Filmmaking

Union Square Filmmakers Practice "No Permission" Philosophy

Gina Hall | Posted 08.01.2012
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Gina Hall

Union Square finds Savoca going back to her formative indie roots with a digital twist. Wanting just to shoot something while waiting to film larger projects, she decided not to ask permission to make a movie, but just to do it instead.

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Movie Cloud Could Be a Game-Changer for Independent Film

Abe Schwartz | Posted 07.14.2012
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Abe Schwartz

If you haven't heard of Movie Cloud, allow me to lay it out for you. Dov Simens (the world-renowned film instructor) and Derek Christopher (president ...

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The Resistable Rise of the Mockumentary

Rider Strong | Posted 04.01.2012
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Rider Strong

Hypnotized by the cost and convenience of the form, I'm afraid Hollywood -- and in response, audiences -- are forgetting that an emphasis on setting and character is precisely the point of the mockumentary. It is, in fact, the only point.

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