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Tag: low-budget

New SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Rates

By admin Posted on June 30, 2015 Posted in Preproduction Tagged with budgeting, low-budget, preproduction, SAG, Unions

Following the merger of the two film and tv actors’ unions into SAG-AFTRA, the leaders and members of the organization set about the arduous task of figuring out the next ‘edition’ of their standard film, television, new media, and non-broadcast …

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Podcast Interview With Author

By admin Posted on June 6, 2015 Posted in Preproduction Tagged with independent, low-budget, podcast, preproduction

I’m still preparing a new blog entry, to delve into the connection between preproduction and distribution, but in the meantime, you can enjoy an interview I did for Brian DeCicco’s ongoing series “Boat Over the Mountain” (an excellent resource for …

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Author’s “Tech Forum” Talk Is Online!

By admin Posted on December 5, 2013 Posted in Preproduction Tagged with independent, low-budget, sci-fi, techniques, video

Recently, author Arthur Vincie was invited to speak at the University of Advancing Technology’s Tech Forum, a week-long gathering of folks from the fields of game design, filmmaking, robotics, marketing, and tech finance (to name a few). UAT kindly shot …

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Interview with the Author at MovieMaker.com

By admin Posted on October 11, 2013 Posted in Preproduction Tagged with interview, low-budget, MovieMaker.com, preproduction, press

MovieMaker Magazine just published Check it out: a quick review of the book and an interview with me on their website!

Making The Most of Rehearsal Time

By admin Posted on August 13, 2013 Posted in Preproduction Tagged with acting, directing, independent, low-budget, rehearsal, rehearsing

At first glance, rehearsing for film makes no sense – you’re shooting out of order, and you have the ‘luxury’ of doing retakes, moving the camera, and cutting it all together in post. It’s just money spent that you can’t …

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