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DIRECTING ACTORS
Notes on the process of directing a film. Check out the FAMOUS FILMMAKERS' QUOTES link, too. Tips from Eastwood, Lumet and Mamet. Three different styles to make a great film!
OTHER FILM DIRECTING Tips from the Pros
STORYBOARDS
FILM DIRECTING SHOTS
DIRECTING A FILM
FAMOUS DIRECTOR QUOTESThe BEST MOVIE MAKING NOTES ON THE INTERNET TODAY!
TIPS from the Master Filmmakers! FILM PRODUCTION
From development to distribution, what you need to know for movie production. Also check out the many LINKS on this page. Budgets, Famous Producer Quotes, Pre-Production!
FILM CREWS
On-set film crews and the duties they perform. Check out the PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT link on this page. Everything from 1st AD to Wardrobe. Holding the best production meetings etc..
DIRECTING A FILM
Notes on the process of directing a film. Check out the FAMOUS FILMMAKERS' QUOTES link, too. Tips from Eastwood, Lumet and Mamet. Three different styles to make a great film!
DIRECTING ACTORS
What you need to know when dealing with the all-important director/actor relationship. Good for directors and actors to read. How to get the best performance in your film. Communicating with the performer. The performer working with the director!
PITCHING
Tips and actual experiences of the fast-and-furious process of pitching your ideas. From Ken Rotcop to William Goldman. The masters of selling their stories to the studios
THE WRITERS WAY
Learning to handle your inner creativity, and how to express yourself in your art. Check out the MANY LINKS on this page. From tips to writing to exploring your inner self.
FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
Cinematography in film, and the art of manipulating light and shadow. Check out the LINK on LENSES and FILTERS. Tips on getting the shots you want on set and making the best film you can.
FILM EDITING
What you need to know about editing a film, and how this unique art can make or break your movie. Styles from OSCAR Winning Film Editors.
Check out the LINK on FILM EDITING COMBINATIONS.
SOUND DESIGN
They say that sound is a third of your film. The rules of sound design, what you need to watch out for and how it can make your break your film. TIPS from sound design foley, music composing and dialogue editing. The ART of SOUND in FILM!.
ART DIRECTION
The filmmaker's guide to a great film begins with ART DIRECTION. Tips on HAIR and MAKE-UP for the actors, WARDROBE, LOCATION DESIGN and PROPS too! Enhancing your story's THEME!
DOCUMENTARY FILM
What you need to know about making a DOCUMENTARY FILM. Styles of documentaries and the best way to prepare to shoot a doc movie. Writing a documentary script!
WRITING A GRANT
How to increase your chances when WRITING A GRANT. Tips and ideas to writing for the people who give the grants to artists. Layout of grant writing. Learning the ART of writing grants.
FILM DISTRIBUTING
After your film is completed. Dealing with distribution. Self-distribution or hiring a professional to get your film out there to the world. Making money from your short or feature film. .
You'll also love our One Page Screenplay Competition
SUBMISSION DEADLINE APPROACHING WILDsound Film and Screenplay Festival
Deadline approaching. Be a part of the fastest growing and most unique Film Festival in the world today:
FILM SUBMISSIONS - See the full details to submit your film
SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS - See the full details to submit your script
Why the WILDsound Film Festival is the fastest growing film festival in the world today!
- Your film will get screened in front of a large, broad audience.
- We are a feedback festival and you will actually hear what industry people and film lovers think of your film.
- Your film is screened and then focus grouped with the audience, lead by a Professional Industry moderator. SEE EXAMPLES OF OUR LAST FESTIVAL
- You get a chance to get your film either sold to our distributors in attendance or showcased on this popular website which FILMS ONLINE section is one of the highest rated Film Watching sites on the internet today!
- Then we PAY YOU for every 500 hits you film is viewed. A lot of films have been able to make a nice profit with the views on this website.
- It's time for the short filmmaker to make money for their work and this is what our festival is all about
And no matter what happens, every film receives FULL FEEDBACK of their submitted film and we tell you honestly why we made our decisions!
No other film festival in the world does what we do!

