FEATURE FILM IN WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS

We are filming Howlers in Waxahachie, Texas. It's been a great first week. Cast, Crew, locations, cameras and props are all hitting it out of the park on this film. This is going to be a fun film to watch. We will post more information when it's allowed.

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FACIAL RECOGNITION FOR FINDING ROVER (NOT FILMMAKING RELATED BUT WE ALL LOVE DOGS)

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (spcaLA) and VCA Animal Hospital’s unveiled a new partnership with Finding Rover that has the ability to help reunite more lost dogs with their family by using CSI techniques usually reserved for humans. Finding Rover’s innovative facial recognition for pets can be used on a smartphone through the app or on the web and is 98 per cent accurate in matching lost and found dog reports.

VAN GOGH DOCUMENTARY TO BE FIRST FULLY PAINTED FEATURE FILM EVER MADE

The film will incorporate over 120 of van Gogh's paintings, animated and brought to life.

HOW THE FEMALE DIRECTORS IN FILM FATALES ARE TACKLING HOLLYWOOD'S INCLUSION PROBLEM

©Robin Holland / robinholland.comNew York Narrative Film Fatales 2016 Featuring: Back row (standing): Deb Shoval, Janet Grillo, Isabel Sandoval, Kim Dempster, Emily Abt, Stewart Thorndike, Enid Zentelis, Ry Russo-‐Young, Kim Spurlock, Bette Gordon, Ani Simon-­Kennedy Middle row (sitting): Jennifer Fox, Leah Meyerhoff, Mary Harron, Jan Eliasberg, Deborah Goodwin, Rachel Israel Front row (floor): Eliza Hittman, Alice Cox‐Neff

By now we have all heard the statistics. The film industry is facing a crisis of inclusion.

SXSW 2016 WOMEN DIRECTORS: MEET JULIA HART - 'MISS STEVENS'

"Miss Stevens"

Julia Hart's debut script "The Keeping Room" landed on the Black List and was made into a feature directed by Daniel Barber starring Brit Marling. She's written for John Requa and Glenn Ficarra at Fox Searchlight, Ridley Scott’s company Scott Free and has a mini-series in the works at HBO with Anna Paquin and Jack Black. "Miss Stevens" is her feature directorial debut. (Press materials)

IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND FOR WOMEN AT THE BOXOFFICE

"Eye in the sky!"

It was a good weekend for women at the specialty box office. The Helen Mirren thriller "Eye in the Sky" and Sally Field comedy "Hello, My Name is Doris" both performed well, according to Deadline, while "10 Cloverfield Lane" proved that big studio films with women at their center can appeal to wide audiences.

HOW JAKE GYLLENHAAL WON SXSW WITH NOTHING BUT HIS WEIRDO CHARM

At SXSW this weekend, Jake Gyllenhaal charmed his way to raucous laughter and exuberant applause for a movie that was frankly awful.

HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST DIRECTORS WANT TO BRING NEW MOVIES STRAIGHT TO YOUR LIVING ROOM

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Seemingly out of nowhere, a new service called Screening Room could soon let consumers watch new movies the same day they hit theaters — for a hefty price. On Wednesday, Variety reported that movie studios and the Sean Parker-backed startup have been in negotiations to help make the service a reality.

HOW YOU SHOULD RESEARCH YOUR NEXT LENS PURCHASE

To go with a set of 3 prime lenses versus a mid-range zoom was not an intentional decision. It happened over the course of time. Today the lens that is not in my toolbox is the 24-70 2.8 mid-range zoom. It is on my bucket list, but I’m not in a hurry. The reason? The 28mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8 and the 85mm 1.8 are awesome prime lenses that deliver quality images with just about every shoot.

by Dustin Gaffke

DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING: THE DRAMA OF REAL LIFE

Documentary filmmakers, no less than dramatic screenwriters, strive to tell strong, often character-driven stories that have a beginning, middle and end, with something at stake, rising tension, and a narrative arc that keeps viewers actively engaged. Unlike dramatists, however, nonfiction filmmakers can't invent characters and plot points, but must instead find them in the raw material of real life.

IS KEITH OLBERMANN LEADING AN EXODUS FROM TRUMP BUILDINGS?

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The political commentator is hardly the only one who wants out of a Trump building. An analysis reveals that more than 10 percent of the units in the iconic Trump Tower are for sale or for rent — and prices are falling.

FILMMAKING TUTORIAL

GAME OF THRONES' AUTHOR SAYS NEXT BOOK IS NOT FINISHED YET

Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO

From George R.R. Martin
"You wanted an update. Here's the update. You won't like it."
Believe me, it gave me no pleasure to type those words. You're disappointed, and you're not alone. My editors and publishers are disappointed, HBO is disappointed, my agents and foreign publishers and translators are disappointed... but no one could possibly be more disappointed than me. For months now I have wanted nothing so much as to be able to say, "I have completed and delivered THE WINDS OF WINTER" on or before the last day of 2015.

WARNER BROS LAUNCHING EMERGING FILM DIRECTORS WORKSHOP

Warner Bros Pictures is gearing up to launch the Warner Bros. Emerging Film Directors Workshop sometime during the second quarter this year, the studio said today. The talent incubator is designed to give access and voice to new and underrepresented talent, and will to showcase their work to the film community after a nine-month intensive fellowship at Warner Bros.

DIRECTOR MATT HEINEMAN ON GOING DANGEROUSLY DEEP INTO CARTEL LAND

Matthew Heineman's documentary Cartel Land moves far beyond the realistic yet calibrated fictions of what we might think we know about the drug wars depicted in films like Traffic or Sicario. 

