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Budgeting

I don't think there is anything more stressful than money. Whether you have a lot of it or none of it, it's constantly giving people headaches. So naturally, I am not throughly enjoying trying to figure out what are budget needs to be for our first big film. 

I'm currently trying to figure out all the ins and outs of fundraising, applying for grants, asking for donations, and using websites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, etc.. Who knew there were so many diverse outlets for getting money? 

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And here comes the editing!

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The Life and Times of a Editor

I've got to be honest with you, Final Cut Pro X is not that easy to work with.

Being an Communications Major with a focus in film one would think that I would have been taught how to work with editing software, but the fact of the matter is, I'm learning as I go.

Add in the fact that I have a minuscule USB (1.5 gb) and an SD card that refuses to let me copy anything onto it, I'm struggling to get the clips that I need to the Mac Lab at my college library.

However, if I have learned anything, it is that figuring things out on my own without being told how to do it is a much more rewarding experience. Which is why I will be headed to the local Best Buy in search of a new USB. And a "Final Cut Pro X: For Dummies."

-Andrew

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Some quick pictures we took during filming this past weekend!

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Going over our initial budget for our upcoming documentary.

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Setting up the group shot! #popup

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Stay Tuned for the Announcement of Our First Film!

We will be announcing our first film within the next few days so stay tuned!

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Welcome!

Hello and a wholehearted welcome to Pop Up Productions! As I'm sure you can tell by now, this is our fancy new blog! You're probably more interested in finding out who we are and what Pop Up is though, so here is a quick snapshot:

Pop Up Productions may only be considered a baby in the vast production company world, but that doesn't mean we cant be a contender! Started in 2013 by soon-to-be college grads Andrew Ettinger and Sarah Alessi, Pop Up Productions is the exciting first step for this dynamic duo on their road to film success!

Basically, we're documentary makers! Well... more like aspiring documentary makers. Our first film is 100% in the works though, so pretty soon we can cut the aspiring and trade in in for successful! (we hope.)

Stay tuned for upcoming news, updates, information and more! This is bound to get interesting.