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The Battle Below’s Cast Spotlight: Anton Briones

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As production for The Battle Below drives forward, FBC has assembled a highly talented cast. We will be introducing one actor (or actress) every day here, so that everyone can marvel at what a great team we have assembled! First [...]

Interview With Casting Director Liz Ortiz-Mackes

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I had the privilege to work directly with Liz as she cast our upcoming project, The Battle Below. A veteran casting director and indie film producer, Liz graciously shared her story and her thoughts on the creative and the business [...]

Cast coming together

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We are soooooo close to announcing our cast.  Very, very exciting.  So many webisodes I see have really cool ideas and good production quality but the performances are B level.  Why is that?  Coming from an acting/theater background I know that [...]

Interview with Melinda McLaughlin, CMO of Tremor Video

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Melinda McLaughlin is the Chief Marketing Officer of Tremor Video, a B2B digital video technology company. Prior to joining Tremor, Melinda held executive positions in sales, marketing and research at A&E Networks. Melinda started her career in media planning. Step [...]

Interview With Independent Film Producer Kelly Timpane

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  Kelly Timpane is the co-founder of Endlight Entertainment LLC and an Executive Producer ofNinjas v. Zombies(2008), Ninjas v. Vampires(2010), and the upcoming Ninjas  v. Monsters. By day, she is also an HR executive.         How did you get involved with producing?  What is [...]

Interview With Screenwriter Koji Steven Sakai

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Koji Steven Sakai has written three feature films that have been produced,Haunted Highway (2006),The People I’ve Slept With(2009) and Chink (2012), the last two he also served as a producer. This summer he has another film going into production, Monster & Me, a family/Christmas [...]

Open-Source Software For The DIY Filmmaker

– Posted in: Creative Process

The great thing about the modern age is that DIY filmmaking is easier than ever. There are many aspects to this, but I wanted to take a quick look at one: software. There is a bevy of great, easy-to-use, and [...]