Comments for Babycliff http://blog.thebabycliff.com Filmmaker, blogger, scared stiff momma wannabe Sat, 07 May 2011 13:57:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Avoid the festival scam by dominiquekeller http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2011/05/05/avoid-the-festival-scam/#comment-310 dominiquekeller Sat, 07 May 2011 13:57:05 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1060#comment-310 Thanks for your comment Karen, I agree that it isn't a good idea to skip festivals completely especially when it comes to Features. Thanks for your advice on the Euro Festivals: A really good example of why filmmakers shouldn't treat Without a Box as an all inclusive on stop source to festival distribution. [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The poster sent us '0 which is not a hashcash value. Thanks for your comment Karen, I agree that it isn’t a good idea to skip festivals completely especially when it comes to Features. Thanks for your advice on the Euro Festivals: A really good example of why filmmakers shouldn’t treat Without a Box as an all inclusive on stop source to festival distribution.

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]]> Comment on Avoid the festival scam by Karen L. http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2011/05/05/avoid-the-festival-scam/#comment-309 Karen L. Fri, 06 May 2011 01:50:09 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1060#comment-309 Congrats on your screening, Dom! I'd argue that film festivals, as expensive as they can be, are an integral part of the filmmaking process, maybe as important as the film itself. But it depends on your expectations. If you are hoping to recoup your costs or to finance your feature, this isn't the way to do it. But if you're looking to build an audience, help your distributors market your film, or test your filmmaking with real audiences (not just your cast and crew), then film festivals are the only way to do it. Choose film festivals that have built-in markets or are well-respected for your genre of film. It's nice to be accepted by a big film festival,and remember that most of the big European festivals don't even charge and aren't listed on Without A Box. Yes, set your limits and try to have a plan. Arguably, a scattergun approach of just hitting a huge number of festivals is not particularly useful. International exposure, not just your local festivals, are a good way to get your work to a broader audience. Good luck and look forward to seeing your latest! xx Congrats on your screening, Dom! I’d argue that film festivals, as expensive as they can be, are an integral part of the filmmaking process, maybe as important as the film itself. But it depends on your expectations. If you are hoping to recoup your costs or to finance your feature, this isn’t the way to do it. But if you’re looking to build an audience, help your distributors market your film, or test your filmmaking with real audiences (not just your cast and crew), then film festivals are the only way to do it. Choose film festivals that have built-in markets or are well-respected for your genre of film. It’s nice to be accepted by a big film festival,and remember that most of the big European festivals don’t even charge and aren’t listed on Without A Box. Yes, set your limits and try to have a plan. Arguably, a scattergun approach of just hitting a huge number of festivals is not particularly useful. International exposure, not just your local festivals, are a good way to get your work to a broader audience. Good luck and look forward to seeing your latest! xx

]]> Comment on women men life death by dominiquekeller http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2011/04/08/women-men-life-death/#comment-308 dominiquekeller Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:29:40 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1053#comment-308 thanks Kim, for some reason it is more easy to put my feeling out online than in the intimacy of a small group [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The poster sent us '0 which is not a hashcash value. thanks Kim, for some reason it is more easy to put my feeling out online than in the intimacy of a small group

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]]> Comment on women men life death by Kim Faires http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2011/04/08/women-men-life-death/#comment-307 Kim Faires Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:32:01 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1053#comment-307 Wow. Dominique. Clearly you were rocked by the conversation that night--and you had the courage to put your feelings out there. Very impressive stuff. Wow. Dominique. Clearly you were rocked by the conversation that night–and you had the courage to put your feelings out there. Very impressive stuff.

]]> Comment on Have fun while you make movies by Kim Faires http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2011/03/15/have-fun-while-you-make-movies/#comment-305 Kim Faires Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:26:35 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1044#comment-305 Nice. (The photo is perfect btw--is it from the same shoot?) Nice. (The photo is perfect btw–is it from the same shoot?)

]]> Comment on Make your first bad movie by dominiquekeller http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2010/11/16/make-your-first-bad-movie/#comment-297 dominiquekeller Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:05:34 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1039#comment-297 No kidding Kim, What kid doesn't draw? No kidding Kim, What kid doesn’t draw?

]]> Comment on Make your first bad movie by Kim Faires http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2010/11/16/make-your-first-bad-movie/#comment-296 Kim Faires Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:11:22 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1039#comment-296 Oh f**k. Dom, this is the best post EVER! "The Perfect is the enemy of the good." (Or even the bad!) It's funny. I was just in a coffee shop the other day and I was looking at a painting on the wall by a local artist, and the artist's bio beside it said that she "was was always drawing pictures right from the moment she could first hold a pencil..." ...and I thought, "Huh? What kid doesn't do that?" Anyway, advice well given. Thanks for the post. I gotta go get my ass in gear now.... ;) Oh f**k. Dom, this is the best post EVER!

“The Perfect is the enemy of the good.” (Or even the bad!)

It’s funny. I was just in a coffee shop the other day and I was looking at a painting on the wall by a local artist, and the artist’s bio beside it said that she “was was always drawing pictures right from the moment she could first hold a pencil…”

…and I thought, “Huh? What kid doesn’t do that?”

Anyway, advice well given. Thanks for the post. I gotta go get my ass in gear now…. ;)

]]> Comment on Make your first bad movie by Terrified Filmmaker http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2010/11/16/make-your-first-bad-movie/#comment-295 Terrified Filmmaker Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:20:41 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1039#comment-295 Dirtbag filmmaking is the best approach. Just make something, anything, and have fun with it. Dirtbag filmmaking is the best approach. Just make something, anything, and have fun with it.

]]> Comment on Dirt Bag Filmmaking-A few thoughts by Richard - The Video Dolly Guy http://blog.thebabycliff.com/2010/11/08/dirt-bag-filmmaking-a-few-thoughts/#comment-292 Richard - The Video Dolly Guy Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:57:41 +0000 http://blog.thebabycliff.com/?p=1035#comment-292 So what your saying is that of the dirt bag filmmaker "drags others to dirt"? I guess it's not fair, however like in any business it takes a whole lot of effort and a whole lot of dirt bagging to succeed. Wouldn't you agree? So what your saying is that of the dirt bag filmmaker “drags others to dirt”?
I guess it’s not fair, however like in any business it takes a whole lot of effort and a whole lot of dirt bagging to succeed. Wouldn’t you agree?

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