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Shooting InterviewsShooting Interviews

Whether you shoot surgery, reality shows, documentaries especially, how-to videos, cooking, painting, sculpting, decoy carving or...you name it...you are going to be shooting interviews. Number one tip - be ready for anything. Join Mike Cohen for more great insight into shooting interviews.

Editorial, Feature
Mike Cohen
Indie Film & Documentary
Behind the Lens: CircoBehind the Lens: Circo

You don’t need to be a fan of the circus--or Mexico--to be mesmerized by this story of the Ponce family who struggle with issues of debt, marital conflict and filial responsibility against a backdrop of a century-old family business. Let Debra Kaufman introduce you to Aaron Schock and his story of how his documentary takes viewers under the Big Top in rural Mexico. Circo airs on Independent Lens beginning May 3rd, 2012.

Feature, People / Interview
Debra Kaufman
Indie Film & Documentary
Creating Characters that Jump off the PageCreating Characters that Jump off the Page

Noted screenwriter, Rob Gregory-Browne gives CreativeCOW members tips for creating characters that live to an audience. Rob discusses ways to make your characters believable. This is the first in a Screenwriters series here at the Cow and is offered as part of our new Screenwriters forum here at the COW.

Tutorial
Rob Gregory-Browne
Indie Film & Documentary
James Kelty: Indie & Documentary FilmmakerJames Kelty: Indie & Documentary Filmmaker

James Kelty has always considered himself more of a writer-director than an editor. But in today's ever changing production world, Jim recently found himself without the editor with whom he'd worked for years. It was at this point that he began calling longtime friend and Creative Cow co-founder, Ron Lindeboom, asking which way should he go to remain competitive. Ron encouraged Jim that he was a great storyteller and that editing would come natural to him using today's tools. Jim, as a writer-director whose past projects have included "mega-wall" three big-screen spreads for the California State Museum in Sacramento and whose recent projects have included documentaries with Danny Glover narrating, found that editing has come naturally thanks to his friends at the Cow. Today, Jim participates in a wide range of Cow forums and helps lead in our Indie Film & Documentaries forum. Here is his story...

People / Interview
James Kelty
Indie Film & Documentary
Making a Movie - Building a UniverseMaking a Movie - Building a Universe

In this Creative COW Magazine article independent filmmaker Bryan Kinnaird takes you on a journey through the production process of the Villikon Chronicles and shares what it has taken for him to become the filmmaker he is today.

Feature
Bryan Kinnaird
Indie Film & Documentary
Film Festival SuccessFilm Festival Success

In this article from The Creative COW Magazine, J.C. Bouvier gives five tips for getting your film into a film festival.

Feature, People / Interview
J.C. Bouvier
Indie Film & Documentary
America Fights Back: The Mob MuseumAmerica Fights Back: The Mob Museum

"America Fights Back" at the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. A complete script rewrite with no reshoot budget, and technical challenges galore to create the museum centerpiece. No pressure.

Feature
Mike Sullivan
Indie Film & Documentary
Cinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia April 5thCinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia April 5th

April 5th: Bill Megalos, cinematographer and documentarian, is in Ethiopia with first-time documentary feature director Nick Spark on a mission to "make a film that makes a difference." Raising money on Indiegogo, they're following Jessica Cox, a 29-year old woman without arms who is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is licensed to fly planes solo (among her many accomplishments). She is an advocate for the disabled and often spends time in countries where the handicapped are stigmatized. Megalos is keeping a shooting diary for Creative COW readers of their experiences in Ethiopia.

Feature, People / Interview
Bill Megalos
Indie Film & Documentary
Cinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia - GoodbyeCinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia - Goodbye

Saying Goodbye, April 7th & 9th: Bill Megalos, cinematographer and documentarian, is in Ethiopia with first-time documentary feature director Nick Spark on a mission to "make a film that makes a difference." Raising money on Indiegogo, they're following Jessica Cox, a 29-year old woman without arms who is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is licensed to fly planes solo (among her many accomplishments). She is an advocate for the disabled and often spends time in countries where the handicapped are stigmatized. Megalos is keeping a shooting diary for Creative COW readers of their experiences in Ethiopia.

Feature, People / Interview
Bill Megalos
Indie Film & Documentary
Anatomy of a LoglineAnatomy of a Logline

Noted screenwriter, Rob Gregory-Browne gives CreativeCOW members tips for creating a logline for your freshly written script. Learn how to 'sell' that script and how to submit it. This is the second in a Screenwriters series here at the Cow and is offered as part of our new Screenwriters forum here at the COW.

Tutorial
Rob Gregory-Browne
Indie Film & Documentary
Behind the Lens: Navajo Teens Struggle Up Heartbreak HillBehind the Lens: Navajo Teens Struggle Up Heartbreak Hill

Two young track stars at a rural New Mexico high school are torn between the lure of brighter futures and the ties that bind them to home. Home for these teens, however, is a small town on a Navajo reservation, and in leaving, they must separate from family, tradition, and the land that has been theirs for generations. Erica Scharf's Up Heartbreak Hill is a moving look at a new generation of Americans struggling to be both Native and modern. We take you Behind the Lens.

Feature
Erica Scharf
Indie Film & Documentary
Cinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia April 6thCinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia April 6th

April 6th: Bill Megalos, cinematographer and documentarian, is in Ethiopia with first-time documentary feature director Nick Spark on a mission to "make a film that makes a difference." Raising money on Indiegogo, they're following Jessica Cox, a 29-year old woman without arms who is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is licensed to fly planes solo (among her many accomplishments). She is an advocate for the disabled and often spends time in countries where the handicapped are stigmatized. Megalos is keeping a shooting diary for Creative COW readers of their experiences in Ethiopia.

