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.

    Kes: What Makes It a Classic

    March 30, 2026

    Kes stands as a landmark in British social realist cinema, its austere beauty and quiet dignity rendering the harshness of working-class life with unflinching…

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    How to Become Self Employed: 9 Tips For Starting a Business & Becoming Self Employed

    March 6, 2017

    Want to break out of your boring life and become self employed? This is the article for you! Learn how to become self employed and start a business.

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    5 Steps to Pitch a Video Client: Part 1

    February 27, 2017

    Have you ever wondered how to pitch a video client? Pitching to a potential client is one of the most important skills you can learn.

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    Zacuto Z-Finder Review (Includes Zacuto The Enforcer Review)

    February 20, 2017

    Here's my review of the Zacuto Z-Finder and Zacuto's The Enforcer stabilization rig. Learn everything you need to know about these Zacuto gear items.

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    Working For Yourself: 9 Ways to Get More Out Of Freelancing

    February 13, 2017

    Working for yourself is tough. Use this guide to learn the dos and donts and potential stumbling blocks of working for yourself.

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    Unpaid Invoices? 7 Tips When Clients Don't Pay

    February 6, 2017

    Unpaid invoices? There will be times when a client doesn't pay. Doesn't matter why, what matters is you get your money and get those unpaid invoices paid.

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    Marketing Guide Part 3 - Marketing is Not Hard, Step 1: Reaching Customers

    January 23, 2017

    This is our marketing guide that covers everything you need to know, as well as tips, tricks & techniques to market your video company.

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    A No BS Guide to Marketing, Part 2: Creating Customer Archetypes

    January 16, 2017

    This guide to marketing will help you create avatars of your ideal customers, so that you know exactly who you're marketing your video business to.

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    Marketing is Not Hard: The 6 Steps to Cutting the BS and Finding a Strategy That Works Everytime

    January 12, 2017

    Marketing your video business effectively is one of the most important parts to having a successful and thriving video production company.

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    5 Tips to Using a Visual Presentation to Promote Your Film

    January 5, 2017

    A visual presentation is incredibly important. Here are 5 tips to learn how to create a visual presentation to promote your film. Film is a visual medium.

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    7 Tips to Remove Barriers to Success in Filmmaking and Video Production

    January 2, 2017

    Blasting through your barriers to success can be incredibly rewarding. But how to do it? Follow this guide to learn how to remove your barriers to success.

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    Getting into Filmmaking: 5 Reasons Why You Need to Start Filming Right Now

    December 26, 2016

    This is our detailed guide on getting into filmmaking that covers everything you need to know, as well as tips, tricks & techniques.

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    6 Lesser-Known VOD (Video On Demand) Platforms

    December 19, 2016

    Want to know how to get your film on VOD (Video on Demand)? It's a great idea, but how can you use it to sell your film? Read this guide to learn more.

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    7 Ways Mise-en-scene Will Make You a Better Filmmaker

    December 7, 2016

    Mise-en-scene is something that every filmmaker should know about. Use our handy guide to all things mise-en-scene.

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    4 Must Haves For Filmmaking Companies To Get Started

    November 28, 2016

    Filmmaking companies need a number of things to get started effectively so that they succeed. Read this article to find out what those things are.

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    How to Charge More Money For Videos: Get $10K For Every Video, Part III

    November 24, 2016

    Getting more money for videos is tricky as a video production owner. Use this guide to learn how to get more money for the videos you make.

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    11 Key Takeaways: Your Video Business Roadmap

    November 21, 2016

    Having a business roadmap is hugely important when you're starting your video production business. We all need a roadmap to find out where to go first.

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    The Best of Filmmaking & Video Production October 2016

    November 4, 2016

    October 2016 was a busy month in filmmaking and video production. These are the best posts from around the web in October 2016.

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    5 High-Powered Marketing Tips For Videographers

    October 31, 2016

    Marketing tips for videographers are important, because without good marketing in place, your video business won't be successful.

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    5 Tips to Make More In the Video Production Editing Suite By Doing Less

    October 24, 2016

    Video production editing is a tricky thing to get right. Read this article to learn our 5 tips to make more from doing less with video production editing.

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    5 Unique Methods For Keeping Your Video Production Business on Track In a Bad Economy

    October 17, 2016

    What do you do in a bad economy? How can your video business survive in a bad economy? Read this guide to avoid going out of business.

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    10 Productivity Hacks You Can Use to Improve Your Filmmaking

    September 19, 2016

    Use these productivity hacks to maximize your time and get more done. We've compiled a list of 10 of the best productivity hacks to get you achieving more!

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    Moving From Photo to Video: How To Transition From Photography To Videography

    September 12, 2016

    Photo to video - more people than ever before are making the transition from photo to video. This guide shows you how to do it properly.

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    The Best of Filmmaking & Video Production August 2016

    September 8, 2016

    August 2016 was a busy month in filmmaking and video production. These are the best posts from around the web in August 2016.

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    5 Things You Absolutely Need to Get Your Video Company Moving

    August 25, 2016

    How do you want your video company to do? What aspects make a great video company and what do you need to start a video company? All will be revealed.

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    15 Tips to Start & Grow an Animation Video Company

    August 15, 2016

    Learn how to start and grow your Animation video company with our guide to the best ways to start and profit from animated videos today.

