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The Spielberg of Hereford: Neil Oseman spans the Gamut from Micro to Feature Films (Article)

Posted by on Oct 31, 2014 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, MicroFilmmaking, News, Retrospectives | 1 comment

Neil Oseman knew at an early age he would become a director and filmmaker. He attended Chase High School and Sixth Form Malvern College in England. At fifteen, he directed his first feature film, and his first paid directing job at nineteen. On one of the jobs he worked, he was told by a cameraman to forget about studying film at university and instead learn his craft hands-on and to network...

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Festival Ready Stills: New Program Makes Pro-Quality Stills Achievable for Micro-Budget Filmmakers (INDUSTRY PRESS RELEASE)

Posted by on Oct 29, 2014 in Featured, Industry, Press Releases | 0 comments

Post production is an important element in your filmmaking and oftentimes you will be required to get still grabs from your footage. These can be used in the film itself or for film jackets, but are also required when you are submitting films to festivals, or communicating to others online via blogs and other websites. Imagine for example that you are filming a concert and you’ve got some great...

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Fliqio: Mobile VOD service attempts to revolutionize short video viewing (Industry Press Release)

Posted by on Oct 22, 2014 in Featured, MicroFilmmaking, Press Releases | 0 comments

Fliqio's slick user experience allows viewers to easily find and watch a wide variety of short video, from a professionally curated library of the best quality short form content, on one platform with their freemium service. Fliqio partners with top film and video curators from festivals, online magazines and websites to bring users the best in online video. The service will offer video from...

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Channeling the Nile: Lessons Learned Digging An Original Media Distribution Stream (Article)

Posted by on Oct 17, 2014 in Articles, Featured, News, Tips | 0 comments

For far too long, African stories have been two-dimensionally portrayed by those who understood only part of what Africa is. Today, however, there are emerging and seasoned filmmakers whose works reflect the true history, stories and hopes of Africa. These filmmakers, who have largely gone unseen and unheard, have stories they’re aching to tell; stories that reflect their passion and their...

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Max Adventure: Edutainment Makes a Comeback (Press Release)

Posted by on Oct 15, 2014 in Crowd Funding Campaigns, Featured, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases | 1 comment

When an overly glorified delivery man (Max) is thrust through a black hole, his ship crash lands on the strange planet of Nemisia. He quickly finds himself caught in a war between the Nemisian Army and the Goranian Resistance, and the subject of interest by both! In the vein of the cartoons of the 1980's such as He-Man, Fat Albert, and G.I. Joe, Max Adventure is a Sci-Fi adventure that strives...

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Introverts Make Great Directors: Three Reasons Why (Article)

Posted by on Oct 10, 2014 in Articles, Featured, News, Tips | 22 comments

If you're an introvert with an interest in directing, chances are you've experienced certain doubts. "Directing's not for me. It's for people with better people skills." Or perhaps, "I don't want to direct. No one's gonna listen to me. I should just stick with writing." Sound familiar? Here's the good news. If you really want to direct, and I mean really can't get it out of your system...

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