Showreel Magazine for new independent filmmakers

[Denise]

We are launching a new magazine for new filmmakers at The Cannes Film
Festival in May (also at the Production Show, London)

We want to know who/what you want to read about.

If you would like to contribute to articles, reviews, kit stories, etc, we'd love to hear from you. Or just have a rant on our letters page.

First issue includes:

Kurosawa – his life and work
Top director interview (tba)
Finance and distribution advice
Short-cut to digital cinema and HD
Film festival and event guide
Quality animation on a budget
Technical reviews in of latest movies
How to approach commissioning editors
Production notes – Asian film focus and guerilla filmmaking

We will also be launching a unique, interactive, short film project in issue one - so keep in touch.

Check out www.showreel.org

Denise

 

[wholmmovies]

Here are my thoughts:

-Kurosawa – his life and work
-Top director interview (tba)
I enjoy interviews, 'spotlights' and biographies, but only when they contain useful and/or interesting information. When it turns out to be just "aren't they great?" or a treatise on someone's political views or some such, who cares?

-Finance and distribution advice
Great, if it's actually useful and at least somewhat original and not just the same old reworded or reworked advice that you get everywhere.

-Short-cut to digital cinema and HD
not sure what you mean by 'short-cut' by I am interested in digital and HD formats

-Quality animation on a budget
definitely interested in this, especially combining animation and live-action

I'd also like to see some equipment reviews, who's using what, what is bulletproof, what breaks, what has the best bang for the buck (cameras, mics, mixers, lighting, editing, accessories, lenses, etc.etc.) More and more low-budget indie filmmakers are buying their equipment instead of renting.

We are launching a new magazine for new filmmakers at The Cannes Film
Festival in May (also at the Production Show, London)