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Five Ways Filmmakers Can Use Pinterest

E.M. Taboada — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:52:33 +0000

It’s more likely than not that you’ve heard of Pinterest — the fast growing social media network that lets folks create an online scrapbook of images they can share or re-share with others. Being such a visual medium, it’s no surprise many filmmakers are exploring ways in which they can put this new social media tool to use. With that in mind, here are 5 ways filmmakers can use Pinterest to their advantage: (more…)

Producer Ted Hope Tweets 24 Tips for Independent Filmmakers

Joe Marine — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:16:02 +0000

If you are one of those people who can’t stand any more 5D Mark III news (there are new leaked photos by the way), then Ted Hope has some filmmaking tips that will bring us back to what really matters. If you don’t know who Ted is, he works tirelessly as an independent film spokesperson and he writes a blog that always contains insightful or meaningful content. Ted’s goal is to make film accessible to everyone, and to help remove the shroud of secrecy that surrounds show business. He gave some great tips for independent filmmakers while speaking at the Athena Film Festival, and in a move common for Ted, he graciously tweeted that information to the world. (more…)

Here's a Discount for the Producing Masterclass in NYC with Ted Hope and Christine Vachon

Ryan Koo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:55:00 +0000

21 Grams. Far from Heaven. In the Bedroom. One Hour Photo. Boys Don’t Cry. American Splendor. I’m Not There. Happiness. Adventureland. The Ice Storm. These are just a few of the independent films produced by superproducers Ted Hope and Christine Vachon, and the two of them are banding together to share what they’ve learned with other producers and aspiring producers on Saturday, November 5, 2011 here in NYC. The masterclass focuses on the important stuff: “get your movie made, make it well, make it great, get it seen, and survive to do it all over again.” They’ve also created a discount code for NoFilmSchool readers: “NoFilmSchooler125″ will save you $25. For would-be indie producers, this is a must-attend workshop, and you couldn’t pick a better pair of producers to learn from. Here are the full details: (more…)

Ted Hope's Job Opportunities in Indie Film

Ryan Koo — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:40:25 +0000

Ted Hope should need no introduction but a jaunt to IMDb will reveal his storied career as an independent producer. Here, Ted talks about some new ways of thinking about distribution and marketing. (more…)

Independent Film Titans on New Film Distribution Paradigms

Ryan Koo — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:27:27 +0000

This panel from the Woodstock Film Festival features Richard Abramowitz, Bob Berney, Edward Burns, Ted Hope and John Sloss (for their bios, see this page and search for “New Distribution Paradigms”). It offers not only an opportunity to listen to industry titans talk frankly about the changing distribution landscape, but also to relay their own past experiences. Could you get all these guys together to give a guest lecture at a film school? Probably not. But here they are free thanks to the internet and the Woodstock festival: (more…)

Live from the Vimeo Festival + Awards: Making it Happen

Ryan Koo — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:17:05 +0000

This weekend’s Vimeo Festival + Awards has been jam-packed with screenings, panels, and workshops (you can follow the goings on with the Twitter hashtag #vimeofest). I’m just now breaking out the laptop, however, for the Ted Hope/Brian Newman panel Making it Happen. Here, then, are some notes from the panel. (more…)

Ted Hope's 38 Ways The Film Industry Is Failing Today

Ryan Koo — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:41:58 +0000

Great food for thought today by producer @TedHope on his indispensable Truly Free Film blog. 38 More Ways The Film Industry Is Failing Today contains a hundred quotables — and could be 38 blog posts, really — but the quote I’m pulling has to do with my own forthcoming DIY feature. While I’m not planning on the traditional greenlight route (instead employing a crowdfunding aproach), the 14th reason still applies: (more…)

Seen: PressPausePlay - Ted Hope

Ryan Koo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:00:07 +0000

Independent producer Ted Hope (Adventureland, 21 Grams, In the Bedroom, and seemingly a thousand other films) is expanding the perception of what “independent film” is and how it should be distributed. I had a chance to sit down with him at Power To The Pixel, where he gave me some very valuable advice; we share the same view of independent film, that with crisis comes opportunity. Ted’s been very generous on his Truly Free Film blog by sharing advice like Ten things to do before you submit a script and Display your value: you are different from them, as well as asking pertinent questions such as What defines an event? In short, his blog is a must-read for independent filmmakers. Here, he answers some questions for the forthcoming film Press/Pause/Play. (more…)

Virtual Sundance

Ryan Koo — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:27 +0000

Didn’t make it to the Sundance Film Festival this year? For the flavor of what took place January 21-31 in Park City, you can rent some of the films shown, read a brief wrap-up, or watch a collection of videos filmed at the festival. Here are several behind-the-scenes vids. (more…)