Feature, People / Interview
Bill Megalos
Indie Film & Documentary
INDY FILMMAKER, Noah Kadner SHOOTS FORMOSA, VINTAGE 1950INDY FILMMAKER, Noah Kadner SHOOTS FORMOSA, VINTAGE 1950

Director Noah Kadner recently shot his debut feature, Formosa, a period comedy about a hapless group of social guidance filmmakers, with Panasonic's AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO Cinema camcorder. An independent project from High Road Productions (Los Angeles, CA), with Anita M. Cal producer, Formosa will go out to potential distributors and have a limited festival run beginning later this year.

People / Interview
Noah Kadner
Indie Film & Documentary
Formats, Color Bit-Depths, Data Rates and Storage RequirementsFormats, Color Bit-Depths, Data Rates and Storage Requirements

In this chart, Creative COW Magazine shows readers the various data-rates, formats and codecs in use in video production and how much hard drive space is required when using each of these formats.

Tutorial
Ron Lindeboom
Indie Film & Documentary
Screenwriter Caroline Thompson recalls Edward ScissorhandsScreenwriter Caroline Thompson recalls Edward Scissorhands

Screenwriter Robert Olague interviews screenwriter Caroline Thompson about her screenplay for Edward Scissorhands, working with Tim Burton, and how she got started in Hollywood. Today, following the interview, she has gone on to direct, produce and write for her own films like Hallmarks Snow White: The Fairest of Them All.

People / Interview
Robert Olague
Indie Film & Documentary
Des Owen reviews: Practical DV Filmmaking by Russell EvansDes Owen reviews: Practical DV Filmmaking by Russell Evans

Des Owen takes a thorough look at a new book called, Practical DV Filmmaking by Russell Evans and published by Focal Press and determines that this is the sort of book you want to read from cover to cover and then dip into from time to time for reference.

Review
Des Owen
Indie Film & Documentary
DreamSpeakers On Tour: Budding Aboriginal FilmmakersDreamSpeakers On Tour: Budding Aboriginal Filmmakers

In this article, VASST's Douglas Spotted Eagle, takes COW members inside the DreamSpeakers On Tour. DreamSpeakers is a three-weekend project where students meet with professionals in the film/video industry and learn their craft, beginning from the ground floor of film making. Budding Aboriginal filmmakers and Dreamspeakers work together to produce first films for youth, by youth, and the program has kicked off to a great start.

Feature, People / Interview
Douglas Spotted Eagle
Indie Film & Documentary
Film? Really? Yes, Really.Film? Really? Yes, Really.

Even all-digital, file-based films are still shown mostly on film. That's why Mike Lehman is helping indie filmmakers get their work onto the worldwide standard for theatrical exhibition.

Editorial
Mike Lehman
Indie Film & Documentary
Making Atomic City: Major Production Values on an Indie BudgetMaking Atomic City: Major Production Values on an Indie Budget

A talk with Markus Rothkranz: producer, director, filmmaker, storyteller, effects artist, model maker, matte painter - well, let's just say that he does most everything...

People / Interview
Markus Rothkranz
Indie Film & Documentary
Independent Film Productions - Through the SwampsIndependent Film Productions - Through the Swamps

Navigating the challenges of independent productions. Low budgets don't have to mean low quality. They do mean that you'll have to work harder, longer, and smarter. What you lack in money and crew, you have to make up with hard work and passion.

People / Interview
Mark Maness
Indie Film & Documentary
Coacoochee's StoryCoacoochee's Story

Highly complex multi-media installations -- at least the successful ones -- are only possible through careful planning, intense cooperation, and a willingness to turn the picture on its side.

Feature, People / Interview
Mike Sullivan
Indie Film & Documentary
Film is Alive in an Atlanta Trailer ParkFilm is Alive in an Atlanta Trailer Park

Planning to shoot your Indie feature digitally because it's cheaper than film? Not so fast. This Indie production loved both the look of film, and how much they saved.

Feature
Tamera Brooks
Indie Film & Documentary
In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee AirmenIn Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airmen

In this Creative COW exclusive, read the story of how two Augusta-based filmmakers document the aviators who made history.

Feature
Bryan Williams and Denton Adkinson
Indie Film & Documentary
Cinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia April 4thCinematographer's Journey: Rightfooted in Ethiopia April 4th

April 4th: Bill Megalos, cinematographer and documentarian, is in Ethiopia with first-time documentary feature director Nick Spark on a mission to "make a film that makes a difference." Raising money on Indiegogo, they're following Jessica Cox, a 29-year old woman without arms who is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is licensed to fly planes solo (among her many accomplishments). She is an advocate for the disabled and often spends time in countries where the handicapped are stigmatized. Megalos is keeping a shooting diary for Creative COW readers of their experiences in Ethiopia.

Feature, People / Interview
Bill Megalos
Indie Film & Documentary
No-Budget Digital Filmmaking: How to Create Professional-Looking Video for Little or No CashNo-Budget Digital Filmmaking: How to Create Professional-Looking Video for Little or No Cash

Gary Belcher takes a look at No-Budget Digital Filmmaking: How to Create Professional-Looking Video for Little or No Cash published by McGraw Hill. Gary concludes his review with ''the greater value of this book is as a general instruction guide and how to (or not to) tutorial..''

Review
Gary Belcher
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