Commentary on Movies and TV by Brian Holcomb
Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Scarlet -- RED Pocket Professional Camera?



Well, the net's abuzz with the leaked "announcement" of the RED ONE's junior sized model, dubbed the "Scarlet". This is to be unveiled at NAB 2008 and is being referred to as a "pocket professional camera". "Pocket" suggests a small and possibly prosumer model, but it's possible that this is a real tweener, something less than the RED ONE's US$17,000 plus price tag but still more than the US$7,000 range marketed by Sony, Canon, JVC and Panasonic. If it comes with variable frame rates and some of the bells and whistles of the RED it may win the Pepsi challenge for many indie filmmakers. Here's the question: What features would it have to have to be worth more than US$7,000?

Friday, November 30, 2007

ROYALTY FREE MUSIC

Filmmakers are always looking for music to score their films and no one composer is always right for every film. JAMES IERACI does excellent work for my films but sometimes I need something a little bit off his beaten path. Luckily, the net is filled with composers just trying to get their work heard. With the rise of Creative Commons Licensing, all that's needed is a proper screen credit and the music is "free". One of the best is Kevin Mcleod of INCOMPETECH.COM. He has tons of high quality Mp3 files of his music, with pieces ranging from the epic, to horror, rock and roll and jazz.

But if you want something more "professional", then you can't beat this offer from MOBY-




hi,
i've recently started a website called www.mobygratis.com
it's pretty simple.
it's a website that provides free music for independent and non-profit filmmakers.
there's no catch.
if you're an independent or non-profit film/video maker you can go there and download free, pre-licensed music for your film/video.
see, i was a film student at suny purchase(back when they offered an experimental film major), and ever since i've had a lot of friends in the world of indie film. and their biggest complaint is that it's hard/onerous/expensive to try and license music for low budget(or no budget)films.
so that's why i started mobygratis.com.
free music for indie filmmakers.
i hope that you find it helpful.
thanks
moby