Massachusetts
Filmmaking | Interviews | Local Industry | Massachusetts | Screenwriting
Writing Backwards From Budget to Film
Boston’s Tim Cawley explains some budgeting techniques that have fostered his independent film career; his second short film premieres this month at Boston Film Night.
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Film School & Education | Filmmaking | How To's | Massachusetts | Television
Cheap Moviemaking with Public Access
A former staffer at Framingham Public Access offers tips for maximizing the production potential of local cable access stations.
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Film School & Education | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Reports | Vermont
Summer Programs for Documentary Filmmakers
A look at the professional development opportunities aimed at documentary filmmakers throughout New England.
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Company/Organization Profiles | Film School & Education | Massachusetts
MassArt’s Clever Little Pegs
Animation students at MassArt focus on imagination and basic design skills rather than technology to create films for the annual Squealing Pegs show on May 8th.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Local Industry | Massachusetts | New England | Television
New England Producers Honor the Native American Experience
This month PBS launches an unprecedented multi-media event with We Shall Remain, a five-part series spearheaded by local producers and bolstered by New England talent and locations.
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Filmmaking | How To's | Local Industry | Los Angeles | Massachusetts
Hunting Goodwill
Matthew Giordano describes how his documentary-in-progress For Boston shows Boston’s brighter side, inspiring him to lead by example and give back to the community.
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Industry News – April 2009
The Southeast New England Film, Music, and Arts (SENE) Festival debuts; Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival announces new name and venues; Vermont and Maine join the furious fight to offer film production tax incentives; and more... the April 2009 report of industry news, festivals, and happenings.
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Local Industry | Maine | Massachusetts | Reports
Unexpected Heat over Bringing ‘Bones’ to Maine
Maine residents take differing stances on giving tax breaks to film production and whether or not big-city filmmakers should shoot Stephen King's Bag of Bones in the author's home state. NewEnglandFilm.com adds a few editorial thoughts.
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Film Festivals | Filmmaking | Massachusetts
BUFF 2009: Underground and Above Board
Jared M. Gordon reports from the 2009 Boston Underground Film Festival and a post-film Q & A with Tim Jackson about his documentary, Radical Jesters.
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Filmmaking | Interviews | Massachusetts
Waiting for the Documentary Storyline
Co-director Franco Sacchi discusses how waiting for a documentary’s focus to emerge can bring objectivity to a hot-button issue like Christian fundamentalism.
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