FILMit Website Customisation & Self Branding

The FILMit logo appearing at the top of each page was created in PowerPoint. I smply created the rectangle shapes, added the images of the filmmakers, and film reel, wrote the title in that modern font, and gave it a grey background. Toget it out of Powerpoint I used the ‘Grab It’ utility on the MAC to grab that part of the screen and save it as an...

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Bran Nue Dae Locks In U.S. Distribution

Bran Nue Dae Locks In U.S. Distribution

Rachel Perkins and Reg Cribb’s musical romp “Bran Nue Dae” has a deal with Freestyle Releasing for US theatrical distribution, it was announced today. Freestyle plans a select theater release for the film this September, followed by a nationwide rollout. Starring Geoffrey Rush, the musical is based on an Australian stage musical of the same name, and...

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Video Hosting Site Quality Comparison

Video Hosting Site Quality Comparison

If you’re looking for somewhere to host your short film, there is now a plethora of options available, from the ubiquitous YouTube through to photo-sharing sites like Flickr and Photobucket, which have recently jumped on the video hosting bandwagon. It certainly pays to “shop around” when it comes to quality encoding, as the results can...

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THE WAITING CITY

THE WAITING CITY

An Australian couple seeking to heal what’s wrong in their lives by adopting a child in India run head-on into a stolid bureaucracy in The Waiting City, Claire McCarthy’s second feature which is a tender look at loss and self-knowledge A poignant, perceptive tale of one couple’s effort to have a child to give their lives meaning, The Waiting City can...

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Book Review: Think Outside of the Box-Office

Book Review: Think Outside of the Box-Office

By Benjamin Craig First it was the music business, now the film industry is beginning to face a sustained assault on its traditional business models, and distribution is the main battleground. As audiences now demand more timely and flexible access to content, Big Media has given up on suing it’s customers in favour of a two-pronged attack: going ...

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