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The Milano International Film Festival kicks off in a few weeks… so I thought it might be interesting for people to see this interview, where the programmer discusses the selection for their section of “Roma” or “Gypsy” related films.

Just three weeks ago I was having a conversation with James McAleer, our resident expert on cinematography, where I was predicting the evolution of HD technology into high spec SLR stills cameras… and guess what, it’s already happened and in a way that’s both astounding and affordable.

There is a common belief in the wider film community that micro-budget films will automatically have bad scripts. The thinking behind this is that a film is only being made on a micro-budget because it couldn’t attract “real” funding or a “real” producer.

Sometimes a topic seems to pop out of the ether, where it insists on getting some attention… and ironically, AGENTS how to get them and why anyone might want one seems to have become one of those topics.

One of the biggest problems I have with many indie film makers is the negative attitude they bring to a project. Just today I read another posting in yet another indie film forum from a film maker who yesterday wanted to shoot a movie on film with a $10K budget… who 24 hours later has decided to

I write a lot about the digital revolution… but whilst I’m one of its most vocal advocates, I’m also aware that it is capable of becoming the digital ghetto… in fact, I’ll go one further and say that in silent collaboration micro-budget film makers and the larger industry have colluded to turn digital

For those of you who fancy your chances in screenwriting contests, the deadline for Cinequest is about ten days away… which means one last chance to give that favorite script a sweep before entering. I’m not a great fan of screenwriting contests, but as both Bobby Moresco (Crash, Million Dollar

Radiohead’s new music video was created purely from data, no lights, no camera… I figured a test of new technology like this was worth a post, especially as there is a nifty making of video provided.

By Cole McDonald Think Bigger! I’ve heard the “write a script with what you’ve got access to” thing alot. Even Robert Rodriguez, the role model for low-budget filmmakers everywhere says this. I think this is ok for your first couple of shorts, after that it’s your responsibility to start thinking bigger.

In my twenty years as a professional writer and the last twelve as a screenwriter, I’ve yet to meet a stupid writer. Pretty much all of them are literate, intelligent people who can string together a pretty neat sentence. Running along side the general intelligence of screenwriters is the abundance of available information about screenwriting.