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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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CINEMA 4D R15: Anticipated Features (Preview)

Posted by on Aug 19, 2013 in Articles, Featured, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Previews | 0 comments

As we get closer to the shipping release of Cinema 4D r15, let's go over what all we can expect to find in Cinema 4D r15. I know we at MFM are definitely intrigued by the new beveling tool and the "Amplify" brush--which sounds as though it functions like the Bloat tool in Photoshop's Liquify--as these could simplify and speed up modeling...

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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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Film Contest allows you to make films based on Andreski books to win! (Contest)

Posted by on May 15, 2013 in News, News about Contests, Press Releases | 0 comments

Dark Green Books Film Contest

Announcing the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Award 2013

Calling all film makers – amateur, professional, aspiring or established – anywhere in the world! Create a powerful and popular short film or video based on the works of our featured author and win…

First Prize
$700 plus seven free downloads from lukeandreski.com

Second Prize
$200 plus three free downloads from lukeandreski.com

Third Prize
$100 plus two free downloads from lukeandreski.com

Luke Andreski is the controversial author of To The Bridge, Hunch and Now We Are Green*.

Candidates for the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Award 2013 are invited to meet the challenge of creating videos, suitable for upload onto YouTube, based on Luke Andreski’s works. Submissions must reflect, extrapolate, express or represent the selected work in ways that are engaging, insightful, powerful or enduring.

The competition runs from 9 a.m. GMT March 4 2013 to 12 p.m. GMT December 31 2013.

Long-listed submissions will be loaded onto the competition’s Youtube channel.

The shortlist will be announced on January 10 2014 and the winners announced on January 31. read more

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