The Flyover Film Festival kicks off tonight with Another Earth and my Q&A after, and the Louisville media has been absolutely fantastic in helping promote both the screening and the festival overall. Both WAVE & WBKI hosted me on TV this morning, and I’ll be on Terry Meiners‘ show this afternoon.
Among the other lovers:
LeoWeekly
The Courier-Journal
Loueyville.blogspot.com
St. Xavier HS
Friend of Lou
Fox 41
Looking forward to a fun weekend, and a great festival!
Yday’s panel at the Produced By Conference was, I hope, as informative for the filmmakers as it was fun for the participants. The focus was on adding actors to independent films, but the conversation included lots of things, and I spoke a bit about Slated soon to be in beta on its online marketplace for film finance. Judging by the reaction of filmmakers afterwards, finding a new potential source of capital for their films isn’t exactly the worst idea they’ve ever heard..
One tip for indie producers seeking talent (the industry’s kind term for actors) for their low-budget films: Consider offering the actors the types of roles they generally don’t get a chance to play. Just a thought.
The Hollywood Reporter piece on it is here.
Next Sat the Producers Guild is hosting on the Disney lot their big ‘Produced By‘ Conference. I’ve been asked to appear on a panel. The panel’s topic is not, in fact, on how to Kill with a Look. : ) It’s the much more mundane, but more helpful, ‘The Influence of Professional Talent on Indie Projects.’
The Panel details (Sat at 9:45am) are on this page, my bio is here, a list of all speakers is here, and the egos in the room are represented by this shot of animals here.
There are a lot of terrific speakers. It should be a blast.
There are some disadvantages to being an actor. Waiting by the phone like a fifteen-year-old girl is one. However, it does have its advantages. Like participating in the Big Shows of the Young Storytellers Foundation, which are an absolute blast.
