Archive for November, 2008

It’s important for people in the independent film world to support each other, and especially so when they are your friends!  Well my friends the Daws Brothers have released their first feature film Dangerous Calling on DVD and I have already ordered my copy.

I haven’t seen the movie yet so I can’t give you my opinion yet, but from the conversations I have had with Josh and Jeremiah I can tell they know their stuff, and one of the biggest things I have noticed from my conversations with them is that they get the fact that you aren’t just born good at this stuff, you need to put in lots of time. They told me how they have shot so many bad shorts, and written so many bad scripts before they started to get better.


I think that attitude is going to take these guys places, because if you have the full understanding that you need to grind it out to make it in this business, I’m convinced you can make it. I’m actually really excited to see where their careers head, I think they could end up making some waves in Hollywood someday, and if you buy their first DVD then you’ll have helped them do it! So buy their DVD now : )

I was introduced to an interesting new website recently called Howcast. The website is similar to YouTube and other online video sites in that the content is uploaded by a community of users, however the twist is that Howcast specializes in “How-To” videos. They want people to upload all sorts of videos instructing people how to do different things and they also have some funny videos like “How To Compete With Your Boyfriend’s Video Games” if you’re interested in something more entertaining.

Howcast has a program for filmmakers called “Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program” where you can basically look for assignments to shoot, edit and upload. If you’re lucky and your video gets a lot of views, they’ll share the revenue from the advertising with you. I haven’t had much time to look into this program in much depth, but if you’re a starving artist it might not be such a bad way to get some cash and have some opportunities to work on your reel.