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    5 Tips to Avoid Information Overload in Your Video Business

    August 8, 2016

    Information overload is the death of all productivity. Don't fall into the trap of constantly having to read and learn more. Start taking action!

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    3 Tips To Find Your Video Business Internal Locus of Control

    August 4, 2016

    Locus of control is something that you need to find in yourself if you're going to have success in business and life. Find it using our guide.

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    The Best of Filmmaking & Video Production July 2016

    July 28, 2016

    July 2016 was a busy month in filmmaking and video production. These are the best posts from around the web in July 2016.

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    Film Crowdfunding in 2026: Top 7 Sites To Crowdfund Your Film

    July 25, 2016

    Film crowdfunding - this is a guide to the different film crowdfunding platforms that you can use to get money to make your film.

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    How I Messed Up 3 Film Interviews...And How You Can Avoid Doing the Same

    July 18, 2016

    Film interviews - here are our top tips for how to come across confident and ace your next film interview. Learn from these mistakes and do it right!

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    Horror Filmmaking: 10 Things I learned from Shooting My First Horror Feature

    July 11, 2016

    Horror filmmaking - this is our guide to horror filmmaking and offers tips and tricks to make your first horror feature a success.

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    8 Steps To Find Prospects By Buying Lead Lists For Your Video Business

    July 4, 2016

    Lead lists are a great way to find new prospects that are highly targeted to what your video production company offers. Read this guide to learn more.

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    10 Tips For Editing Client Projects to Get Your Best Work

    June 27, 2016

    Editing client projects can be tricky. Use these 10 tips to ensure you get everything right and maximize your time when editing client projects.

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    Working With Videographers: Notes From a Wedding Photographer

    June 20, 2016

    Wedding photographer - what's it like to work with a videographer from a wedding photographer's perspective? This is an important read for any videographer.

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    9 Business Apps I Use Everyday In My Video Production Business

    June 6, 2016

    Here's a list of the key business apps I use regularly in my business. Get some ideas and discover something new that might change your business and life.

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    5 Don'ts of Crowdfunding Videos on Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Others

    May 23, 2016

    Crowdfunding videos are the perfect way to promote a client's product or service and the best part is you can get money via great crowdfunding videos.

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    10 Reasons Why Most Filmmaking Partners Are Bad For You

    May 12, 2016

    Filmmaking partners are your business partners in any kind of filmmaking or video production company. This articles teaches you how to choose them wisely.

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    Understanding Video Distribution: So You Finished Your Video, Now What?

    May 9, 2016

    Video distribution is hugely important once you've finished the video you've created. Modern technology has changed video distribution a lot recently.

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    3 Key Tips To Making Next-Level Travel Videos

    March 24, 2016

    Travel videos are getting more popular these days with the rise of very affordable filmmaking gear. Learn how to make awesome travel videos with this guide.

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    14 Elements of Pre-Production For Filmmaking & Video Production

    March 10, 2016

    Pre-production - ensuring everything is planned out effectively before you embark on a film or video project is important and is the root of pre-production.

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    The Five Beliefs: What They Are And Why You Need Them [With Examples]

    August 24, 2014

    When you're really getting into the nitty gritty of your filmmaking, the beliefs you have about yourself and your career become very important

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    Control Your Emotions, Or They Will Control You

    June 18, 2014

    This is a short guide to controlling your emotions and getting the most out of those moments that you didn't expect you'd have.

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    6 Steps To Get Your Hustle On: What It Means & How To Get It

    May 9, 2014

    I want to go through 6 steps to get your hustle on. As we know, hustle is an important part of success, so here are 6 steps to get your hustle going.

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    Filmmaking and The Law of Abundance

    February 18, 2014

    The Law of Abundance is important. If you want to master business and filmmaking, you need to consider scarcity and how it relates to the Law of Abundance.

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    Failure Is Just Feedback And Reframing

    February 2, 2014

    Failure isn't intact failure, it's actually feedback. This is one of the key understandings we need to make to improve our business and filmmaking success.

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    Fitness For Filmmakers Part I: A Complete Guide To Filmmaking Fitness

    January 12, 2014

    The second in our series on fitness for filmmakers and video business owners.

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    3 Great Techniques For Letting Go and Letting the Writing Flow

    January 12, 2014

    Here's an article that you instruct you on the how-to of starting to write and not stopping writing

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    El Principios - How Robert Rodriguez Got His Start

    July 21, 2012

    Robert Rodriguez is a true filmmaking legend. A man who went against all odds to make the film he wanted to make

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    How To Make a Film Using the Dogme 95 Manifesto

    May 17, 2012

    The Dogme 95 movement is one of the most interesting movements in film history. Here's an article that tells you how to make a film in this style

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    Why Do We Read So Much?

    July 2, 2011

    Why do we read so much is a question I often ask myself and I'm sure you have, too. There's a lot of information out there. Which information do you need?

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    Why You Need To Start Now

    June 27, 2011

    Here's an inspirational quote on why you need to start now.

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    Implementing Habits: How & Why To Use Habit [With Examples]

    May 15, 2011

    Why do you need to implement habits? This article tells you why and how it can benefit your filmmaking

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    Why Using People's Names Helps Your Filmmaking

    May 1, 2011

    One of the biggest changes you can make in how you interact with people is to use their names

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