FILM FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS - FEES:

DEADLINES ARE ONGOING. SUBMISSION FEE $30
The RULES are simple:
1. Make a film. We screen SHORTS and FEATURES of any genre. Shorts should be no more than 25 minutes in length.
2. Fill out the form HERE :
3. Send a DVD of your film to WILDsound Film Festival 80 St. Clair Ave. East Suite 2309, Toronto, ON M4T 1N6.
4. Pay the $30 submission fee via the green button below or send a cheque payable to WILDsound Film Festival with your DVD.
5. OR if you're a WITHOUTABOX person, click on the link below and do everything on your WAB account. Because of an increase in their fees, submissions processed through WAB are $35.

FILM FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS - DEADLINES:
Since the Festival is monthly, you can submit any time.


Even if your film is not selected, you will receive the comments of the viewing committee. The goal of the WILDsound Film Festivals is to help everyone involved grow as an artist, so we will offer some kind of constructive criticism whether or not we accept your entry for the formal festival.


ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Wildsound Film Festival is a monthly Toronto-based festival that prides itself on making sure the filmmaker not only gets his or her film screened in front of a large audience, but also benefits from gaining feedback during the Q&A from our special guest moderator who discusses each film with the audience. This film festival enables you, the filmmaker, to actually obtain honest feedback about what people think of your film. And you get to meet industry people who can help out your career so you can make more films and be a better overall filmmaker.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
for Filmmaking Notes of every kind, Columnists from people in the industry and for more INFORMATION on the WILDsound Film and Screenplay Festival, the festival of FEEDBACK and NETWORKING
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR SITE AND EVENTS, PLEASE EMAIL US AT: [email protected]
Make sure you always check out what's NEW on WILDsound's website . Each week WILDsound adds new information on Filmmaking Notes , Columnists writing about the industry , Movie Reviews and our BRAND NEW Daily Entertainment News Reports
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
SCREENPLAYS (SHORT , FEATURE, or TELEPLAY) and SHORT FILMS, (NARRATIVE, EXPERIMENTAL, ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY or MUSIC VIDEOS) FOR OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.
Click here to submit your screenplay
Click here to submit you Short Film.
OR to www.withoutabox.com/login/5562
WILDSOUND MONTHLY FEEDBACK
FILM and SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL. THE NEWEST AND MOST UNIQUE FESTIVAL IN NORTH AMERICAN
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Taking the next step from our popular script reading series, our festival guarantees your film and/or screenplay will be screened and/or read in front of a large audience and you will receive honest feedback of your film and/or screenplay from industry people and just your average movie fan.
WHEN IS IT: The third week of every month. ALL YEAR LONG.
WHERE IS IT: Toronto, Ontario (if you can't attend, we'll email you transcripts of the comments and feedback from the industry attendees)
MISSION & OBJECTIVE
Our mission at Wildsound Film and Screeplay Festival is to make sure your film/script gets shown in front of a large broad audience and you can actually see what people think of your work. We then focus group it with the audience and our monthly guest moderator will facilitate the audiences questions. This is a festival of networking and positive creative communication so you can take your filmmaking/screenwriting career to the next level. Our moderators will be successful industry people who have moved up the ranks just like you will.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

This film festival ables the filmmaker and screenwriter to actually obtain an honest feedback of what people think of your film. And you get to meet industry people who can help out your career so you can make more films, write more scripts and be a better overall storyteller..."..ccff99"
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The BEST MOVIE MAKING NOTES ON THE INTERNET TODAY!

PRODUCING YOUR FILM
From development to distribution, what you need to know for movie production. Also check out the many LINKS on this page...

FILM CREWS
On-set film crews and the duties they perform. Check out the PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT link on this page.

DIRECTING A FILM
Notes on the process of directing a film. Check out the FAMOUS FILMMAKERS' QUOTES link, too.

DIRECTING ACTORS
What you need to know when dealing with the all-important director/actor relationship. Good for directors and actors to read.

SCREENPLAY WRITING
What you need to think about when writing a script. Check out the LINKS on this page on WRITING PLOT and WRITING CHARACTER.

PITCHING
Tips and actual experiences of the fast-and-furious process of pitching your ideas.

THE WRITERS WAY
Learning to handle your inner creativity, and how to express yourself in your art. Check out the MANY LINKS on this page

FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
Cinematography in film, and the art of manipulating light and shadow. Check out the LINK on LENSES and FILTERS.

