BTS: The reality of delivering your film – part 1
The news of deals being struck is beginning to filter out of Park City. But behind the deal making that has become legendary is the reality of having to deliver the film. Long after the buzz has...
View ArticleBTS: Stop Motion on a Budget, Redux – part 1
by Marc Lougee – In April 2007, I dropped a little article here on the workbookproject.com laying out a very basic DSLR/ shooting system that I had assembled for production of the stop motion animated...
View ArticlePOV: Why films need websites
I’d like to take a moment to introduce a new contributor to the Workbook Project. Zachary Mortensen is an accomplished producer and co-founder of production company Ghost Robot. He’s produced numerous...
View ArticleCase Study: We Are the Strange
M dot Strange reports – This was part of a presentation called “Adventures in self distribution” I describe the journey I took with my animated feature film “We are the Strange” From my bedroom to...
View ArticleBTS: Stop Motion on a Budget, Redux – part 2
by Marc Lougee :: Digital Image Capture and why we went there From the outset, I wanted to shoot the film utilizing a high resolution source. My experience with digital capture for animation started...
View ArticleONE FROM THE ARCHIVE: "Lessons in DIY"
The following was originally published in Filmmaker Magazine. I thought it was appropriate to re-post since the FHTA submission period is coming to a close not to mention numerous filmmakers have been...
View ArticleBTS: Stop Motion on a Budget, Redux – part 3
by Marc Lougee :: Mini Cameras: Small, like Diamonds There’s much talk on and offline concerning the advent of mini camera’s used in stop motion animation, specifically when used in tandem with DSLR’s....
View ArticlePOV: Re-Thinking Your Editing Wokflow
We’re pleased to welcome another contributor to the project – Mike Ambs. I had the pleasure of meeting Mike at SXSW last month and he along with Amanda Walker have created an interesting new project...
View ArticleLearning from others
We often discuss the importance of embracing other models and schools of thought when it comes to filmmaking. Much can be learned from the music, gaming and software industries. Filmmakers are after...
View ArticleDIY DAYS – the Realities of DIY – panel video
Over the next few days we’ll be posting various videos from the DIY DAYS LA event. The day consisted of a number of keynotes (Robert Greenwald, Marshall Herskovitz), panels (Tommy Pallotta, Femke...
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