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Cast 3, Five in Series, 1 of 5

FilmFellas – webisode 10 from Steve Weiss, Zacuto USA on Vimeo.

The third FilmFellas series highlights three exceptional producers who have each founded their own company and business model to publish to make profits with video on the internet. Their varied backgrounds and fresh perspectives offer insight into new emerging business models for distribution on all platforms.

Steve Weiss, director and product designer at Zacuto is photographer for 33 years, video director since 1981 with 17 international award for his work, returns to the table along with three of the most diverse and fascinating FilmFellas cast members to date. Edward Seaton is a Columbia College graduate and accomplished filmmaker who started his own company, Recurve Media, to create online content. Anish Savjani is a two-time Independent Spirit Award nominee (and founder of the Film Science production company) who has produced some acclaimed American films, Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy. Mike Michaud is a Columbia College dropout who’s found success with his latest company, Channel Awesome, which produces the popular satirical website ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com.

Jumping right into heavy debates each fella has a different approach to online media, but they do agree on one thing, media is changing and it’s changing fast. Steve opens with the classic and sometimes risky exercise of “say what you think of first”. Each cast member is hit with a variety of terms from web video to social networking and the responses may shock you. Conversation quickly turns to the idea of how physical media is shifting to online media.

Edward Seaton explains, “It depends on how quickly technology can catch up with the idea of online distribution and watching things in a different format.”

Taking that a step further, the cast discusses how advances in home entertainment have also affected the idea of physical media. Technology, again, needs to find a flawless way however, to connect this online content with the home theater equipment. The immediacy of online content creates a roadblock that other lines of media have yet to overcome. Each cast member has a different approach to online media, and their ensuing discussion promises to provoke minds, uncover insights, and illustrate the new standard for an ever-changing industry.

Enjoy!

http://www.film.ca.gov/ProductionTools/Incentives.html

Incentives for Filming in California

Film and Television Production Tax Credit

Financial Incentive — The STAR Partnership

The State Theatrical Arts Resources (STAR) Partnership is a unique program that offers filmmakers access to unused, distinctive State-owned properties (e.g., health facilities, vacant office structures, prisons, etc.) for cost recovery expenses only, thus helping production companies to substantially cut below-the-line expenses. Permits for STAR properties are also obtained through the CFC.

Film and Television Rebate Program – “Scene in San Francisco”

San Francisco offers a refund on all San Francisco payroll taxes paid and a portion of hotel and sales tax paid to the City during production of a Feature Film or Television program.

Tax Incentives

No State hotel tax on occupancy. Most cities or counties that impose a local hotel tax have a tax exemption for occupancies in excess of 30 days.

Five percent sales tax exemption on the purchase or lease of post-production equipment for qualified persons. (Exemption is taken by the seller of the equipment and passed on to the buyer at the point of purchase.)

Services Provided

Free permits for California State properties.

No location fees for California State properties. Most properties require reimbursement for monitors.

One-stop film office for California State properties.

On site location library and CinemaScout, (www.cinemascout.org), a web-based location finder for sites throughout California.

On site California Highway Patrol (CHP) Film Liaison available to assist with filming on State freeways and highways. This liaison also arranges CHP officers to monitor film shoots.

On site California State Fire Marshal available to provide advice and approval for pyrotechnics and other special effect permits for State properties.

Coordination with more than 55 in-state film commissions. CFC will e-mail your customized location requests to designated film commission offices.

Production and troubleshooting assistance.

Guidelines and Application Forms:
SF_Rebate_Gnrl_Instructions_on_Website.pdf

NIN: Burn Live from on stage, Melbourne 2.25.09 [HD] from Nine Inch Nails on Vimeo.

Interesting use of the Canon 5D Mark II for video… well done…

Note: The video quality playing is much better than the still poster frame you see initially from Vimeo.

Rodney
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