FILM EDITING
What you need to know about editing a film, and how this unique art can make or break your film.

SOUND DESIGN
They say that sound is a third of your film. The rules of sound design, and what you need to watch out for.

ART DIRECTION
The filmmaker's guide to a great film begins with ART DIRECTION

DOCUMENTARY FILM
What you need to know about making a DOCUMENTARY FILM

WRITING A GRANT
How to increase your chances when WRITING A GRANT.

FILM DISTRIBUTING
After your film is completed. Dealing with distribution. Self-distribution or hiring a professional.

My Blog

Read the BEST FILMMAKING/STORYTELLING Notes in the world!

Welcome to the Filmmaker Notes page. GREAT notes on filmmaking from every angle. A fountain of knowledge for filmmakers of all levels and practices. ENJOY!!The BEST MOVIE MAKING NOTES ON THE INTERNET ...
Posted by Directing Actors on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:27:00 PST

ONE PAGE SCREENPLAY CONTEST - WInner made into a film!

ONE PAGE SCREENPLAY COMPETITIONCLICK ON THE LINK AND SEE THE FULL DETAILS ON SIGNING UP!WINNING SCRIPT GETS MADE INTO FILM! One Page Screnplay Contest!Don't miss this fantastic competition FOR EXAMPLE...
Posted by Directing Actors on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:03:00 PST

CALL FOR ENTRIES - Screenplay Showcase Contest

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - WILDsound Screenplay Showcase Contest (Short and Features)CONSIDERED THE BEST SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL IN THE THE WORLD TODAY SUBMIT YOU SHORT OR FEATURE SCRIPT NOW!! You’ll ge...
Posted by Directing Actors on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:56:00 PST

VOTE NOW: On your Favorite One Page Screenplay

ONE PAGE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION - VOTE NOW ON THE BEST SCRIPTCLICK ON THE LINK, WATCH THE READINGS OF THE ONE PAGE SCREENPLAYS and then VOTE on your favorite script!WINNING SCRIPT GETS MADE INTO FILM!...
Posted by Directing Actors on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:43:00 PST

HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY - Tips for all levels

GUIDELINES ON SCREENWRITING - Tips from the ProsNOTES ON SCREENWRITINGWRITING FOR PLOTWRITING FOR CHARACTERLOGLINES AND SYNOPSISPITCHING YOUR STORYAlso new this week, WILDsound's Film Festival FILMS O...
Posted by Directing Actors on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:29:00 PST

What Film Should NOT Be Nominated for the Best Picture OSCAR?

TODAY'S POLL:What Film Should NOT Be Nominated for Best Picture OSCAR?CLICK ABOVE AND ANSWER THE POLL!Deadline approaching. Be a part of the fastest growing and most unique Film Festival in the world ...
Posted by Directing Actors on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:38:00 PST

CALL FOR ENTRIES - TV PILOT and SPEC Screenplay Contest

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - TV SPEC and TV PILOT Screenplay ContestCONSIDERED THE BEST TV WRITING CONTEST IN THE WORLD TODAY SUBMIT YOU SCREENPLAY NOW!! You'll get full feedback from your work from profes...
Posted by Directing Actors on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:00:00 PST

PRODUCING A FILM - Tips from the experts

Here is a COLLECTION OF INFO that has been accumulated throughout the years when it comes to PRODUCING A FILM from the experts. Some of this stuff is good for everyone, in all aspects of life when it ...
Posted by Directing Actors on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:23:00 PST

CALL FOR ENTRIES - FEEDBACK Short and Feature Film Festival

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - WILDsound Short and Feature Film FestivalCONSIDERED THE BEST SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IN THE THE WORLD TODAY and SOON TO BE BEST FEATURE SUBMIT YOUR SHORT and/or FEATURE FILM NOW!! Y...
Posted by Directing Actors on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:06:00 PST

Who SHOULD win BEST ACTOR at this year’s OSCARS?

CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINKS AND YOU'LL BE SENT TO THE www.wildsound.ca website. The fastest growing filmmaking website in the world today! - just bypass myspace's spam blocker and read away. Thanks!TODAY...
Posted by Directing Actors on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:28:00 PST