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  Surviving the Filmmaker’s ‘Vida Loca.’

  January 31, 2011 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  The Indie Filmmaker’s ‘Vida Loca’ is often a careening ride splattered with disillusionment-before you crash it’s essential to achieve balance in this chaotic mix and turn the creative forces that drive you into a positive sustainable process. A few days ago I ran into one of my favorite Indie Filmmakers. Her pallor was grey, her eyes expressionless and her voice was a monotone din of exhaustion. In contrast her work is better than it’s ever been. Sharpened and elegant her [...]

  

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• Please Adobe release this!

  November 27, 2008 / Blogs

  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!

  

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  AFM Survival Guide

  November 7, 2008 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  Its that time of year again. Time to head out to Santa Monica, California and put your schmooze hat on. What I am rambling about is the American Film Market has arrived. Over 400 production companies. Over 8000 industry pros to network with. Bring your A game because if you don’t you will be wasting your time. Where is the AFM? AFM command central is at Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Its a great place and on a beautiful day [...]

  

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  FMC Live this week! Stump me!

  October 21, 2008 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  Greetings all! This Wednesday I will be hosting my first FMC Live show! Join me as I make myself available to answer your questions, hear your pitches (I will critique them so beware!) and network with you. The show link is http://filmmakingcentral.com/fmc2/fmc-live/. Also sign up for the newsletter! We are giving away a new Wacom Intuous tablet to the person with the most referrals! So open that roledex and get those friends to join us here! Link is http://filmmakingcentral.com/fmc2/fmc-newsletter/ Make [...]

  

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• Dave’s TGIF Weekly #4

  October 18, 2008 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  Wow! Has the world gone mad. The financial system is cracking not just in the USA but all over the world. At least the movie industry will thrive. If one business is recession proof its the movies. We love seeing them in good and bad times. They are our escape. That being said, I spoke to a friend today who funds features. She said money for movies is tightening up alot. Not for lack of it or that their bank [...]

  

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• INCENTIVES UPDATE OCTOBER 2008

  October 13, 2008 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  ARIZONA still has funds available for production in 2008 (anything not used from the 2008 allocation carries over to 2009).  Applications are available at www.azcommerce.com/film.  Applications for the funds allocated for 2009 will be accepted starting in January. FLORIDA, despite the reduction in their allocation for the current fiscal year,  still has funds available for productions that start principal photography after January 1, 2009.  Anyone interested should file an application as soon as possible.  Applications are online at www.filminflorida.com. GEORGIA [...]

  

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• Incentives Office Alert

  September 30, 2008 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  ALERT FROM THE INCENTIVES OFFICE CHANGES TO MICHIGAN INCENTIVE Attempts are now underway in the Michigan legislature to limit the amount available per year for production rebates.  Currently there is no limit or cap, but last week an amendment bill which would put a $50 million per year cap on the rebate was passed by a Senate committee.  The House is now out of session until after the election; legislation not approved by both the Senate and House by December [...]

  

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• Dave’s TGIF Weekly #1

  September 19, 2008 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  Greetings gang! Welcome to my first edition of Dave’s TGIF Weekly. The weather is gorgeous here in LA and its time for a weekend. With all the turmoil in the financial markets some movie investors have gotten a bit skiddish. This means you really need to have a strong package with an escape plan (distribution etc) for the investors to feel warmly about your project. Sale estimates are always a welcome addition. Never fear, however. Even through the “Great Depression” [...]

  

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• Fiesta Grand and more!

  September 15, 2008 / Blogs, Dave's Blog

  Greetings! So while the wife decided to hold her semi annual yard sale (ugg!) I was able to hang out with my son and try getting some work done. As he watched his favorite film “Ratatouille” I scoured the net to see if anything I was involved with had any new updates. To my amazement I found my feature film Fiesta Grand had gotten linked and possibly sold to MTV and VH1! I immediately put in a call and email [...]

  

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