| | | | No Budget Film School's Summer Internship Program is Back! |
| I'm in pre-production on a new micro-budget feature that I hope to start shooting this Summer, and I'm looking for some great interns who are eager to learn!
This is the return of a successful program I held back in 2008 for my feature film Pig. That film went on to play over 35 international festivals, win 10 awards, and garner distribution around the world. My amazing interns contributed in numerous ways; one even eventually became the co-producer of the film and is running a successful production company now.
I'm looking for serious candidates ONLY. You must be in Los Angeles for the next several months. Full-time and part-time commitments welcome, in a number of different disciplines. You tell me what you can do and what you want to learn.
If you're interested, please fill out the application form. There are no guarantees that I will be able to hire you--this will be a very small shoot and the number of intern spots is very limited-- but this will be a great opportunity to learn the fine art of no-budget filmmaking in practice. |
| | | | | Don't Miss Jon Reiss' Distribution & Marketing Master Class - NBFS Subscribers Get a Discount!
Filmmaker Jon Reiss, author of the DIY Distribution bible Think Outside The Box Office, will be giving a master class on distribution and marketing in Los Angeles May 9th. This is a unique opportunity to see Jon in person. I've attended a number of his live presentations and they are terrific. If you're planning a narrative or documentary feature, this is a must-attend event, and fortunately for all of you, he's offering my list a 10% discount. Click the button below to learn more about the event and to register. The discount will already be applied. |
| | | | | THREE CITIES FESTIVAL PANEL EVENT
Saturday, May 23, 2015 • 3p - 8p • Los Angeles
Digital celebrity interview outlet Vents Magazine is offering No Budget Film School subscribers a 50% off discount for the final stop of its Three Cities Festival panel event series happening in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 23rd, 2015.
Enjoy several panels, like Content Creation in Film,Television & Digital and Screenwriting & Representation, with writers, producers, and reps from House of Cards, Sons of Anarchy, Straight Outta Compton, Sharknado, iZombie, How I Met Your Mother, Black-ish, The Weinstein Company, Twitter, and Global Renaissance Entertainment Group, for just $5! Actors will be interested in their Talent Representation panel with reps behind the stars of Big Bang Theory, Scandal, Arrow, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Divergent, and more. They will also cover the art of music in storytelling and music licensing. It all takes place at 333 Live in Downtown Los Angeles from 3pm-8pm. Register with promo code NOBUDGET for $5 tickets! Ticket purchase covers the entire event.
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| | | | NEW CLASS CANCELLED (Sadly)
Unfortunately, I've had to cancel my previously-announced Upper-Level Coursework Weekend, which I had hoped to present June 6-7. My mother had an unexpected health issue, (she's much better now), and I had to spend several weeks in North Carolina taking care of things. With that and my new film, I didn't have time to finish building it and marketing it, so I've decided to postpone it for a later date.
I should be teaching my regular class, The Art & Science of No-Budget Filmmaking this Fall, along with Tom Provost's Cinema Language, and we'll likely schedule this all-new weekend sometime after that. Very sorry! |
| | | | | LIFE INSIDE OUT
Now Out on DVD & VOD
I've mentioned this terrific little movie before. Life Inside Out is a no-budget film I had the pleasure of consulting on. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, they shot the film and quickly became festival darlings, winning more than 10 awards, most of them audience awards. This is one of those crowd-pleasing indies that isn't edgy enough for Sundance or Indiewire, and isn't big enough to get a huge release. The kind of film you catch on TV or Netflix and say, "Wow, that was good! Why didn't I hear about it?"
Well, now you've heard about it, and fortunately, there are plenty of ways to view the film now. You can buy the DVD on Amazon, (it would make a great Mother's Day gift), you can rent the DVD on Netflix, you can rent or purchase it online on Vimeo, and you can learn more about the film from their website.
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