November 6, 2011
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Ten Ways to Finance Your Film

Money is an integral part of film production.  Movie producers often look for people or businesses that will make an investment into their film.  However, the motion picture industry is known by investors as being very risky.  A film has to recover enough money in sales to cover all the expenses involved in pre-production, shooting, post-production, and marketing of the movie.  Since an investor will see your ...click to read more...
November 5, 2011
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Partnerships in Film Production

One way to finance your film production is through a joint partnership.  Partners in a joint venture arrangement may combine their financial, creative, and business resources together to produce a movie.  For example, one person may own a camera rental company while another one owns an editing facility.  With a producer and financial backing, they agree to work on a common film project they are interested in.  ...click to read more...
November 4, 2011
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Movie Making

Filmmaking can be one of the most complicated art form today in the way its technical, creative, financial, and social aspects are tightly interwoven. When you understand all of these aspects of creating a movie, you will be better prepared to handle the work involved in completing a film and having it distributed to an audience. The quality of movies can vary, with production ranging from the multi-million dollar ...click to read more...
November 3, 2011
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History of Film

The medium of cinema appeared in the mid 1890s, an era when the United States was still expanding into one of the world’s major colonialist powers.  The Spanish American War of 1898 resulted in the United States’ gaining control of Puerto Rico, The Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, and part of Samoa.  The United States itself was still in the process of formation.  Idaho, Montana, and North and South Dakota ...click to read more...
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