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA COMMITS 50% OF PRODUCTION BUDGET TO FILMS BY WOMEN

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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will now allot half of its production spending to female-directed films, government film commissioner Claude Joli-Coeur announced Tuesday, International Women’s Day, at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival.

HERE ARE FOUR DOCUMENTARY TRENDS SEEPING FURTHER INTO THE MAINSTREAM

An Image from the True/False movie "The Other Side". (True/False)

The True/False film festival took place last weekend, and although to many that might conjure up little more than thoughts of a high school multiple-choice test, for those who follow nonfiction films, it means something larger.

PAWN STARS' REGULAR AUSTIN 'CHUMLEE' RUSSELL ARRESTED ON GUN & DRUG CHARGES

History channel

Austin “Chumlee” Russell, who has starred on the popular History program Pawn Stars since its 2009 launch, was arrested today on gun and weapons charges, Las Vegas police confirmed to Deadline. Officers were serving a warrant at Russell’s house in a sexual assault case when they found at least one gun along with methamphetamine and marijuana.

MACAT ON BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY

Julio Macat on the set of Blended.

When I caught up with Julio Macat, ASC, a few days ago I explained to him that one of the goals of this blog is to give readers a glimpse into the personal life of ASC members. Suffice to say that it sparked a very generous and open conversation...

2016 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

The culmination of the Sundance Film Festival is the Awards Ceremony. The competition juries, comprised of individuals from the worldwide film community with original and diverse points of view, select films from both the documentary and dramatic categories to receive a range of awards. Decided by Festivalgoers’ ballots, Audience Awards are bestowed upon films in each of the Festival’s four competition categories...

CLOSING THE GENDER GAP IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS

Women may be graduating from U.S. colleges faster than men (3:2), but American women still earn just 77 cents for every dollar that men earn, and fill only 14% of Fortune 500 boardroom seats!

TOP WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVALS

Women’s film festivals aim to provide a true perception of women, whether they are victorious or defeated. With an industry that is dominated by males, these film festivals have turned into a global project by, for and about women.

The criteria I used to select these top film festivals are similar to those that could be used for general film festivals. The one defining quality is that the festival, in fact, promotes what it actually is. Women’s film festivals began due to the lack of female voice within the film industry. To combat this hindrance, their own film festival was designed...

8 FEMALE DIRECTORS WHO ARE CRUSHING IT AT THE NFB

Animation, Documentary  |  March 8, 2016

Happy International Women’s Day! Today’s the day where we celebrate the incredible works, strength, and perseverance of females around the world, as well as honour the women who dedicated their lives to making the world just a little bit more equal...

WOMEN IN ANIMATION: FACTS AND PERCEPTIONS

The following is a translation of a guest post by Julie Roy, a producer in the NFB Animation and Youth Studio. She has published many articles on women in animation and has been a guest programmer at several animation festivals. At the NFB, she has produced many well-known films, including The Necktie, Bydlo, Kali the Little Vampireand Edmond Was a Donkey. Read the original version of this post, Femmes cineastes d’animation.

THERE ARE NO RULES': BEHIND THE SCENES OF GAME OF THRONES' SEASON 6

With Game of Thrones' April 26 Season 6 premiere date fast approaching, there's still no trailer to speak of. But HBO did throw us a meaty bone today.

In the below behind-the-scenes featurette, three cinematographers detail the major challenges they faced depicting the world of Westeros. As we learned from speaking to  two GOT cinematographers at Berlinale this year, the show operates on a rotating schedule of DPs; depending on the variety of locations, the final cut of an episode can feature the intercut work of many different DPs. This make working on the show a uniquely collaborative experience.  "It's completely different from working on a single drama, where you're working with the same DP and director for months," David Worley, B camera operator, explains in the video. "It's much more interesting, because everyone's got a different approach."

GETTING YOUR FIRST REAL JOB IN VIDEO PRODUCTION

So, your about to finish up your school year and thinking with the summer months coming you'll work on a movie. Maybe some friends are using a small camcorder or looking at buying a dslr. But for you, you want to get paid and be taken serious as a filmmaker. One thing is to decide what department you want to work? Everyone wants to be the director. But no matter where you start here is some help for you to get started and be successful...

SHOOTING VIDEO WITH DSLR

You get the most control over your video when you shoot in Manual mode, usually indicated by the letter M on your top settings dial. The Manual setting gives you control over the aperture and shutter speed. Shooting this way takes a little bit of work, but it’s worth it, and after you experiment a bit, you’ll start to get a good feel for the settings!
Here are some important things to keep in mind.

YOU'RE WORTH MORE THEN $100 A DAY!

The best part about a career in film, video, or television production isn’t the pay. We have a great job that makes other people jealous. Many of us get to travel, work with celebrities, and have our work seen by thousands or even millions. We get to express our creativity, and when we’re done, the things we’ve worked on can make an audience feel something. That’s a perk that doesn’t come with every job. 

Something you can get from just any job? A paycheck. We’re paid for our work because, well, it’s work! We get paid to think, to decide, to plan, to anticipate...

TOP 50 YOUTUBE AND VIMEO CHANNELS FOR FILMMAKERS AND CINEPHILES

There are numerous film-related YouTube and Vimeo channels that hold thousands of high quality material about filmmaking. Whether you’re interested in directing, screenwriting, editing and cinematography, or interviews, behind-the-scene anecdotes, and making-of documentaries are really your thing, these are the channels and playlists we wholeheartedly recommend you to check out....

FORGET HOLLYWOOD: VIMEO WILL JUST FUND FEMALE FILMMAKERS ITSELF

THINGS AREN’T SO hot for women in Hollywood right now. We kind of always knew that, of course, but now that Jennifer Lawrence is writing letters about not getting paid as much as her male costars and The New York Times Magazine is writing huge features on how tough...