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Indie Spirit in Hollywood: Fire in the Mirror (Editorial)

Posted by on Apr 2, 2014 in Articles, Editorials, Featured, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News | 0 comments

I hope that filmmakers everywhere will take notice of the upcoming feature film version of Oculus, from micro-budget-birthed director, Mike Flanagan, which will be coming to theaters nationwide on April 11th! (If you missed out, we did a fun reprint of the original critique of his 2006 Oculus short last week!) And it's not just to support one of our own that I would encourage you to check out the film in the theaters, it's that Flanagan's filmmaking deserves to be seen on the big...

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3D Horizons: Autodesk 2015 (Preview)

Posted by on Mar 28, 2014 in Featured, Industry, News, Previews | 0 comments

The Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite for 2015 boasts more refinements to their group of programs that offer equal parts innovation, stability, and ease of use. With an eye to the ever growing and evolving entertainment industry, Autodesk 2015 has added various software options and feature sets that creatives can leverage to develop their properties with greater efficiency. Depending on the production needs, digital artists who are working on a small budget film will find the new suite offerings and subscription model a helpful solution to keeping costs down.

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Chatting about Baby Names with Whitney Avalon (Interview)

Posted by on Feb 22, 2014 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, Interviews | 0 comments

I met Ms. Avalon at the GenCon 2013 Film Festival. She was at the convention to support a couple of series and films being shown. We chatted, much too briefly, about some of her projects past and future. A number of her projects include songs that deliver a fast-paced comedic wit with a melodic rhythm Her short, “Baby Names” is one of my favorites (I can just imagine this conversation going on between couples all over the world). She agreed to talk to MFM and tell us a bit about her work.

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