Another Mail Sack: iPhones, Lenses, TELL and Ryan’s Kids!
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Film Maker Resources 
adobe, Adobe After Effects, after effects cs5 5, blood, Film Riot, Kiss Camera, lenses, mail sack, Mobile Phone Form Factors, premiere, Ryan ConnollyThis video provides you with Ryan Connolly’s opinion on questions from Indie Film Makers. He briefly talks about his upcoming indie film and more.
Directing Music Video Shoots
jcoleman Film Maker Resources directing music videos, getting good performances, music video, music video shoots, music videos, shooting a music video, tips, tips and tricks, training, video tips, videomaker, working with a crew, working with artists, working with crew, working with talentThese videos are really pretty clinical in nature, but provide great info for new indie film makers. Don’t forget if you make a new music video to send it into us. we’ll help you promote your work!
Planning a fight sequence while getting hit by a car: The DANGER Element
jcoleman Film Maker Resources adventure, atlanta, BattleJitni, ben beames, Ben Page, BFX, Bruce Lee, car accident, car chase, Cars, crash, Crashes, diesel, Doug Jones, Drive, Driver, Driving, erik beck, evil steampunk, expendables, FACEBOOK disabled, glen gabriel, god particle, Indy Mogul, jet li, John Soares, justin spurlock, Kato auburn, kung fu, kyle santos, mad science, pedestrian, Road, safety, speedster, tesla coil, westhavenbrookIn most situations, I wouldn’t post just a ramble-on type video like this, but this independent film maker does speak on his strategy on shooting action/fight scenes and I think this information could be useful to new independent film makers.
Fallout: Nuka Break the series – Episode Five
jcoleman Films, Media Aaron Giles, Apocalypse, Backyard FX, BFX, Fallout (series), Fallout (video Game), Fallout3 New Vegas, Fallout: Nuka Break, Fan Film, Indy Mogul, Kevin Brooks, Melanie Wagor, Michele Specht, Nuka-Cola, PIP-Boy 3000, Post-Apocalyptic, Tybee Diskin, Vic Mignogna, Vince Talenti, Wasteland, Wasteland (video Game), Zack FinfrockCool new episode from Wayside Creations. This series actually inspired me to go buy Fallout 3. I had never heard of it and now I’m playing it and trying to figure out it’s many intricacies. Enjoy!
48 Hour Film Project: Bulletin October 27th
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How to fake a multicam shoot with just one camera…sort of…
jcoleman Film Maker Resources camera, diy, editing, fake multicam, final cut pro, how to, multicam, tutorialThe big caveat here is that this lower resolution will only be good for internet videos. I would not recommend this technique for any broadcast projects. Make sure to leave your comments here to get a good production conversation going!
The Avenue Agency: IT’S ALL ABOUT PERCEPTION
jcoleman Blogs acting, actor, agency, agent, attitude, audition, booking, call, Casting, celebrity, coaching, commercial, email, episode, fashion, film, host, industry, manager, marketing, model, modeling, modelling, movies, network, on camera, perception, phone, print, production, professional, promotion, publicist, publicity, runway, series, set, star, talent, telephone, television, The Avenue Agency, training, voice overA man approaches a woman in a coffee shop. She looks slightly shocked, then relaxes and smiles at him. He sits down and they proceed to talk. Without warning, the woman quickly grabs her purse and runs out of the building. What happened?
As humans, we would naturally make an inference. Maybe we would assume he said something hurtful. Maybe we would assume she got an urgent call. Maybe we would wonder if the food is bad and rethink scarfing down the plate in front of us. The point here is that our experience is all about our perception! Your career as a talent is no different. How you perceive what is happening around you is likely different than how the casting director, agent, or manager might perceive the same event.
Where a talent might think: I’m really serious about this business. The industry professional might think, Her actions suggest this is a hobby and she only does it when she feels like it. When was the last time she did something proactive to advance her career?
