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I am. I was using a JuicedLink but it caused a lot of problems on my production so I sold it.

I submitted a feature film this year to about 15 of what I would call the best U.S. festivals. Only 2 or 3 gave me the option to submit elsewhere. Withoutabox was required for all others.

I was a little bit let down to be honest. The story needed a bit of work, I didn't like some of the casting choices (and therefore the acting), and I think they should have shot the entire thing at Disneyland/Disneyworld. I think it defeats the purpose to go into a studio later to pick up...

I have a pretty good idea about the kind of site to build for this that I was getting really excited about, but I think it takes a lot of money and connections to make something like that happen. Shelving the idea for now, but who knows

I made my first feature with $12,000 which included spending $6,000 of it on the camera equipment. I would recommend spending much less than that. Put more money into paying your crew so they are committed to your project. In the end, Scheduling almost killed my film.

Actually you've made a few really good points here, so I'll stop waving that flag for now. BUT if that's the way you're going to look at it, new filmmakers should not be buying a camera at all. They could use their cell phone and save their money completely. In fact the OP should shoot his/her...

looks like he was banned. And after 1,333 posts, yikes.

well on the indie level it doesnt matter much. You see a lot of filmmakers do a short, get into a big festival, then use that success to then make a feature version of that short. many times it gets into the same big festival the next year. It's one way to get a career started. At that point...

I have never understood the mentality of people on this forum to buy cheap camcorders or lesser cameras, then spend more money later when you're more experienced. Sure, you are going to need skill as well, and a veteran filmmaker can make any camera look good blah blah blah, but the cheaper...

I'm not sure you understand the rules fully, and also maybe I wasn't clear with my questions. The "no genre" rule means no westerns, no horrors, no mysteries, no crime dramas, etc. but you still need to make a movie that tells a story. Things actually need to happen, otherwise you just did a...

Many times a film is not shot in HD intentionally in order to fit the aesthetic of the movie. Here's a recent Sundance example: Computer Chess - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2007360 I'm sure there are many more examples too, but if you are trying to compete with modern crisp filmmaking...

was there supposed to be a story? Why is your audio fading in every time the camera cuts. it's very distracting

Lenses are a good place to start, especially since you're using primes. You'll want options. I'd be a little bit worried about shooting video on a Nikon. Personally, I'm not a fan of DSLRs for video, but at least with Canon you can use things like Magic Lantern or Cinestyle to maximize the...

The amount of research you've done (and are currently doing) is better than a lot of advice you'll get here. There are many types of filmmakers, and probably very few on this board are doing high fashion videos. The tools you need are specific to your line of work and the way you like to work...

Thats the selling point for unknown filmmakers, but the festivals themselves are just as fed up with WAB. They would all switch to a better service in a heartbeat, forcing the filmmakers to follow. Plus, I had no problem getting my first film on Imdb when it was still in production without...

My password is a random array of letters and numbers. Is there any way they can figure it out from the hacked encryption? I'd rather not have to change ALL my passwords

I'd be willing to bet we could design a new site that doesn't copy WAB, but improves on every aspect of it and reinvents the way film festivals and filmmakers interact. Even if Amazon comes at us legally, their patent wouldn't hold up because monopolies are illegal. ...Right guys?? haha Edit...

Nope, not JGL

Nope, I think all the retinas are safe. I bought the 13 inch like JUST before retinas were released. I wish I had waited, but my computer died and my work at the time depended on buying a new computer immediately.

This is probably true, but at the end of the day WAB still sucks, and every festival knows it. But the festivals that tried to rebel a few years ago noticed a sharp decline in the number of submissions so they went back to it. And even if you ignore all the bad things you hear about WAB behind...