Three smart DIY filmmaking ideas

Posted on: Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
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IndieGoGo’s blog has a helpful interview with Eric Ernst and Danny Daneau of The Attic Door (which is showing at the Florida Film fest). These are the three great ideas I got out of the interview: – Hire a small documentary crew to follow you around during production (and before/after) and have them create webisodes to stoke interest in the film

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El Segundo- Official Trailer

El Segundo- Official Trailer
El Segundo Prologue

El Segundo Prologue

Not sure you’re ready to spend your hard earned money or time on an indie film? Here’s something to whet your appetite: the prologue to El Segundo. Animation by Jack Myers, narrated by Carlos Guzman.

El Segundo Teaser Trailer

El Segundo Teaser Trailer

Our first trailer.?Ǭ† Music by Amable.

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I Lost My Mind in El Segundo

Jeffrey Velazquez, our 1st AD and a great filmmaker in his own right, took this super 8 film detailing all the craziness happening behind the scenes that I didn’t even know about.

DAY- 9.11.01

DAY- 9.11.01

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Smashy Smasy with A.Sailboat

Smashy Smasy with A.Sailboat

Another short film from the Gorilla Film Factory.?جø¬? This is your car on drugs.

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