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TGIF, Film Edition
6/19/2009 at 1:56 PM by Amy Allen
It's finally a beautiful day in NYC (for now!), and in honor of Friday, here are some positive links that will - hopefully - make you smile.
If you ever doubt the importance of making movies (for instance, at the exhausted "I have to raise money again?' phase), just look at Iran, where the troubled government situation has awakened an artistic spark in the country's youth and a renewed reverence for the moving image. From an article in Variety: "'This is a cultural revolution and an Internet revolution,' says director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, who has been an active opposition voice. 'All the students have become filmmakers now on the streets with their mobile phones.'"
Yes, that counts as happy news. More after the jump.
This positive review of Zachary Oberzan's no-budget Flooding With Love for the Kid (which nevertheless looks borderline bizarre) calls the feature a "guerrilla assault on the notion that high production values are necessary for compelling storytelling. It's an intriguing case study in the spirit of ownership and entitlement that the digital revolution has bestowed on both audiences and impecunious artists." And that's actually a good thing.
Back when the economy was in full meltdown mode, a few bloggers pointed out that the downturn might actually be good for your filmmaking career. In case you missed these optimistic articles the first time around (like I did), here they are again.
Chris Holland, who wrote Film Festival Secrets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers, points out that for filmmakers working outside the studio (or indie studio system), everybody having less evens the playing field. Bartering is easier, others are more willing to cooperate, and you can market yourself as the cheaper alternative. I'm not so inclined to agree with #5 - that restrictions encourage creativity, because while that's entirely true at times, financial restrictions decidedly do not fall under the same category as Spielberg's malfunctioning mechanical sharks.
His third point, that consumers will continue going to the movies, is also addressed in Steady Diet of Film, along with a list of reasons why making a documentary is better now than it has been. The only beef I have with this list is the 'Ken Burns is out of a job' point. Burns? Was he really even ruining it for everybody else? Really?
That's all. Enjoy your weekend!










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