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Should Your Independent Film Incorporate Organize as an LLC?
Regardless of a film’s credited production and/or distribution company, many movies are in fact their own LLC, created specifically for the purpose of giving rise to one finished film. Even if two...
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What if Everyone Could Profit from Crowdfunding -- Even Backers?
What if all of you who backed my campaign to make Man-child could actually have a stake in the film, so that if it makes money, you make money? I couldn’t offer you this, because in America, such...
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Know What Your Screenwriting Audience Wants: The Business of Spec Scripts
Many of us here on NFS will write screenplays for our own films that we plan to make ourselves. That said, it’s always good to know which scripts are selling in the marketplace: 1) to know what movies...
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Learn a Few Lessons from Filmmakers of This Year's IFP Narrative Labs
The Independent Filmmaker Project is one of the oldest and largest indie film organizations, providing resources for filmmakers to navigate through a complex industry. One such resource, the IFP...
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Is There Any Danger in Using Free Online Contracts and Forms on Your Film?
In the past 10 or so years, lots of businesses have sprung up to fill the need for people who want contracts and legal documents, but don’t want to spend the money on an expensive attorney. Many...
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'Wonderland: A Short Form Doc on Creative Commerce' Asks: Can Art Be a Business?
Making a sustainable and comfortable living from the art that we create — that seems to be the goal many of us, the light at the end of the tunnel. But is that really possible — to spend our days doing...
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Kodak Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Has the Future of Film Been Preserved?
The recent history of film as a capture medium has been a troubled one. First, Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection in early 2012. Then in the first quarter of 2013, Fuji halted production of motion...
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Ikonoskop Finds New Financial Backing: Future of the A-Cam DII Preserved?
This past summer, Swedish camera manufacturer Ikonoskop announced that it would be temporarily halting production of its super16 RAW digital cinema camera, the A-Cam DII. Despite the fact that...
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Mac Pro or iMac? An In-Depth Economic Breakdown for Creative Businesses
In the past few weeks, we’ve covered the release and the early reports of the performance of the new Mac Pro extensively. From what we’ve seen to this point, it doesn’t seem like a stretch of the...
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The Only Way to Save the Movie Industry is to Give Up On Your Dreams & Stop...
“We believe if we can convince enough aspiring filmmakers to give up on their dreams, the industry will become solvent again, returning to a thriving and viable state.” Yes, you read that correctly....
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Satirical Petition Asking Filmmakers to Stop Making Indie Movies Fails
Back in February, a satirical petition was started by Kentucker Audley in response to some recent articles that essentially stated we have an overabundance of cheap films, and it’s devaluing the entire...
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