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An Insider's Guide to Indie Film Distribution - Book review

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Stacey Parks Film Distribution
The Insider's Guide to Independent Film Distribution by Stacey Parks

 

Planning distribution early in production is key to a film’s success.

Getting Past the Legalese - Book Review

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The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers
The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers by Thomas A. Crowell
Success brings contracts, and contracts bring legalese. To get past the legalese painlessly, you need a good crib sheet and The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers gives you just that.

Teach Yourself - Getting A Project Off the Ground

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Directing the story 03
Illustration from Directing the Story by Francis Glebas

 

So you’ve got an idea for a first film... Where do you go from here?

Teach Yourself Animation - Sound - Book Review

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designing snd for anim
Cover of the book Designing Sound for Animation by Robin Beauchamp (Focal Press.)

 

Learning to create animation on your own is very doable. This post, one of a series focusing on the tools of the trade, looks at the basics of creating a sound track for your film.

!Women Art Revolution - A Valuable Educational Resource

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!Women Art Revolution
Cropped image from the !Women Art Revolution poster.

 

Both the documentary !Women Art Revolution and the associated booklet should have pride of place in libraries that collect resources on American art history.

Tricky Women: Women In Animation

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A compilation of essays on women in animation, Tricky Women: Women In Animation is a very welcome addition to current critical writing on the subject.