Kes
Kes is a British drama directed by Ken Loach, telling the story of a young boy named Billy who forms a special bond with a kestrel he trains. Set in a working-class community, the film explores themes of poverty, dreams, and the harsh realities of life. Kes is widely praised for its realistic portrayal of British life in the 1960s, focusing on the struggles of youth and the lack of opportunity. The film’s naturalistic style and the poignant relationship between Billy and the bird make it a powerful coming-of-age story. Kes remains a classic of British cinema and an essential exploration of social issues.
How to Become Self Employed: 9 Tips For Starting a Business & Becoming Self Employed
Today we have a special article fromLeo Babauta of zen habits. This article is about becoming self employed and finally taking the leap to starting your own business. Zen Habits recently celebrated 10 years of existence, and it’s a great blog on productivity and developing habits, especially…
5 Steps to Pitch a Video Client: Part 1
There are two parts to pitching a video client: there is the development of the pitch from idea to concept, and the actual pitching of the concept to the client. The entire process is shortened to “pitching” but for part 1, we will be discussing…
Zacuto Z-Finder Review (Includes Zacuto The Enforcer Review)
The Zacuto Z-Finder has a lot to offer filmmakers and videographers. Let’s take a look at the Z-Finder and what it can do for your filmmaking. As regular readers know, I don’t usually write much about filmmaking gear here on Filmmaking Lifestyle. With a few…
Working For Yourself: 9 Ways to Get More Out Of Freelancing
I recently had a reader email about limiting beliefs when working for yourself that I wanted to tackle in long-form as a blog post. I think it’ll be good to open up my answer to readers of the blog, rather than just keeping it as…
Unpaid Invoices? 7 Tips When Clients Don’t Pay
I often get questions along the lines of, “What do I do if my client doesn’t pay me?” Or, “Are there special methods for chasing up unpaid invoices?” So what happens when a client/customer doesn’t pay you? Not all clients are great clients and occasionally…
Marketing Guide Part 3 – Marketing is Not Hard, Step 1: Reaching Customers
This is the third post in a marketing guide series of articles by Alexander Vaneck. This series is about Customer Lifecycle Marketing and takes you through the process of setting up your marketing from a customer-centric position. If you missed the first two parts, you should…
A No BS Guide to Marketing, Part 2: Creating Customer Archetypes
Alexander Vaneck is back today with Part 2 of his No BS Guide to Marketing. He’s going to get into more detail with Customer Lifecycle Marketing and how to find and retain customers. Take it away Alexander! My last post about Customer Lifecycle Marketing got a…
Marketing is Not Hard: The 6 Steps to Cutting the BS and Finding a Strategy That Works Everytime
We all know marketing is one of the key aspects to growing a successful and thriving video production company. Marketing is something that we talk about a lot at Filmmaking Lifestyle. Still, it’s great to come at it from multiple angles. With that said, today’s…
5 Tips to Using a Visual Presentation to Promote Your Film
A cofounder of the Slamdance Film Festival, Dan Mirvish is also an award-winning indie film director. On top of that, he also recently wrote a book called The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Film (Focal Press/Routledge). In this article, Dan takes us on a journey…
7 Tips to Remove Barriers to Success in Filmmaking and Video Production
Want to know how to have success in your filmmaking career or video business as fast as possible? You need to remove any barriers to success. Cut out all distractions. I get a lot of questions from readers regularly asking something along the lines of, “I…
