Comments on: Great Time to be an Indie Filmmaker http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/ Thoughts on Machinima and Life, and whether the two can peacefully co-exist Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:54:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tom http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6414 Tom Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:47:06 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6414 Speaking about festivals, I entered aniBoom Radiohead contest and every vote or viewer is important... so, if you like my entry, only if you like, don't hesitate to vote or comment. :) http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=196988 Thanks Speaking about festivals, I entered aniBoom Radiohead contest and every vote or viewer is important… so, if you like my entry, only if you like, don’t hesitate to vote or comment. :)

http://www.aniboom.com/Player.aspx?v=196988

Thanks

]]> By: Dxvid http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6413 Dxvid Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:52:32 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6413 Quite some time ago Tom Jantol posted these directory's at mprem http://www.mprem.com/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?977 and since then I haven't really publicized festivals very much, except for a few major machinima ones. But they might be a useful source for any list of festivals you want to create. Quite some time ago Tom Jantol posted these directory’s at mprem

http://www.mprem.com/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?977

and since then I haven’t really publicized festivals very much, except for a few major machinima ones. But they might be a useful source for any list of festivals you want to create.

]]> By: Overman http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6258 Overman Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:04:47 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6258 @bllius: What a great idea! Consider it atop my todo list. I've started a thread on the forum where the idea can be flushed out. (<a href="http://z-studios.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17" rel="nofollow">link</a>) @bllius: What a great idea! Consider it atop my todo list. I’ve started a thread on the forum where the idea can be flushed out. (link)

]]> By: bllius http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6248 bllius Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:35:18 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6248 Hey Phil. Would it be possible to add conference/film festival schedules to machininfeed somehow? Or should we do that on mprem? Hey Phil. Would it be possible to add conference/film festival schedules to machininfeed somehow? Or should we do that on mprem?

]]> By: kradproductions http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6203 kradproductions Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:58:17 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6203 Well the submission process seems to be a bit vague. Basically you join their YouTube group and simply submit your videos - as many as you want - and they'll take a look at them. So I think the only way someone could sponsor me is if they themselves had a YouTube account and submitted my video with their account and then in the film's description possibly give me credit. It's kind of a backwards way of doing it, but I think that may be the only way - or at least the only way I can think of. Unless I'm missing something. :-) Well the submission process seems to be a bit vague. Basically you join their YouTube group and simply submit your videos - as many as you want - and they’ll take a look at them. So I think the only way someone could sponsor me is if they themselves had a YouTube account and submitted my video with their account and then in the film’s description possibly give me credit. It’s kind of a backwards way of doing it, but I think that may be the only way - or at least the only way I can think of. Unless I’m missing something. :-)

]]> By: Buddy_DoQ http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6190 Buddy_DoQ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:56:11 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6190 Krad, surely you could have a sponsor enter on your behalf, right? A Teacher, parent or legal guardian of some kind? Krad, surely you could have a sponsor enter on your behalf, right? A Teacher, parent or legal guardian of some kind?

]]> By: kradproductions http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6180 kradproductions Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:37:32 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6180 I think it's necessary to "play the game" to an extent to gain a wider audience. These festivals are an opportunity to gain viewers who wouldn't have seen your work otherwise. I will agree though that "sign your work away" promotions are BS. No one should do that to their work. But in the end, this is world of social exchange. To get you must give. Ideally, these sorts of functions should benefit all involved. Sort of a disappointment for me regarding the NIN festival. I was uber excited until I realized that one must be 18 to join their group. I'm not 18 until the end of July so I'm kind of screwed in that regard unless the contest extends beyond July. I think it’s necessary to “play the game” to an extent to gain a wider audience. These festivals are an opportunity to gain viewers who wouldn’t have seen your work otherwise. I will agree though that “sign your work away” promotions are BS. No one should do that to their work. But in the end, this is world of social exchange. To get you must give. Ideally, these sorts of functions should benefit all involved.

Sort of a disappointment for me regarding the NIN festival. I was uber excited until I realized that one must be 18 to join their group. I’m not 18 until the end of July so I’m kind of screwed in that regard unless the contest extends beyond July.

]]> By: Overman http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6176 Overman Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:31:10 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6176 I guess that's that's true. I dunno, the win-win aspect of it kind of appeals to me philosophically. I hadn't really looked at them as a form of employment, but I guess in a sense they are. Looking at it from an IP point of view, for whatever reason the willful (autonomous) surrender of some of one's rights - per the terms of a clearly articulated contract - is an idea that doesn't offend me (that's the very essence of Creative Commons, really). While having them taken explicitly or implicitly from the beginning - per a restrictive contract tied to the tools, or by signing one's rights over wholesale - does offend me. I'm not sure if that's a valid distinction, but having that option be mine to choose means a lot to me. In any case, I'm with you 100% on the nature of true artist independence. Anyone who wants to maintain full control over what their creative output is used for needs to maintain a healthy sense of caution about ANY endeavor where other interests are in play. I guess that’s that’s true. I dunno, the win-win aspect of it kind of appeals to me philosophically. I hadn’t really looked at them as a form of employment, but I guess in a sense they are.

Looking at it from an IP point of view, for whatever reason the willful (autonomous) surrender of some of one’s rights - per the terms of a clearly articulated contract - is an idea that doesn’t offend me (that’s the very essence of Creative Commons, really). While having them taken explicitly or implicitly from the beginning - per a restrictive contract tied to the tools, or by signing one’s rights over wholesale - does offend me. I’m not sure if that’s a valid distinction, but having that option be mine to choose means a lot to me.

In any case, I’m with you 100% on the nature of true artist independence. Anyone who wants to maintain full control over what their creative output is used for needs to maintain a healthy sense of caution about ANY endeavor where other interests are in play.

]]> By: fiezi http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6168 fiezi Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:45:59 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2008/04/04/great-time-to-be-an-indie-filmmaker/#comment-6168 thanks for pointing these out. I have to say though, that most of these contests seem to serve the purpose of their makers more than they serve the individual "independent" filmmaker. And yes, the independent is in quotes because i sure question the independence that comes with working for another organisation... To me, this seems to be more of a trend of crwdsourcing than anything else. It's an interesting trend indeed. f thanks for pointing these out. I have to say though, that most of these contests seem to serve the purpose of their makers more than they serve the individual “independent” filmmaker. And yes, the independent is in quotes because i sure question the independence that comes with working for another organisation…
To me, this seems to be more of a trend of crwdsourcing than anything else.
It’s an interesting trend indeed.

f

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