So You Want to be a Filmmaker?

As more and more people believe they are budding Spielbergs and plunge into the abyss of film making, few stop to think about what they might be getting into. This program looks at what it is to be a filmmaker and why people should ask themselves a lot of questions before getting involved.

Episodes

Stretching

8m 37s

Jul 24, 2010

The importance of expanding your range, and how it contributes to your film making self-knowledge. Click here to view The Off Season. Click here to view La Maison de Dieu.

Giving Them What They Want

7m 43s

May 31, 2010

Know your audience? Lucky you.

Surviving

12m 1s

May 1, 2010

Re-visiting the question of how to survive materially as a filmmaker in a post-YouTube world.

Too Many Shots

9m 26s

Mar 20, 2010

Why the average movie shot lasts less than the flick of an eye and why audiences want it that way.

Things Change

8m 27s

Feb 27, 2010

Yet more thoughts about the evolution of online video and how that effects the film making future. If there is one.

CGI

13m 22s

Feb 6, 2010

What happens when the machines take over. The video to which I refer can be seen at http://vimeo.com/9078364

3D? No Thanks

8m 44s

Jan 23, 2010

The capability that never quite dies is enjoying a renewed interest. Or is it?

Some observations about why even HD video has difficulty achieving the "film look."

No New Ideas? Baloney

7m 42s

Dec 19, 2009

Why no artist should be content to be derivative.

The State of Online Video

5m 57s

Nov 21, 2009

A brief discussion about what has gone wrong with online video.

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