Monday, October 29, 2007

Short Films Selling Online

More people than Pixar are now making money with shorts online.
Creators of short films (40 minutes or less) have finally found an audience through such online sites as iTunes, Revver.com and San Francisco's Frameline Films and Caachi.com, which specializes in distributing independent films. And those sites are even starting to bring a revenue trickle to older shorts that audiences are unearthing online
(from SF Gate). I've made money with Revver. There are some YouTube partners with whom Google shares the ad revenue from made from views of the partner's videos. Perhaps the shorts we've all done will come out of the woodwork and go online.

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Monday, October 22, 2007

Plotbot

Plotbot is a website for writing screenplays in your browser.
With Plobot, you can create private screenplays to work alone or with invited friends, or you can create public screenplays to find new friends. All changes are tracked to each writer, and you can revert to prior versions at any time.
I haven't tried it yet, but it might be a way to collaborate without being in the same room (maybe while on the phone perhaps).

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Mirror Exercise

Most actors do a mirroring exercise at some point, but this video is the best example I've ever seen. Brilliant focus.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

NBC moving to Universal City

On September 10, 2007, NBC Universal management alerted its employees that the company planned to end its 56-year relationship with Burbank, California and sell much of the 34-acre Burbank complex. NBC Universal will relocate its vast television and cable operations to the Universal City complex. The new facilities - part of an $800 million skyline-altering development expected to be completed in 2011 - will be located adjacent to the Universal City Red Line subway station and feature an environmentally friendly West Coast news headquarters
(from Wikipedia's Universal City entry). The Burbank Leader and KNBC also covered the story.

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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Free Meisner Class Oct. 14th

Free demo class taught by Monica Payne in North Hollywood:
Free Demo Class on Sunday, October 14th from 12-3 pm, which is a great way for people to meet me and sample the Meisner technique itself. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. No prior experience necessary. Here are the details:

Sunday, October 14th from 12-3 pm
Location: Actor's Workout Studio
4735 Lankershim Blvd. [google map]
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(Just south of Camarillo, on Lankershim)
Plenty of street parking
RSVP to: monicapaynestudio@gmail.com
I plan to go, you should come.

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