How is it that anyone can How is it that anyone can become a film maker?become a film maker?

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I believe film making has become a lot more democratised due I believe film making has become a lot more democratised due to the availability of resources and the growth of websites to the availability of resources and the growth of websites which allow the publishing of multimedia files. The fact which allow the publishing of multimedia files. The fact that independent film makers can get feedback almost that independent film makers can get feedback almost instantly after publishing they can learn what works and instantly after publishing they can learn what works and what doesn’t and quite quickly & make changes to improve what doesn’t and quite quickly & make changes to improve where as big cinema productions cant. where as big cinema productions cant.

Digital film making is .. Digital film making is ..

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How the internet makes life easier for How the internet makes life easier for independent film makers …..independent film makers ….. Independent Independent filmmaking finds itself at an interesting crossroads, but filmmaking finds itself at an interesting crossroads, but many are already rushing to declare it dead. Ironically many are already rushing to declare it dead. Ironically though, in some ways it is the best of times to be a though, in some ways it is the best of times to be a filmmaker. Production processes have become filmmaker. Production processes have become democratized and distribution methods are quickly democratized and distribution methods are quickly becoming commoditized. In theory all the tools and becoming commoditized. In theory all the tools and services are in place for filmmakers to beat a direct path to services are in place for filmmakers to beat a direct path to their audiences. But the part of the impending new their audiences. But the part of the impending new business model that still remains foggy is the issue of business model that still remains foggy is the issue of discovery. discovery.

The ability to generate The ability to generate virtualvirtual word of mouth and turn word of mouth and turn audiences into fans is the skill that will improve a audiences into fans is the skill that will improve a filmmaker‘s chances of moving from a single film to a filmmaker‘s chances of moving from a single film to a career in this new environment. It is at this cross section career in this new environment. It is at this cross section that the new business models will evolve, ones that learn that the new business models will evolve, ones that learn from other industries, study consumer behaviour and from other industries, study consumer behaviour and embrace open systems and solutionsembrace open systems and solutions..

http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/winter2009/lance.php

Resources are more Resources are more accessible and accessible and

affordableaffordable Nowadays all you need to create Nowadays all you need to create

a movie is a camera and a a movie is a camera and a laptop (with internet access). laptop (with internet access). This is because most editing This is because most editing software can be downloaded software can be downloaded

from the internet, there are also from the internet, there are also sites such as YouTube which sites such as YouTube which you post videos on once your you post videos on once your

film is created using the camera. film is created using the camera.

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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=independent+films+2009&search_type=&aq=1&oq=independent+filmshttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=independent+films+2009&search_type=&aq=1&oq=independent+films++

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