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Why We Are Crowdfunding Our Mental Health Awareness Movie?

Why We Are Crowdfunding Our Mental Health Awareness Movie?

Why crowdfunding movie?

As you know that we are making a feature length movie on mental health awareness and we decided to make this move via crowdfunding. If you haven’t heard about our movie please visit HERE and subscribe. This movie ‘Sarah’ is going to be the most powerful movie ever made on mental heath awareness.

Someone from my close family is suffering from schizophrenia since…

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How Mental Health Stigma IS Promoted By Movies

How Mental Health Stigma IS Promoted By Movies

Mental Health Stigma In Movies

You don’t have to be ‘mad’ to be in the movies – but the film industry has generally shown a shaky vision of mental health. It’s not that cinema evades ‘taboo’ themes here; it’s more that it tends to swing wildly from sentimentality to sensationalism.  Mental health stigma is spread by movies.

So what exactly is the Stigma?

A stigma is a mark, a…

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How Filmmakers Use Geometric Shapes to Tell Stories with Visuals

Geometric Shapes in Films Tell Stories Pic Credit : halloweenalley.ca

Geometric shapes are filled in films. All legendary filmmakers use geometric shapes one way or their in their films. Its a very interesting subject and I have already wrote a post about the The Geometry Of A Scene which you must read here. But this is a different topic altogether. So lets begin.

Now the first question arises is…

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Film Grants : A Massive List Of Winter 2018 - Bhushan Mahadani : Films & Movies Resources

Film grants of winter 2018 all the filmmaker should know about which are for documentaries, narratives, screenwriting, and new media.Apply December to March

Go ahead and get the money you deserve.

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Film Grants : A Massive List Of Winter 2018

Film Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About

Film grants are very difficult to get as there is tough competition but you have 100% chance of not getting it if you don’t apply to them. I am coming up with a course soon which will help you get grants easily with step by step instructions. I have revived it and you also can get it for short films, documentaries and feature films. Just be sure you…

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How Does A Film Editor Decides Where To Cut

How Does A Film Editor Decides Where To Cut

How Does an Editor Think and Feel

He is the second most important person who can make or break a film. After director editor is the person who can make any given film better. You can read my previous post about What exactly film editors do?

The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It’s like going to get all the ingredients together, and you’ve got…

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Buster Keaton : The Original King Of Visual Comedy

Buster Keaton : The Original King Of Visual Comedy

Inside the Art of Buster Keaton

Buster Keatonhave you ever seen his movie? If you haven’t then you must. He is undoubtedly the original king of visual comedy. Buster Keaton was recognized as the 7th greatest director by Entertainment Weekly. The American Film Institute ranked Keaton the 21st-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema in 1999. Critic Roger Ebert wrote of Keaton’s…

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Honest Screenwriting Advice By Steven Spielburg, Danny Boyle, Aaron Sorkin,..

Honest Screenwriting Advice By Steven Spielburg, Danny Boyle, Aaron Sorkin,..

Best Screenwriting Advice

Who can give you honest screenwriting advice other than the professionals associated with it. The Academy Originals YouTube channelis an excellent educational resource from world-renowned filmmakers.  Its an excellent source for filmmaking advice from actors, screenwriters, cinematographers, producers and directors. This specific video is a gem and great source of…

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Box Office Tragedies:11 Movies That Made Less Than $400

Box Office Tragedies:11 Movies That Made Less Than $400

Box Office Disasters

        Hollywood box office report is a normally a 7-8 digit numbers. But there are movies that haven’t crossed four digits or even three digits. Yes there are films that haven’t crossed $40. Here are the top eleven movies that are US box office disasters.

1. ZYZZYX ROAD (2006) : GROSS: $30

This film’s…

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Five Things Not To Do When Shooting a No Budget Film By Yourself

Five Things Not To Do When Shooting a No Budget Film By Yourself

No Budget Film

                    No budget film or micro budget film is a difficult task. There is actually no budget or very less budget, no top end equipment, no best crew, no perfect marketing team,… As this task is difficult, there are more chances of committing mistakes.  Here are the top five things you should avoid when shooting a no budget film all by yourself.

Shooting the movie by…

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How To Shoot X Men Super Speed Effect

How To Shoot X Men Super Speed Effect

X Men Super Speed Effect

Recently someone mailed me regarding the X-Men quicksilver effects. X Men has has many VFX. But today lets talk about the Quicksilver’s super speed. Quicksilver moves at a very fast speed. So today lets find out how to shoot X Men super speed effects.

I have shot something like this before but this is much better than technique. Ryan Connolly from film Riothas come up…

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Storytelling Through Doors : 50 Examples of Doors in Films

Storytelling Through Doors : 50 Examples of Doors in Films

Learn About Storytelling From Examples of Doors in Films

                      Story telling Through Doors?!!! Yes in movies every object or prop has been used for a specific reason. Doors are one of the most important dramatic prop you can use to intensify a scene. Doors are barriers. Whatever is important to us we keep them behind the doors for its safety. On the other hand we keep something…

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Top 10 Steps After You Finish Your Script

Top 10 Steps After You Finish Your Script

Steps After You Finish Your Script

    I received an email from a aspiring screenwriter from USA  who has attended a film school, made some short films and has written a script who wanted it convert into feature film. Now the question he asked me ” What should I do now?” The oblivious answer is get a producer or agent. Really? Is that so much easy to find a producer or agent for your script? I…

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10 Editing Tips : Checklist For Editors Before They Start Cutting

10 Editing Tips : Checklist For Editors Before They Start Cutting

Top 10 Editing Tips Before Start Cutting

Editing tips for editor before start actually cutting? Really!!!? Is that even necessary? Well in my opinion yes. Editing is a giant task and these editing tips will help you to get organised and most importantly help you to minimize your mistakes during editing. BTW these are not my editing tips. These are from editor and editing theorist  Roger…

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Movie Titles Alone Can Break Or Make Your Films, How?

Movie Titles Alone Can Break Or Make Your Films, How?

Importance Of The Movie Titles

Movie titles can make or break your film and that’s true. Lets dig  into it.  Your title is the first thing people are going to experience about your movie or script. People are not going to read your script or watch your movie unless they like the title. Please understand movie titles are the marketing tools and they should help you market your projects. Lets say…

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