How to Make Your Old Footage Look Great & Cash in With Kickstarter's Answer to Patreon [PODCAST]

Jon Fusco and yours truly, Liz Nord discuss Drip, Kickstarter's answer to Patreon, plus a field report from DOC NYC that reveals why it's become the American documentary festival to pay attention to. We also cover the first Oscars handed out this year, marvel at Agnes Varda's infinite wisdom, and say farewell to Oscar-winning filmmaker Debra Chasnoff, who died last week.

Charles Haine joins us for gear news, including the new Lumix G9 from Panasonic, and answers an Ask No Film School question about the best way to up-res VHS footage.

As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, industry wisdom, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Show Links & Mentions

No Film School articles

• All of our DOC NYC posts so far
• How To Shoot Where You're Not Allowed
• With New Service 'Drip,' Kickstarter Aims to Make Filmmaking More Sustainable
• Remembering Robert Vaughn: His Final Film is My First Feature
• New Wave Crash Course: Agnès Varda’s Personal Film School
• 5 Business School Lessons That Will Help You Make Films Faster
• 5 Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt and Get Your First Feature Made
• Watch: For the Coen Brothers, Stillness is the Move
• 'Thelma': Joachim Trier on Shooting the Norwegian 'Carrie' on Cinemascope
• How to Tap into Your Animalistic Filmmaking Instincts and Become a 'Bitch'

Filmmaking Tools

• Red Giant Universe Expands with New Transitions and Adds Avid Media Composer Support
• Teradek Bolt Can Now Find Clear Spectrum for Wireless Video and More
• Panasonic's New Lumix G9 Micro Four Thirds Camera Shouldn't Worry GH5 Owners

Upcoming Deadlines: Grants, Opportunities & Festivals

• Pacific Pioneer Fund - December 1
• Boston SciFi Festival - November 19
• Tribeca Film Festival (Features, TV, Immersive) - November 22

Film Releases

VOD

• Gold Star - November 10

Netflix

• Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton - November 17
• Mudbound- November 17

Theatrical

• Bitch - November 10
• The Breadwinner - November 17

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This episode of Indie Film Weekly was produced and edited by Jon Fusco.