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Filmmaking,Free Stuff

02/03/2012

33 FREE After Effects Templates

If you work with After Effects, these are very cool… first of all, they’re free, second of all they serve a multitude of uses, third they are in 1080p resolution (full HD) and fourth of all… they’re FREE! The article is a collection of free templates from all over the web. Here is the original [...]

Filmmaking,Free Stuff

12/31/2011

FREE Sound Effects from Videomaker.com

The good folks at Videomaker.com, which put out some great articles on all things video, have put up a web page full of free downloads, along with links to free sound effects. http://www.videomaker.com/downloads/free-sound-effects/ And here’s the general download page: http://www.videomaker.com/downloads/   Enjoy, and sign up for their newsletter. It’s pretty cool! Val Gameiro Writer, Director, [...]

Filmmaking,Personal

12/25/2011

Happy Holidays

Hi everyone, regardless of which holiday you’re celebrating, and even if you’re not celebrating anything at the moment, I hope you have a wonderful time with friends and family, and as the year comes to a close, at least per the Gregorian calendar, you all sit and ponder about the good things that happened in [...]

Filmmaking

12/20/2011

Speaking on Internet Radio about Amnesia, independent psychological horror thriller

Hi everybody, shameless self promo here! I hate to do it, but I need help wrapping up the film… we still have a lot more shoot days to go, and we have a Kickstarter campaign going to pay for some more wardrobe, locations and food! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idealsceneprod/amnesia-an-independent-psychological-horror-thrill/ This film is focuses on the topic of human [...]

Filmmaking,Free Stuff

12/16/2011

Another Fantastic Freebie from Detonation Films

If you haven’t heard of Detonation Films and you’re into explosions, gunfire and the like… you’re missing out! Especially if you’re an indie filmmaker with not much money! Bob and John Forward have been blowing things up for the lens for a long time, and they have a very wide selection on their sites: www.DetonationFilms.com [...]

Filmmaking

12/03/2011

Making a feature on Human Trafficking

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idealsceneprod/amnesia-an-independent-psychological-horror-thrill Dear all, If you believe in the power of film, and want to help make a difference in the field of Human Trafficking, then spread this e-mail far and wide… we are making a movie which exposes the horrors of human rights violations in mental institutions and human trafficking. Both of these victims are [...]

Filmmaking,Free Stuff

10/24/2011

FREE Professional Color Correction Plugin for Mac OS

If you’re one of the many colorists working on Mac OS, you’re in luck! DaVinci Resolve Lite (FREE) is out now… so go download it: http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/detail/?sid=3948&pid=11735&os=mac&leg=0 If you don’t know what DaVinci Resolve is, you’re probably not a professional color correctionist, or at least no one of those big studios with deep pockets to afford [...]

Filmmaking

08/25/2011

Romantic Short Film Released

It was conceived a while ago, but finally sees the public light of day. It’s not perfect; it was my sophomore effort, but I love the story, and hope you will you enjoy it too. You can check out the website here.   Share on Facebook

Filmmaking,Free Stuff

07/12/2011

FREE Stock Footage Links

This is a quick and dirty post, so sorry about that. These are websites I frequent and follow. Here are a couple of links I’ve found which host free stock footage, or give away free clips periodically. http://vimeo.com/groups/freehd http://www.stockfootageforfree.com/ http://www.archive.org/index.php http://www.detonationfilms.com/ http://www.publicdomainflicks.com/ http://umesh3d.blogspot.com/ http://www.revostock.com/ http://www.istockphoto.com/video http://www.timelinegfx.com/freemotiongraphics.html Feel free to collaborate and give back — upload [...]

Filmmaking,Free Stuff,reviews

07/11/2011

4 NEW FREE Clips from VideoBlocks {Stock Footage}

If you’ve never heard about VideoBlocks, you won’t know they’re offering 7 days of complimentary downloads – and there’s some really decent ones. They are a website offering royalty-free (meaning you don’t have to keep paying to use their footage) stock footage. What’s setting them apart from most other stock footage sites, is that they [...]