve both been busy recently, hence the lack of posting. For my part, I’m putting in long hours at a new job inside the industry (I won’t tell you where, but I’m very…Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:25:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/30/podiobooks/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/30/podiobooks/ScriptNotes blog has an interview with Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff about podcasting audio books, or Podiobooks. It’s a great reminder that there a number of media to tell your story…Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:25:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/28/john-august-on-bittorrent/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/28/john-august-on-bittorrent/John August, well-known writer (also Producer/Director), has several posts on his blog about his latest movie, The Nines, appearing on BitTorrent. In chronological order (edit:…Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:48:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/28/open-source-pre-production/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/28/open-source-pre-production/Filmmaker.com has an interview with Mark Kennedy of Greyfirst Corporation about Celtx, an innovative new open-source pre-production tool. Based on the interview, it sounds like…Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:08:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/17/greenlight-awards/https://www.stillindie.com/2008/01/17/greenlight-awards/Greenlight Awards Win $2,000 for best Digital Series concept or $10,000 for best digital series production (one episode). Deadline is February 15, 2008. Winners announced at SXSW…Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:13:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/17/bittorrent-for-indies/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/17/bittorrent-for-indies/TorrentFreak.com, admittedly a slightly biased source, has a good article on the benefits of BitTorrent distribution for indie films. Similar to arguments for online (or perhaps…Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:15:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/14/john-august-speech-at-paramount/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/14/john-august-speech-at-paramount/John August posts on his blog the (approximate) text of a speech he gave at the Indie Gate at Paramount Studios. It’s got zombies, castles, and co-dependent film. Give it a read.Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:26:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/12/and-iphones-are-teeny-tiny-screens/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/12/and-iphones-are-teeny-tiny-screens/You know how you can call anything in a movie theater “the big screen” and anything on tv is “the small screen?” I’m thinking that system needs an overhaul. Say movies are the big…Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:39:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/10/amptp-and-music-studios/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/12/10/amptp-and-music-studios/Both of these entities are fighting losing battles to maintain the status quo amidst the onslaught of the internet. Chad Gervich has a great post about the WGA Strike and draws…Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:24:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/28/it-begins/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/28/it-begins/Or more accurately, continues. Crave has a post about a TV station in a box from NetTVworld. This box is essentially a minimal configuration solution for easily transmitting video…Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:48:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/19/characters-matter/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/19/characters-matter/Insert appropriate quip about the importance of strong moral character *here*. Character Matters, but I won’t subject you to the puns. There are more interesting things to…Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:09:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/09/more-free-music/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/09/more-free-music/Mike over at HD for Indies posted about free music from Moby for non-commercial/non-profit films. Looks like a pretty good deal. To be sure, this is not music released under…Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:41:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/09/boston-open-screen/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/09/boston-open-screen/This is probably the coolest idea I have ever seen pop out of the film community in Boston: Boston Open Screen Basically, it’s an open mic night for filmmakers. How cool is that?…Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:22:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/08/reading-scripts-aloud/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/11/08/reading-scripts-aloud/In a recent post, Jane Espenson talks about having your script read aloud by actors. This is something that I really support and I will definitely do with my own work… just as…Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:53:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/23/plotbot/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/23/plotbot/I recently discovered an intriguing online tool called Plotbot that facilitates collaboration between many users on scripts and screenplays. Has anyone used this before? Would…Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:19:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/18/need-royalty-free-sounds/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/18/need-royalty-free-sounds/SoundSnap (discovered via Crave) offers royalty free sounds for your filmmaking/podcasting/prank-phone-call pleasure. I’m planning to check it out for a short film I’m editing…Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:51:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/18/guerilla-film-fest-8/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/18/guerilla-film-fest-8/In keeping with the spirit of Guerilla filmmaking I give you a film fest with minimal advance warning: Tomorrow night is GFF8 at the Goethe Institut (near Chinatown metro) in DC.…Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:50:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/12/some-good-advice/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/12/some-good-advice/The UC Berkeley School of Journalism has some pretty awesome people. They even put together a Documentary Cookbook – which gives a brief history of their mission followed by some…Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:03:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/12/its-festival-of-festivals/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/12/its-festival-of-festivals/Evidently October is THE month for film in Boston: Next week is the Boston Latino International Film Festival Looks like fun, no? My pick will likely be the film shorts at the…Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:47:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/10/boston-jewish-film-festival/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/10/boston-jewish-film-festival/And, in Boston, we’ve got the Boston Jewish Film Festival on its way! http://www.bjff.org/ The movie “The Film Class” looks especially interesting.