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If you've popped in from time to time, you may have read a post or two from Marcus Rosentrater here on CinemATL. Marcus is a lead animator at Floyd County Productions (Archer) and founder of Contraband Cinema. Before that, he founded Climenole with his filmmaking partner Gideon Kennedy. Their latest film Limo Ride premiered at this year's Atlanta Film Festival to two sold screenings.
The NSFW trailer for Limo Ride is live and ready to be beamed into your eye sockets.
Read MoreWhat would the 48 Hour Film Project be without a few screenings, eight to be precise, to showcase the films? CinemATL was there with our Selfie camera to surf the crowd during Group A. Why take pictures when you can let the audience do it for you (which is good for our knees).
Read MoreSubmit your cat video via the Feline Film Festival website, and maybe you'll win the 2014 Paw d' Or. Deadline to submit is Sunday, August 24, 2014.
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Location, location, location. Not only is it vital for real estate, it's a giant deal in the filmmaking business. If you don't have the right location for your movie everything can fall apart. However, it still gets left out of the conversation.
No more! With the Atlanta 48 Hour Film Project coming up in just a few days, we sat down with Location Manager Tony Holley to discuss this very topic. How do you get a location? What kind of paperwork do you need? What are some areas to avoid in Atlanta? We talk about all this and more, so listen up!
If you missed Part 1 of this series, make sure to listen to City Producers Paula Martinez and Gabe Wardell talk about the festival and give tips on how to make the best movie possible. While you're there, go ahead and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to get future episodes. We have some exciting stuff coming up and you won't want to miss out.
Good luck to everyone participating in the 48 Hour Film Project!
Find the episode on iTunes or listen here:
Atlanta Film Chat Podcast: 48 Hour Film Project Special Part 2
Produced by Zombie Cat Productions, Atlanta Film Chat is a podcast dedicated to going behind the scenes with the talented & hardworking folks in the Atlanta film community. Look for us on iTunes!
Follow the Chat on Twitter: @ATLFilmChat
Participating in the 48 Hour Film Project or always wondered what it is? City Producers Paula Martinez and Gabe Wardell explain in detail plus give great tips for all filmmakers!
Read MoreY'allywood Executive Director Mike Morgan stops by to talk about running a new festival, why highlighting Southeastern filmmakers is important, and shooting a documentary in Kenya!
Read MoreCinemATL's contributers are primarilly filmmaker's first, writers second (or even further down than that, like twenty-second, after chimney sweep, and before professional juggler). Filmmaker Spotlight is an opportunity to hightlight someone in the community we've come to know and we think you should know too.
Read MoreAtlanta Film Chat is a podcast by Zombie Cat Productions dedicated to going behind the scenes with the hardworking folks in the Atlanta film community. This week: Raymond Carr of Ninja Puppet Productions (LazyTown, Walking with Dinosaurs, VHS). Find us on iTunes!
Read MorePost as many pictures as you can so people can see you're busy... - Anonymous
This translated to (yes, this is what he really meant, if you meat him you'll get it): Start showing off your best set photo's and glamour shots while your shooting. Start your marketing and promotions now! Cover the market to reach your audience. BUT... and there is a huge butt... You have to diversify what you post.
This is why I fucking do this. I’m always trying to recreate movie nights at W-5. And I never forget about five dudes in an apartment pointing at a screen saying "we want that too."
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There needs to be a way to discourage people from including popular music in their initial visions since this often leads to disappointment later, especially when budgets are clearly too small to allow for the purchasing of expensive licenses. Wouldn’t it be a better approach for the sound supervisor to offer an assorted selection of production music for the director to browse through so that he/she has attainable references for the music editor to work with?
Read MoreI'm not critiquing the people. I'm not even critiquing the film yet. I haven't seen one second of footage. That doesn't matter. A producer isn't going to consider that this maybe an actor's first part in a feature film. Like me, they haven't seen the film. Like me, they don't see anyone they instantly recognize. This post stands by itself, and it represents the film by itself.
Read MoreThis week, if you run out of bubble gum, just watch some flicks. Enjoy!
Tuesday (4/8)
Splatter Cinema @The Plaza--They Live--9:30p
Wednesday (4/9)
Emory Cinematheque--Le glaneurs et la glaneuse--7:30p, FREE
Friday (4/11)
Burt Lancaster: A Centennial Filmfest @Emory--Conversation Piece--7:30p, FREE
Comedy Shorts Pop Up Party @Eyedrum--7:30p, $5
Saturday (4/12)
Burt Lancaster: A Centennial Filmfest @Emory--Atlantic City--7:30p, FREE
Sunday (4/13)
Burt Lancaster: A Centennial Filmfest @Emory--The Killers--7:30p, FREE
Lonnie Holley In His Studio
A recent New York Times article called folk artist Lonnie Holley "the Insider's Outsider." Atlanta based, filmmaker George King has been following and documenting Holley's journey for two decades. We sent King a few questions to find out more about The Lonnie Holley Story, his approach, and his view on crowdfunding, and what's in it for Holley.
Read MoreIs a million dollar deal really all that lucrative? Where is the money going? Peter of the Sonnyboo Podcast breaks it down. A must watch for those getting into the business, planning their festival strategy, or developing their distribution plan. photo credit: Raffi Asdourian
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While us no-budget filmmakers face a variety of challenges - having no budget being the chief among them - there’s one area where our cups run-eth over, and that’s free online resources. I spent a few hundred hours pouring over a lot of what’s out there to find which I found to be the most helpful. And after a short incarceration at a mental facility for trying to gouge my own eyes out, I've compiled my favorites...
Read MoreScreenings, events and talks you shouldn't miss this week.
Read MoreAs a cinema sound enthusiast, I typically experience the most severe episodes of fangirl-dom whenever I’m in the presence of iconic sound facilities and the people who make the magic happen inside. Upon entering the lobby of Doppler Studios, in Midtown Atlanta, I was instantly drawn to a wall bolstering an array of gold and platinum records, including those by ATL music legends Outkast and Usher.
Read MoreGo for it. Think about the words that apply to the headshots you’ve seen from your peers you loved--and were secretly jealous of. What are the words you come up with? Warm? Witty? Intelligent? Soulful?
Let’s think about getting you there.
Read MoreWith at least a half dozen filmmakers in person we set out to walk through the Atlanta Film Festival schedule and highlight the local films. Along the way the subtext of the evening boiled to the surface: there is a lot of film and television work being produced in Georgia, but just how much of it originates from residents of this state?
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