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	<title>Independent Filmmaking &#187; Independent Filmmaking</title>
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		<title>Making Urban Movies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryon Blakey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Sid Kali

There is a belief that when you attach the word urban to a indie movie that the story will be based on life in the ghetto or barrio. Plus the production quality will be less than an art house film made for the same budget. 
Many talented filmmakers are changing that thought by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shorts as a Showcase for Feature Films</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryon Blakey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sara L Gordon
Many independent filmmakers make short films as a sort of calling card designed to show prospective employers what they are capable of doing when seeking  funding for a film. This mode of thinking does have a great deal of merit. For example, would you really hire a portrait painter to paint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Its a Good Idea for Filmmakers to Apply to Smaller Film Festivals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryon Blakey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Independent Filmmaking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sara L. Gordon
So you have completed a film- Congratulations! Completion is, of course, the first all-important first step in getting somewhere in the film biz, now what? There are lots of options- but one of the most important to explore is your option in the world of the film festival. There are literally thousands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Film Festival Strategies for the Indie Filmmaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryon Blakey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sara L. Gordon
It should be a given that having your short film or feature in a film festival is a good thing when seeking  independent film distribution. One big trick is figuring out how to get into a festival in the first place. It can be a tricky endeavor for, as with anything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAKING IT in Film Production!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryon Blakey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Film]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by John Gaskin
Article #1. MAKING IT in Film Production! ©2005 John Gaskin Do you, or do you want to, work on film productions? If you want to expand in your career in film, this article will help you make it!
Why aren&#8217;t there more Film Directors making films. Props Masters, Sound Mixers, Costume Supervisors, Key Grips, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Budget Filmmaking: A 5-Step Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryon Blakey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by NoBudgetFilmmakingInfo.com

Let&#8217;s face it, anyone who has created a low, or no budget film knows there are quite a few more than 5 steps in making a no budget film. For simplicity&#8217;s sake, I&#8217;ll group many of the smaller, individual steps into 5 main categories:
Development
If there is no story, there is no film. You simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our independent Film Nine Grounds is getting a burst of downloads on amazon.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryon Blakey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally a significant number of &#8220;Nine Grounds&#8221; rentals are coming in through Amazon&#8217;s unbox downloadable movies. They are cheap to rent or download to own. I&#8217;m glad to see that it is finally being recognized and found by people out there. Black Meadow Productions completed the movie in 2007. It was a years labor and [...]]]></description>
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