http://mutantville.com/blog The Worlds of Speculative Fiction Through the Eyes of Independent Filmmakers. Sun, 20 May 2012 12:00:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Worlds of Speculative Fiction Through the Eyes of Independent Filmmakers. MUTANTVILLE.COM no The Worlds of Speculative Fiction Through the Eyes of Independent Filmmakers. http://mutantville.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://mutantville.com/blog/category/filmmaking http://mutantville.com/blog/johnny-brentos-juju-launches-podcast-indigo-child-robert-filion-tales-from-mutantville http://mutantville.com/blog/johnny-brentos-juju-launches-podcast-indigo-child-robert-filion-tales-from-mutantville#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:43:56 +0000 JohnnyBrento http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=4657 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Hello Mutants where ever you may be! It’s for another update from good ole Johnny B. This time in the form of a podcast, I’ll be calling the “JuJu-cast” going forward. The first episode is up for your enjoyment and clocks in a concise 16:02. Get all your Mutantville happenings in one convenient podcast by [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/johnny-brentos-juju-launches-podcast-indigo-child-robert-filion-tales-from-mutantville/feed 0 Clocks,Filion,Hello,Horizon,Indigo Child,Juju,Mutants,Nbsp,podcast Hello Mutants where ever you may be! It's for another update from good ole Johnny B. This time in the form of a podcast, I'll be calling the “JuJu-cast” going forward. The first episode is up for your enjoyment and clocks in a concise 16:02. Hello Mutants where ever you may be! It's for another update from good ole Johnny B. This time in the form of a podcast, I'll be calling the “JuJu-cast” going forward. The first episode is up for your enjoyment and clocks in a concise 16:02. Get all your Mutantville happenings in one convenient podcast by clicking here players! I cover a ton of topics in this first episode including Indigo Child, Tales from Mutantville, G.H.O.S.T. And a secret new project on the horizon. So don't go around in the dark when you can get in the know. Click the link! Click it now, MUTANTS! MUTANTVILLE.COM no http://mutantville.com/blog/film-lighting-tips-for-ya http://mutantville.com/blog/film-lighting-tips-for-ya#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:45:10 +0000 GeoSwanko http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=4162 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } I’ve been thinking about what to focus on this week. After filming this weekend, I am thinking about lighting…so…here are some film lighting tips from various blogs and YouTube. Hope you find these useful! The SECRET Costs Of Cheap Lighting Equipment | The Indie Film … All of those make your own cheap lighting kit [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/film-lighting-tips-for-ya/feed 0 http://mutantville.com/blog/5-networking-tips-for-independent-filmmakers http://mutantville.com/blog/5-networking-tips-for-independent-filmmakers#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:00:24 +0000 GeoSwanko http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=4044 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } This week I wanted to talk about something that I think some filmmakers miss out on. Networking! Unlike what some people think…it’s not synonymous with butt kissing. I think it is very important to get out and meet your peers. I spoke about this some in my last blog post about supporting other filmmakers. Meeting [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/5-networking-tips-for-independent-filmmakers/feed 0 http://mutantville.com/blog/make-a-jib http://mutantville.com/blog/make-a-jib#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:14:21 +0000 GeoSwanko http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=3363 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } What makes those boom up and boom down shots look so good? A jib! That’s right. While filming our most recent 3 short films for “Tales from Mutantville,” we rented a jib and used it for all three. One word for having a jib on location would be…Awesome! It really makes your shots fluid and [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/make-a-jib/feed 1 http://mutantville.com/blog/thoughts-on-learning-your-craft-mutantville-mondays http://mutantville.com/blog/thoughts-on-learning-your-craft-mutantville-mondays#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:20:28 +0000 JohnnyBrento http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=2227 http://mutantville.com/blog/thoughts-on-learning-your-craft-mutantville-mondays/feed 0 http://mutantville.com/blog/film-editing-tips http://mutantville.com/blog/film-editing-tips#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:02:38 +0000 GeoSwanko http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=1762 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Since Tales from Mutantville is in the final edit and scoring area now…I thought I’d do a post about editing tips. Information संसार: My Tips for Better Film Editing Whether I have note edited films (Rolls) ever, still i try to find the solutions and suggestions to resolve the conditions & situations in Film editing. [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/film-editing-tips/feed 1 http://mutantville.com/blog/appear-in-our-horror-film http://mutantville.com/blog/appear-in-our-horror-film#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:18:42 +0000 JohnnyBrento http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=1670 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } #bottomcontainerBox.manual { display: inline-block; padding-top: 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; } Have you ever wanted to make the face of independent horror a little more familiar? This weekend you can do just that by getting your face in our horror film. This is an open call for extras to appear in the film, “Indigo Child” filming this weekend in Gold Hill at the following address. 850 [...]]]> http://mutantville.com/blog/appear-in-our-horror-film/feed 0 http://mutantville.com/blog/streebo-and-todd-go-scarecrow-shopping http://mutantville.com/blog/streebo-and-todd-go-scarecrow-shopping#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:40:55 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=1666 http://mutantville.com/blog/streebo-and-todd-go-scarecrow-shopping/feed 0 http://mutantville.com/blog/you-can-help-make-tales-from-mutantville http://mutantville.com/blog/you-can-help-make-tales-from-mutantville#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:02:56 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=1641 http://mutantville.com/blog/you-can-help-make-tales-from-mutantville/feed 1 http://mutantville.com/blog/mutantville-productions-casting-for-three-short-horror-movies-for-october http://mutantville.com/blog/mutantville-productions-casting-for-three-short-horror-movies-for-october#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:40:27 +0000 Streebo http://mutantville.com/blog/?p=1549 http://mutantville.com/blog/mutantville-productions-casting-for-three-short-horror-movies-for-october/feed 0