This week, nearly our entire Brooklyn crew joins in on the show: Charles Haine, Jon Fusco, Emily Buder, and yours truly, Liz Nord co-host. We cover David Lowery's rise from backseat-living to Disney-directing, the documentary film community's new petition in support of the #RighttoRecord movement, the burgeoning Nigerian indie scene, and three new DIY gear hacks that repurpose existing tools (like LEGOs!) into useful filmmaking gear. As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, our Ask No Film School segment, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.
Show Links & Mentions
No Film School articles
- 17 Invaluable Filmmaking Lessons from the 'Pete's Dragon' Production Diary
- 9 Genius Filmmaking Tips from Roger Corman, the 'Pope of Pop Cinema
- 'This is Very Good Stuff': Herzog Dissects, Praises Kanye West's Infamous 'Famous' Video
- Werner Herzog 'Invented Cinema' and 12 Other Things We Learned from His Reddit AMA
- 8 Intriguing Quotes from Werner Herzog at the Sundance Premiere of 'Lo and Behold'
Filmmaking Tools
- Build Your Own GoPro 3-Axis Motion Control Out of LEGOs
- MIDIGrade Brings DIY to Color Grading Hardware
- With Prisma, You Can Turn a Video into a Painting
Upcoming Deadlines: Grants & Opportunities
- NewFilmmakers Los Angeles - On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project - August 26
- Karen Schmeer Editing Fellowship - September 30
Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals
- American Indian Film Festival - August 19
- Nitehawk Shorts Festival - August 22
- San Francisco Independent Film Festival - August 26
Film Releases
- Blue Ruin - August 22
Netflix
- Blue is the Warmest Color - August 26
Theatrical
- Morris From America - August 19
- Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World - August 19
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This episode of Indie Film Weekly was produced and edited by Jon Fusco. Featured image by Ron Ellis / Shutterstock.com.
