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Vanity and Art: Creating Art From Selfish Desires (Article/Crowdfunding)

Posted by on Oct 8, 2013 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Crowd Funding Campaigns, Featured, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases, Retrospectives | 0 comments

Anyone who has gone to film school would immediately see my quest as folly and be able to list dozens of reasons why a one character film was a poor cinematic choice. What's great is that I never went to film school. What's even greater is that once I decided on a one character film, I thought “what if I make a one location film?” “What if it was an entire film that was one setup, a single shot with multiple angles?” “How, by narrowing a story to its simplest could I explore greater creativity?” This is also the point where I crossed feature-length off the list. This idea of painting yourself into a box...

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Padcaster Mini Kickstarter: Help Get The Tools You Want! (Press Release)

Posted by on Oct 2, 2013 in Crowd Funding Campaigns, Featured, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases, Previews | 0 comments

Filmmakers want a chance to help make their favorite tools a reality! Well, the creators of the Padcaster, a revolutionary iPad case that transforms the tablet into an on-the-go production studio, plan to bring the versatile filmmaking accessory to the iPad mini. Since its official launch just over a year ago, the Padcaster has been named one of “12 unusual gadgets that you’ll love” by CNET, among many other accolades. With the help of dedicated backers, the forces behind the Padcaster hope to create yet another gadget you’ll love – the Padcaster Mini. Employing the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter...

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Padcaster 2.0: iOS Filmmaking Gets a Reboot (Press Release)

Posted by on Sep 25, 2013 in Articles, Featured, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases, Previews | 0 comments

The creators of The Padcaster , a revolutionary iPad case that transforms the tablet into an on-the-go production studio, today announced the availability of version 2.0 of its namesake product, The Padcaster. The latest version of the mobile filmmaking tool is available for preorder at a discount exclusively through the company’s recently launched Kickstarter campaign. The Padcaster 2.0 has been upgraded to accommodate a wider range of accessories as well as to provide a better fit for the current range of compatible ones. Additionally, The Padcaster 2.0 will have larger openings, making it much easier to access the control buttons and charging port on the iPad. For filmmakers using The Padcaster as a DSLR cage...

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MAXON Announces Availability of CINEMA 4D Release 15 (Press Release)

Posted by on Sep 3, 2013 in Featured, Industry, News, Press Releases, Trade Shows | 0 comments

MAXON today announced immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 15 (R15), a milestone release of its flagship 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. Marked by new features and powerful 3D workflow enhancements to modeling, text creation, digital sculpting, advanced rendering optimization -- including all-new network rendering capabilities -- Release 15 expresses the company’s commitment to deliver its customer community with continued innovation and the most advanced 3D creative solutions in the industry. Ideally suited to broadcast motion graphics and visual effects artists, game developers, architects and designers seeking...

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Indie Film Company Attempts to Make History with 52 Films in 52 Weeks… (News/Release)

Posted by on Jul 4, 2013 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Event Coverage, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases | 0 comments

Running Wild started as a micro-budget film company in 2010 from the creation of renowned African-American playwright Gus Edwards and filmmaker Travis Mills with the aim to build a cinema movement that stays local. Utilizing local actors, crew, music, businesses, and more, they have produced more than thirty short films and three feature-length projects since their genesis. There newest and greatest endeavor is the creation of 52 shorts films in 52 weeks during 2013.

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June, Adrift: Female Indie Kickstarter Ribs Zach Braff (Indie Press Release)

Posted by on May 20, 2013 in Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases | 21 comments

Following in Zach Braff’s footsteps, the June, Adrift Kickstarter video begins with Moore making a humorous appeal to “her” Scrubs fans (she was a featured extra in a season 9 episode) and directing them to check out her own project. The women go on to offer Braff a special incentive in exchange for supporting some like-minded independent filmmakers. With a successful Kickstarter campaign, the Crafty Shoddmanship team will be able to pay cast and crew and send them to location in Maryland.

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