Save money? Who me?
November 30, 2008 by 
We picked up a refurbished MacBook Pro for the wife (she needed one desperately for work) yesterday from the Apple Store. First of all the refurbs there are priced tremendously. Secondly, we were able to take advantage of the Section 6378 Blanket Exemption Certificate that enabled us to pay less sales tax! Hey in this day and age every penny counts! Check with your state, you may have one too.
DVD Extras: A learning Experience or Just Entertainment?
November 30, 2008 by
I recently have been slamming through various DVD extras, commentaries and behind the scenes. Some are so in depth while others are just expanded trailers to me. La Femme Nikita was just up and it was great! Last nite was Van Helsing which showed how they did some of the tremendous effects in the film.
What are some of your favorites and why? Please share with us and comment below! Cheers, Dave
Please Adobe release this!
November 27, 2008 by
Friend of the show Stu Maschwitz of the uber book “The DVD Rebels Guide” posted a sneak peak video n his blog ProLost. Link is here. The trand is to make it easier to do awesome fun things with video. A plus for us all!
New information from the Incentives Office
November 26, 2008 by
ILLINOIS will soon have a new production incentive, when the Governor signs legislation that increases the Illinois transferable tax credit to 30%. Given that a major film can be crewed locally, sound stages are available, there is a processing lab in Chicago, and virtually all production equipment and supplies can be found in the state, this will make Illinois a very attractive location. Details to follow.
MISSOURI has $3.7 remaining for 2008 of their 35% transferable tax credit. Applications must be approved and a production office (a local address and phone number) opened by December 31, 2008, but production need not commence until 2009.
OKLAHOMA has $4.7 million remaining for this fiscal year.
PENNSYLVANIA reports that, despite production activity in both the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas, funds are still available for their 25% transferable tax credit. Interested producers should contact the film commission.
FLORIDA has now allocated all funds for the current fiscal year; new funds will be available July 1, 2009.
Note that there are no yearly caps in Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Mexico or Wisconsin.
Two rumors were floating around the recently-wrapped American Film Market:
1. New York State is out of money and the program will be shut down.
2. Michigan is out of money, OR a ceiling of $50 million is about to be put in place.
There is no basis for these rumors. New York still has funds available, and Michigan is not out of money. However, New York city is feeling the pinch of the economy, and their program has a $30M annual cap.
Many sources of production funding are gone/temporarily out of funds or stopped lending for single picture finance, but we are working with a number of banks, funds and private lenders with money available for gap and incentives financing. If you’d like an introduction, please CLICK HERE to fill out our form.
Jeff Begun jeff@theincentivesoffice.com
Complete Final Cut Studio Shortcuts
November 21, 2008 by
Some nice person posted these earlier today but the link wasnt working so well. So I uploaded them to my server for you all to enjoy. The link is www.filmmakingcentral.com/Complete_FCS_Shortcuts.rar
Enjoy!
Guess this movie! #3
November 16, 2008 by
FMC members are too smart! You have guessed the first two! Whats this from?
Filmmaking Central Episode 24 2008 Interview with actor Manny Perez
November 14, 2008 by
Greetings! You know how you just know that someone is going to make it huge? Well I have that feeling about todays guest Manny Perez. I have had the pleasure of meeting him during our casting of Olio and he just has the chops. We will all see him with a gold statue one day. If you havent seen “Bella” please rent it. Enjoy!
Guess this movie! #2
November 14, 2008 by
Greetings, I thought I would see how astute you all are with various films. The following is a byte from a movie. What is it? Comment below!
Guess this movie! #1
November 14, 2008 by
Greetings, I thought I would see how astute you all are with various films. The following is a byte from a movie. What is it? Comment below!
FMC Review: EditGroove’s UserMatic
One thing I hate is the dreaded beach balls in Final Cut Pro. Just when I get a good rhythm going that darned beach ball pops up and causes me to trash my preferences. It’s my biggest pet peeve about using Final Cut Pro.
