May 2012 Blog Posts (6)

What's cool about the EPIC Camera: 



The EPIC Camera is a hugely evolutionary and perhaps revolutionary step in the digital cinema camera world. RED took the best things about their original camera - put the specs on steroids - and the body on a diet - and kept it at a very reasonable price. For a base price of around $30K without a lens you can be up and shooting (although pretty stripped down). The camera is beautifully small, expandable and elegant. Now to the big…

Submission Deadlines are In (for Sundance)

...and I have to ask: Does anyone want to make a film good enough for the Sundance Film Festival?

The better question is Can We?

I get that a portion of our filmmakers want to make small films for their film community here at home, and I say: super fantastic! We are lucky to have so many people who not only want to, but Are making(short) films right here in my hometown(if not yours). But sometimes I watch our productions…

Hello from Film Antics (Best Comedy for 'Stare Straight Crew' at Sac 48hr International FF)...this is Juan Sotelo, managing partner and screenwriter. 

We are a small independent production company that realizes in order for us to grow, we must have efficient and effective scalable operational processes.  I know, I hate this part of the film-making process too.  But, in order to act like you're big, you have to take advantage…

Very courageous email / post of you Marty.  Not many want to hear that some think they are just "playing" at being a filmmaker.  Yup... Truth hurts.  I suppose that's the case with just about any endeavor, whether it be an artistic one or not.  Some people are really serious about it... Some just play at it hoping to get lucky without really doing any hard work.   That's why we see so many names come and go.  How many filmmakers from SIFF of, say, 10 years ago are still working at it today? …

Hello friends,

Having some time to reflect on the recent Sacramento Film Festival we collected some thoughts we wish to share on the state of indie media today.

Before I do anything else however, I'd like to direct you to our CFF home page that contains pictures of our glorious Sacramento Film Awards party, held on board the Delta King April 29^th (www.CaliforniaFilm.net). Also, see our full list of winners at our…

Just wanted to give a shout out and many thanks to Deborah Whitman and Tom Pettit who helped me produce Breaking Ground for Peace, winner in the Cine Visionaries category of the Sacramento International Film Festival this year. I honestly didn't feel, going into the awards ceremony, that we'd win and so when our video was announced as the winner and I went to accept the award, I swear I had an out-of-the-body experience and inadvertently forgot to publicly acknowledge Deborah and Tom's…