Local Film Talk: Do You Need Production Insurance?
Local Film Talk was recently joined by filmmakers Michael Babbitt and Michael Howard to discuss the importance of production insurance. Murphy's Law says if something can go wrong, it will. Michael Babbitt and Michael Howard discuss how getting insurance for your...
Local Film Talk: Making the Sizzle Reel for BLOOD OF THE DRAGON
LFT is joined by Tom Gore, Bill Mulligan, and Michael Ray Williams to discuss making a sizzle reel to help entice investors to fund their upcoming fantasy feature film BLOOD OF THE DRAGON! Derrgen Blerrd!!! SUBSCRIBE to the podcast:...
Local Film Talk: 5-25-77
More than a decade in the making, 5-25-77 screened at this year’s Carrboro Film Festival. Afterward, writer/director Patrick Read Johnson took to the stage for a Q&A about this highly personal project.
Questions with a Local Filmmaker: Brian DeContreras
Born in Greenwich, CT, owner and operator of DeCon Films Brian DeContreras was and raised in Apex, NC where he lives today. The son of a business consultant, Brian was raised on stories of business successes and failures and found himself enamored with the work his...
Local Film Talk: Navigating the Film Festival World
Local Film Talkbrings us more great filmmaking discussion from the 10th Annual Carrboro Film Festival with filmmaker Rob Underhill's workshop on Navigating the film festival world. See Rob's full talk from CFF below. MORE ABOUT ROB UNDERHILL Website:...
Local Film Talk: Margo Jordan
This week's episode of Local Film Talk features grad student / 3D artist / game developer Margo Jordan discussing mixing 2D and 3D animation, choosing your career path, and designing educational games. Check out the full episode below. MORE ABOUT MARGO JORDAN Vimeo:...
How to Find Dedicated Cast & Crew, Even When You Have No Budget
Triangle Film Community member Evan Kidd recently shared an article that he wrote for The Filmmakers Process blog about putting together a reliable crew for no-budget film projects. With Evan's permission, we're reprinting the original article here for Triangle Film...
Local Film Talk: DCP 101
Local Film Talk's latest episode is all about helping you see you film on the big screen! Bob brings us a special Digital Cinema Package talk from Stephen van Vuuren presentation from last year's 10th Annual Carrboro Film Festival about the technical requirements to...
Questions with a Local Filmmaker: Caleb Childers
Hailing from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, filmmaker Caleb Childers currently lives in beautiful Carrboro, NC. He took some time to answer a few questions about his experiences and shared some filmmaking advice.
Local Film Talk: Pallbearers
In the latest episode, Local Film Talk sat down with the cast and crew of the short film PALLBEARERS discuss the tricks to making a period piece on a low budget!