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30 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Super-Cheap Shock Mount
All of us want great sound in our films, but unfortunately not all of us can afford a professional boompole, much less boompole accesories. This is one such accesory. Shock Mounts go at the end of boompoles, suspending the mic (usually from elastic or rubber straps) in the center of a mount, keepi
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29 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
The Best Short Films in The World has competition?
I have never been this flattered before in all my life.
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29 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 17 - Sexual Dysfunction
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Did you like a film? Hate it?! Discuss it below with other filmmakers and film fans! Also: If you really like a film, please visit the filmmakers sites and email them and let them know! BIG P
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28 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Tomorrow on the Best Short Films: THE RETURN OF...?
A certain somebody returns to the show tomorrow...in a very special episode of the Best Short Films in the world. Come to think of it, we have a ton of "very special episodes" coming your way. 2009 is going to be epic! Tune in tomorrow (Thursday) around lunch time to see who's back! And be
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27 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
WestHavenBrook's: The Danger Element
Here is some new indepth behind-the-scenes footage from the project that our friends over at WestHavenBrook are working on. Thought you guys might like to see it since we've been keeping up with this since they first announced it.
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26 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Beyond the Trailer Oscar Contest
All you Cinematic Edgar Cayce's out there get your thinking caps on, because Indy Mogul's own "Beyond the Trailer" wants to know your picks for the Oscars this year. Just choose from those films nominated (or if you feel like one has been overlooked send in a write-in vote), and submit it. But i
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25 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Bobby's Book Club - February Edition - On Directing Film by David Mamet
Hello Internet friends and welcome to what I hope becomes an ongoing segment here at IndyMogul.com: Bobby's Book Club! I figured now that I'm prepping to make my short film TUB, I would read a few books on directing to get me excited. I also don't read enough! It was a tough choice to figure out
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23 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Camera Car Mount
This is a build that has been requested from Indy Mogul since practically the beginning, so I think it is well overdue that this build is finally undertaken. It's big brothers are a common sight on film sets, during car chase sequences, and even during simple driving sequences, they are used in
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23 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Tribeca Film Festival/ESPN Trailer Contest
Want to win an awesome trip to the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival? Listen up! The Tribeca Film Festival and ESPN want you to highlight the spirit of competition by recreating a scene from one of two classic Disney sports films: "Remember The Titans" and "Cool Runnings." Representatives from both ES
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23 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Vote Best Short Films (and IndyMogul) for the Streamy Awards - By Midnight PST!!
Erik Beck is going to kill me for telling you to vote for my show instead of his. But...well...Hey guys vote for me! (Erik, please don't fire me.) If you enjoy The Best Short Films in The World, please nominate the show for a Streamy Award! You have till Midnight on January 23, F
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22 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
See Madeline Olnek's Short Film - Sundance 2009 Special Part 2
Our generous guest, Madeleine Olnek, shot all of our Sundance festival footage this week, so please support her film "CounterTransference". You can watch her film in FULL for free on Itunes till January 25th! Just click here. See her website here.Email Madeleine here.
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19 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Epic Fu Interview with Rob Schrab and Dan Harmon
Here at Indy Mogul, we are big fans of low-budget filmmaking, and as an extension, filmmakers who use the Internet to distribute their work for free instead of feeling like they've got to rely on someone else to get their work noticed and out in the world. Both of those are reasons why we love Cha
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16 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly Presents... Molded Gelatin Prosthetic
Wesley here, with the first ever Wesley's Weekly, moved to Friday. I had something planned this week, but some things came up, and I wasn't able to do everything I wanted to do for the effect, so since this is a "Your FX" week, I thought I would follow suit and feature a great tutorial submitted by
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16 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Vocab Video Contest
Hey guys! I thought some of you out there might enjoy this video contest. Use your intellect, creativity and your camera to win $1,000! Plus, your parents will be so proud of you for brushing up on your vocab. Vocab Videos is running a contest on YouTube inviting YOU to submit a 30-second vid
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16 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Download 10 Sundance Short Films for FREE!
Special thanks to David Chen over at SlashFilm.com for pointing this one out to me. Starting today and lasting till January 25th, you can download 10 Sundance Short Films for FREE on itunes. Just have itunes installed on your computer box there and click this link. One of the films is calle
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15 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Filmmaker Info for the Sundance Festival 2009 Special Part 1
You've watched the Sundance filmmaker interviews on the show here. Now, check out their work below! A**HOLE Written by Bryan Gaynor Directed by Chadd Harbold Produced by Dan Berk A**hole Sundance
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14 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: ...Is moving!
Hey everybody, Wes here. Just wanted to make a quick annoucement here on the blog for everybody that is looking for the tutorial today. As many of you know, for us school-bound folk, the Spring Semester has started, and that means a whole next schedule for me, and it's the first time
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13 Jan
Blog: Beyond the Trailer
Grace's Top 10 Films of 2008
Everybody's made a list - but all the lists are kinda the same! So I decided to make my own brutally honest Top 10 list: 1. The Dark KnightOkay, this is an obvious one - you know why it's up here and most likely agree with the ranking. Christopher Nolan created a perfect storm of superheroes,
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12 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition
Netflix in co-operation with Film Independent are currently taking applications for film ideas. For the winner, they will offer a $350,000 grant to make your film, and a promise that the film WILL be distributed. This is a HUGE opportunity for all of you guys that have great film ideas, and I
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10 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Erik's Production Vblog 1-10-09
Erik"s Production Vblog 01-10-09 from Indy Mogul on Vimeo. What do you think?
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09 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Send in your Sundance questions and be featured on the show!
Hey guys! Very excited to announce The Best Short Films In The World will be doing a Sundance special very soon and I'll be interviewing a few filmmakers who have either been to Sundance or are going this year. It should be a lot of fun and informative! If you have a question to ask the filmm
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08 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 16 - The Great Depression
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Did you like a film? Hate it?! Discuss it below with other filmmakers and film fans! Also: If you really like a film, please visit the filmmakers sites and email them and let them know! CONSUMERISM
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07 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Webbed Fingers
Here I am back for 2009, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Well I return to the blog with a request from the vaults. WEBBED FINGERS, one of our older requests, it can be applied to everything from Vampires or bat-people, to all sorts of half-aquatic people (or whatever other mutants y
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07 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Indy Mogul Presents: "Rockbottom Productions"
Rockbottom Productions: Action Movie from Neko Neko Films on Vimeo.I am very pleased to introduce the Indy Mogul community to "Rockbottom Productions" a new web series created and produced by Neko Neko Films. We first met some the guys behind Neko Neko when we were at SXSW. Ever since then we've b
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05 Jan
Blog: Indy Mogul
Submit Your Film Now: Cinevegas Film Festival
The early bird deadline for Cinevegas Film Festival submissions is fast approaching! Submissions will be accepted until March 1, 2009, through Withoutabox at www.withoutabox.com. BUT, since we know that Indy Mogulers love to do things on a budget, we wanted to let you know that submissions rece
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01 Jan
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 15 - New Years in Bed
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Did you like a film? Hate it?! Discuss it below with other filmmakers and film fans! Also: If you really like a film, please visit the filmmakers sites and email them and let them know! SUPER DRU
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