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Pacifica Ventures and Lionsgate both are building new sound stages and support buildings in New Mexico and some developer is trying to build a $1B film studio in soutern CT. Something going on outside of LA or NY? Man, sounds like we may have a new ballgame on our hands. What's up with the...

The American Film festival/Dallas is a MAJOR new film festival and can be found at the following website: www.afidallas.com Serious competition. Serious consequences if successful. Randy Roberts Positive Impact Films a.k.a writeumcowboy

Interesting article on the internet: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,213721,00.html Writer Beggs' story is more than just it's title. He leaves the best comments at the last third of the article when he mentions Mark Cuban's quest for a new way to market movies and not spend $60M to try...

http://www.thelot.com/about.html I heard him talking about this on the cable show "Shootout" last Sunday. Unfortunately he will not be around the "lot" until the last show on TV, but it appears that 16 lucky filmmakers will get a better shot. Good for them! WC

If you, as the indie Director, had a chance to take a workshop designed to help you as a Director in your next indie short or feature film, what would you like the workshop to include? I am starting to work with a local acting coach who might be interested in teaching directors how actors work...

I need to glue a LOT of popcorn onto a large canvas so it can be draped over a manakin and look like we buried someone under a ton of popcorn. So far contact glue will soak into the canvas but not adhere the popcorn. Hot glue will be too slow because it has to be done on the location set...

Broken Flowers, a film by Jim Jarmusch may have been a pitch by someone else before Jarmusch wrote his script. Saw an interesting report on CNBC and read the following article on Variety: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942433?categoryid=22&cs=1&query=reed+and+martin&display=reed+martin...

I am considering a JV with a fellow filmmaker, and his attorney wants us to sign a non-disclosure statement before they read my script. Anyone have a generic non-disclosure statement I can use as a template? wC

It would never make it through the maze of an unknown writer trying to get someone in Hollywood to read it. The first 7 pages are descriptive action sequences over a period of time and with NO dialog. Dialog starts on page 7. It's 132 pages long. There are 20 "Cut to:" 's in the first 12...

Yesterday I attended an 8 hour seminar given by Mark Litwak, a L.A. Entertainment attorney. The seminar was entitled "Risky Business" and was based on a book he wrote of the same title. The event was sponsored by Random Order Ent., The Dallas Producer's Assoc. and several other Dallas...

Mark Litwak will be doing an all day seminar in Dallas at SMU on April 8th. The title is "Risky Business". See: http://www.randomorder.net/register.htm Risky Business Financing and Distributing Independent Films A Mark Litwak, Esq. Seminar Co-Sponsorsed by Dallas Producers Association...

I am in the middle of writing a new sci-fi thriller script. It will be a low budget shot here in North Texas. We will need an alien costume for a short actor to wear and we need it to be convincing, as I have a few closeups of the alien's head and need to show some emotion in the face. Anyone...

I have a new low budget cop/thriller to be shot entirely in Dallas TX this year. Budget is under $1M and I need a lead actor for the protagonist. He's white male, over 40 and up to 60+ to play a homeless ex-cop who must solve the murder of his good friend, another homeless guy. I have a...

Sunday, Nov. 20th, there will be a discussion over filmmaking distribution by two experienced filmmakers. It all takes place at the Magnolia Theatre at 11:00 a.m., Dallas TX. We are still working on setting up the details, so check in later with www.def2.org.

The Deep Ellum Film Festival starts this week in Dallas, TX and continues until Nov. 22. Please see the schedule at the website: http://www.def2.org/ Also there will be a discussion on "Distribution" of indie films by two experienced filmmakers on Sunday, Nov. 20th at 11:00 a.m. at the...

"The Visit" a short drama by Randy Roberts, will screen at the Deep Ellum Film Feeestival in Dallas, TX on Monday, November 21 st at 7:30 p.m. at the Magnolia Theatre. It is included in the "shorts, block five" schedule of the festival. The Director and actors will be in attendance for a Q&A...

I was on the phone the other day when something about the dvd release date come on the tv, so I didn't get the details. Anyone know when the release date for the dvd will be? I checked Paramount's website, but nothing there.

Anyone use either Gorilla 2 or Movie Magic Budgeting software? I need to budget my newest script soon and am considering one of these two software programs. MMB is $699 and Gorilla 2 is $399, so the cost difference is significant.

writing and directing a short film based on the "Cops" tv series that shows a documentary style shoot of a group of cops that do a drug bust. At first we discussed a humorous twist, but all of the sudden we have a real ex-cop from LAPD for the expert and maybe even a real helicopter to use for...

I got some feedback from a very good film festival. They reviewed my short film, "The Visit", and had a concern that one of the actor's heavy accent made it hard to understand some key lines of dialog. Of course, they were right. Seemed like we were not going to make it into the festival...