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Success at Sundance
4 hours ago by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
Success at Sundance is almost necessary for today's indie filmmaker. How does it happen? It takes dilligence, and patience. If you make a high quality film, then you have as much of a chance as anyone else to succeed. Remember when you get there,...
Kamichu! Anime DVD Volume 1
06/26/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
StoryWhen middle school student Yurie Hitotsubashi unexpectedly becomes a god overnight things begin to get a little weird. Before she knows it she has a new friend, her cat is acting weird and she's being called in to help the government deal with...
Saiyuki Anime
06/23/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
Saiyuki is loosely based on Journey to the West, a great piece of Chinese literature. Journey to the West has been used in anime movies and TV shows quite a bit, so some of the names and situations may seem very familiar.StoryHumans and demons once...
Kurohime Manga Volume 1
06/19/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
StoryKurohime is the most beautiful and powerful witch in the world. She's also a gunslinger that uses magic bullets. She's also cursed and in the body of a little girl named Himeko.The only way to break the curse is for Kurohime to fall in love....
Ergo Proxy DVD Volume 3
06/18/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
StoryVincent Law is still on the run, still being chased. The farther he gets from the domed city of Romdeau the tighter he becomes bound to the mystery of the proxy. Vincent Law and his pursuer both have questions that haunt them. Unfortunately...
Hare+Guu DVD Volume 1
06/17/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
StoryHare is going about his day in his tropical island(?) village when something strange happens to him. That evening his mom brings home an orphan girl named Guu to live with them. She seems nice, and she's awfully cute, so Hare overcomes his...
Pani Poni Dash!
06/12/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
This isn't a full DVD review because I haven't seen the DVD of Pani Poni Dash!. I have seen a few episodes and I wanted to point out this anime to people that might be overlooking it. I've heard of it before, but never really gave it much thought....
Promoting Yourself: Youtube
06/11/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
So everyone (yes, including you) has trouble getting the word out about their films. There are dreams of multi-million dollar contracts, and working with A-List stars, but the fact of the matter is those don't come easily. It takes a lot of work and...
Matte Box
06/11/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
Do you use a matte box when you shoot? If so, go ahead and post your favorites in the comments.I have had my eye on the RedRock Micro (www.redrockmicro.com) Matte Box, but at $599 for the basic bundle, it is getting up there.It is a beauty t...
Types of Indie Films Part 1: Fan Favorite
06/11/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
Little Miss Sunshine is a perfect example of a Fan Favorite. It is charming, funny, and easily accessible. The question becomes, how do you make your film like this? Generally the fan favorite deals with light subject matter in many different...
Funding Your Film: Part 2 Investments
06/11/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
Begging your friends and family and offering them nothing in return is not always the best idea. Family can get mad and things will never be the same between you when they realize that your film isn't starring Tom Cruise (oops...). The best way to...
Black Cat Manga Volume 1
06/10/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
StoryTrain Heartnet used to work for the secret organization Chronos as an assassin. He was known as the infamous "Black Cat". When that life became too much for him he gave it all up. The Black Cat died and came back as a stray.Now Train works with...
Ghost Hunt Manga Volume 1
06/09/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
StoryAfter a few unfortunate events Mai Taniyama finds herself working for Shibuya Psychic Research. Specifically she's an assistant to it's 17 year old President, Kauya Shibuya. Shibuya Psychic Research is currently investigating Mai's school, or...
Tokyopop-ed?
06/06/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
The news of the Tokyopop restructuring was a big surprise for me. From the outside looking in, everything seemed to be going great for the manga publisher. They release a tremendous about of titles and have a large and active website.Digital or Dead...
Which Screenwriting Software?
06/06/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
There is varying opinion as to which screenwriting software is the best. There is Movie Magic, Montage, Final Draft, etc.Which one do you use?(Personally it is a combination of Final Draft and Zhura (www.zhura.com))...
Zhura
06/06/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
If Final Draft is too expensive for you (about $200) or you are looking for something a little more...portable, Zhura is probably your thing. I use it any time I am away from the desktop that I write my screenplays on. It allows you to upload your...
Raising Cash: Part 1
06/06/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
One of the major problems that plagues independent film makers is raising money for their films. In order to make the money to make El Mariachi Robert Rodriguez enrolled himself as a guinea pig for one month. He made $7,000. The budget of his film,...
'Scarlet': Making Dreams Come True since 2009
06/06/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
RED's newest addition is the Scarlet, which will be released in early 2009. It has the amazing resolution of 3K (to put that in perspective, most HD tvs project at maybe 1080i). It will have up to 120FPS shooting with a 180FPS burst. AND a built in...
Welcome
06/06/2008 by Keifer Albin @ makingindiefilms.com
This is sort of the grand re-opening of makingindiefilms.com. We are a part of the 451 Press blogging network. If you look at some of the past posts, you will see that they were full of unsavory images that had nothing to do with film making. I do...
Technical Issues Continue
06/06/2008 by 2xKnight @ animefansonline.com
Technical difficulties have made things pretty hard on a lot of us at 451 Press. Not the least of which is the head honcho. Problems with the server have made it close to impossible to get posts up on time or even at all lately.I hope that is going...