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:16:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/10/international-fest-of-cinema-and/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/10/international-fest-of-cinema-and/The IFCT 2007 Tour will be stopping in Washington, DC at the Museum of Contemporary Art on October 15th and 16th. Tickets are $7/day. Since 2002, the IFCT has been working to gain…Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:50:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/05/national-film-challenge/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/05/national-film-challenge/Hot on the heels of the Insomnia Film Festival comes the National Film Challenge. A spin off from the 48 Hour Film Project in 2003, the National Film Challenge is similar in…Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:37:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/05/whats-best-boy-again/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/05/whats-best-boy-again/Skillset has a great list of Film Jobs with descriptions and suggestions for breaking into the roles. It’s very helpful in figuring out who all the different people are who…Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:19:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/01/insomnia-film-festival-advice-from-john/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/10/01/insomnia-film-festival-advice-from-john/John August has some advice for people entering the Insomnia Film Festival over on his blog. The one line summary? Go funny, get quality sound, and prepare in advance then adapt…Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:54:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/09/28/insomnia-film-festival/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/09/28/insomnia-film-festival/Apple is sponsoring the Insomnia Film Festival again this year. It’s a 24-hour filmmaking challenge. If you are interested, here are the basics: Begins Saturday, October 13 at…Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:50:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/09/28/update/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/09/28/update/Due to a particularly heavy schedule at work, I haven’t posted in almost a month and a half. In the future I hope to add some writers to the staff here so that time between posts…Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:58:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/08/16/introductory-reading-for-people-making/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/08/16/introductory-reading-for-people-making/I’ve been finding a lot of good resources lately, so I thought I would share a few. First is a great post on HD for Indies entitled Top Ten Things Every Indie Filmmaker Should…Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:54:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/08/14/permits-in-nyc/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/08/14/permits-in-nyc/Yes, I’m back. Yes, you will have to wait a little longer for a real post. For now, I just felt the need to share John August’s post on permits and echo his sentiments. I pretty…Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:24:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/19/one-minute-movie/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/19/one-minute-movie/Having been recently inspired by the concept of a one-minute movie, I have an idea that I thought I would pose to you, the readers. It is an intersection of flash fiction and…Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:22:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/16/first-impressions-dc-romantic-comedy/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/16/first-impressions-dc-romantic-comedy/This is John‘s response to my first impression of his logline, “Washington, D.C. seems awfully small when this bartender finds out four of his ex-girlfriends are living there too.…Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:37:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/12/its-about-story/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/12/its-about-story/Sometimes, like today, I will get ahead of myself and start looking at the latest and greatest technology for filmmaking. As I look at more and more reviews and gadgets, the…Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:03:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/11/insider-says-hello/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/11/insider-says-hello/The names have been changed, but the problems are real. . . Firstly, welcome to me! I’m the 2nd team member on project “Hey Kids, Let’s Make a Movie!” – and the only one currently…Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:59:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/10/hiatus-ex-post-facto/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/07/10/hiatus-ex-post-facto/Some of you may have noticed that it has been a week since our last post. I have been out of town and we don’t yet have enough writers to keep up the posts during an absence. In…Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:53:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/29/first-impressions-dc-romcom/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/29/first-impressions-dc-romcom/Here’s another try at fleshing out an idea. This logline comes from John (of “College Grad “Real” World” fame. Seriously, it’s a cool blog, check it out.) via the comment system.…Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:36:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/28/first-impressions-game-of-risk/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/28/first-impressions-game-of-risk/Here’s a first look at one of the loglines submitted to our team: “A group of 13 year old friends meet up to play Risk, and through the course of the game they discover that each…Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:12:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/25/loglines/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/25/loglines/I’m beginning to collect log lines to start formulating ideas for a film. I’ve got a couple already and I encourage you to send in your own. My idea is for me, and other writers…Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:50:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/22/comedy-dependent-films-and-startups/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/22/comedy-dependent-films-and-startups/I was having a discussion with a friend of mine about genres of film and how I have never attempted a straight-up comedy before. I’ve done several parodies of other genres, but…Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:39:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/22/leveraging-indie-ness/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/22/leveraging-indie-ness/I read an article on The Motley Fool once about the advantages of being a small investor. There are some things that a small investor can do that multi-million dollar companies…Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:45:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/19/welcome-to-insider/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/19/welcome-to-insider/I’m very pleased to welcome the first member of my collaborative team, The Insider (working nickname). I’ve worked with Insider before on a short film, and I’m looking forward to…Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:02:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/19/live/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/19/live/After using this blog as a semi-private forum to develop my idea before taking it to the world, I have decided to start sharing it. If you want to get involved there are a couple…Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:22:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/17/legal-ip-issues-and-staffing-up/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/17/legal-ip-issues-and-staffing-up/I’ve been considering how and whether to copyright this project. My inclination is to license it under Creative Commons or another open source license, but I will have to check on…Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:13:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/17/writers/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/17/writers/I haven’t been able to nail down my writer yet. Turns out he has much less free time than I anticipated. He may join the team yet, but I am beginning to play around with the idea…Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:03:00 GMThttps://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/14/beginning/https://www.stillindie.com/2007/06/14/beginning/This is the beginning of a grand experiment. Well, perhaps not quite grand. I have decided to take a crack at producing a film. I’ve produced a few low- to no-budget short films…Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:45:00 GMT