Where the talent might think: I’ve been working long enough in this business that I should be treated much better than other actors and given special priviledges. Look at how much I’ve done!, the industry professional perceives, Best not to trust this loose cannon with my client. An attitude like that could really hurt my reputation. We’ll pass.
Where the talent thinks: I like my headshot. My mom like my headshot and so do my friends. The industry professional has made it clear that this headshot is out of date . . . not flattering to what you have to offer as a talent . . . is ok for extra work.
The talent could be thinking: There’s nothing wrong with my attitude. If they want great acting, they’ll hire me. It doesn’t matter what I do off camera, as long as I’m a good actor in front of the camera. What the industry is really thinking, however, is: Who wants to pay for a cesspool of negativity and an over-inflated ego? We want people around us who are going to make production problems less stressful and who don’t need to be babysat.
When the talent says: Sorry, I’m late! or Sorry, I didn’t check my email; return your phone call; etc., the industry hears is,I don’t want the job bad enough to bother being responsible. We’ll be polite, but the job will go to a responsible and responsive talent instead.
I have enough training and know what I’m doing, the talent thinks. What the industry perceives is this talent shows a lack of business savvy. If a star making 20 million on a picture sees the need for training, an out of work actor should get the hint.
If we as industry professionals had a dime for every time we heard, Another actor said I should . . . Unless that actor is an established celebrity, no one other than your agent and/or manager should be advising your career needs. Taking advice from another actor is like asking for help financial planning from someone standing in the umemployment line.
Every negative here that stands in the way of a career can be changed. Some of the needed changes are simple and quick, such as getting a proper resumé. Others require behavior modification and more time, such as changing a negative personality. Don’t be your own worst enemy.
Work everyday on the “perceptions” category so they don’t ultimately and fatally sabotage you. Heed what “The Industry” thinks and feels about you. They make the decisions and they do the hiring. You’re the one that they really want to hire, right? Show them why!
First, start by telling us. If you can’t identify why someone wants to work with you, you won’t know how to sell yourself in the casting or audition setting. How are you perceived?
The Avenue Agency: SELF-SABOTAGE: WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
jcoleman Blogs acting, actor, agency, agent, aggression, audition, booking, call, Casting, commercial, email, episode, fashion, film, headshots, host, marketing, model, modeling, modelling, movies, network, on camera, phone, portfolio, print, procrastination, production, promotion, publicist, publicity, runway, sabotage, script, self-sabotage, series, set, talent, telephone, television, test shoot, The Avenue Agency, venting, voice overOne way to know whether a behavior is self-defeating is to examine it in the context of your long-term goals or desires and determine whether it is consistent with them.
Take the case of excessive reassurance-seeking. It occurs when people experience self-doubt and desire strong relationships but, in order to feel more confident and connected to others, ask friends and family for signs of love and acceptance (“You still like me, right?”). There’s nothing wrong with asking for reassurance now and then, and most people are happy to provide it.
But many people go overboard and ask over and over again. They wind up pushing people away or aggravating them, and the reassurance stops, which creates even more self-doubt.
Excessive reassurance-seeking can potentially cause depression and relationship problems, and it often works in a cyclic fashion: Once doubt sets in, people seek more reassurance more often, alienating others, compounding relationship problems, and exacerbating depression.
People also self-sabotage due to mistaken beliefs about a behavior. It’s common knowledge that when you’re angry you should scream into a pillow or punch a punching bag and “get the emotion out,” right? But studies find that venting angeractually makes people angrier!
Hitting a punching bag makes you more likely to scream at or even attack someone. As researcher Brad Bushman puts it, venting anger is like “using gasoline to put out a fire-it only feeds the flame.”
Connecting a behavior to problematic consequences does not guarantee the ability to disengage from the behavior. Think of self-sabotage as a pattern developed over time, rather than one instance here or there.
Are you not getting updated headshots? Are you waiting until the day of to prep for a casting? Are you not testing to build your book as a model?
Which behaviors do you practice that aren’t lining up with your long term goals as a talent?
