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Filmmaking 'Noob' & Singer/Songwriter Rain Perry Shares What She's Learned About the Craft
Folk-rock artist Rain Perry has some important questions about the music industry, so she's chosen celebrated music producer Mark Hallman to be the subject of a new documentary. The Shopkeeper takes us to Austin TX, where, after 35+ years in the business, Mark Hallman is still making music in his studio, The Congress House. How can Mark's life path (a songwriter turned producer) help answer questions about the state of things now? How can artists make a living in the age of Spotify? How has technology influenced artists and audiences alike? Rain sits down with No Film School to discuss being a "noob" to filmmaking, how it compares to creating music, and important lessons she's learned so far. More »
Is Your Film Pitch Missing Something? Here is CIFF's Sean Flynn on How to Make It Better
Some film projects seem like they effortlessly raise budgets from grants and funding agencies, while others get quagmired in development hell when the people with the money decide to pass. What's the difference? Well, it could be how you are pitching your film! No Film School sat down with Camden International Film Festival's Sean Flynn to talk about important aspects of pitches, ten years of CIFF, and how to apply for the brand new Points North Fellowship — which not only helps you perfect your pitch, but has you deliver it in front of the Industry's top funders! More »
5 Things About Crowdfunding That Were True in 1998 (& Are Still True Today)
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Stop Being Scared & Start Raising Money with Andrew Frank's 'Anatomy of a Pitch'
As artists, we can ask you to work relentlessly hard hours, put on layers of zombie makeup, even borrow your expensive gear for a shoot. But you know what we have the hardest time asking for? Money! Luckily, industry professionals like Andrew Frank are around to give us practical advice on getting past our fears with simple advice in this B&H video workshop How to Ask People for Money: Anatomy of a Pitch below. More »
Dogfish Accelerator Demo Day: The Missing Link Between Indie Filmmakers & Investors?
As an indie filmmaker, it can be exceptionally difficult to raise money for your project — to say nothing of finding the proper channels for distribution and the most effective means of marketing what is, for all intents and purposes, your baby. Dogfish Accelerator aims to change all this by connecting filmmakers and their films with investors in a new way, taking the tech startup model and applying it to indie film. Last week they held their first Demo Day, where filmmakers got to showcase their films for investors. Here's more about Dogfish, the accelerator model, and what it could do for you and your film! More »
Producer Cassian Elwes Explains Independent Film Financing Step by Step
The details of independent film financing can be a difficult to wrap your head around, especially if you're not business savvy. Many of us know how to go about receiving financing through crowdfunding platforms, like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, because the process is relatively simple. But when it comes to getting financing from other sources, you'll need to have a little knowledge on how the business of film works. Producer Cassian Elwes (Blue Valentine, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Lee Daniels' The Butler,) as well as others, break down the process at a ScreenCraft seminar, giving helpful information on how financing an indie film works and where the money comes from. More »
3 Things You Need in Order to Be Eligible for General Solicitation Fundraising
Back in July, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) voted on Title II of the JOBS Act in favor of lifting the ban on general solicitation for certain private securities offerings. And yesterday, it became law. This means that filmmakers can now market their fundraising as publicly as they want — with a few stipulations. Read on for a breakdown of what the new law entails, as well as how you can qualify for general solicitation fundraising. More »
'Future Creators Will Benefit': Kickstarter Weighs in on Spike Lee's Campaign
The last month has seen quite a bit of dissension amongst filmmakers regarding Spike Lee's decision to crowdfund his latest film on Kickstarter, but the quarrel started much earlier with the campaigns for Veronica Mars and Zack Braff's passion project. Some say these filmmakers are pulling away pledges that would be going into other projects, and others say they're introducing the crowdsourcing platform to new backers. Kickstarter decided to give their two cents on the matter regarding whether or not celebrities, like Spike Lee, should fundraise on a platform used by creatives who don't have the resources or connections more readily available to established, successful, and well-known filmmakers. More »
Spike Lee's Kickstarter Calls Out the Hollywood Studio System
Kickstarter has descended upon the consciousness of established filmmakers and it's here to stay. Today's high-profile project is none other than the Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint. There are a lot of qualms associated with celebrities using the crowd-funding model, and Spike Lee looks like he's trying to appeal to some kind of middle ground; calling out the studio system for its perils and explaining that he has a "different vision of what Cinema can be." Read on to get the scoop. More »
Kevin Smith on Celebrity Kickstarters: 'Leave It to People Who Really Need It'
Whether or not you feel that people with so-called access to funding should be staying away from Kickstarter, the continued impact of crowdfunding on the world of filmmaking is fascinating to watch. Some of the recent big name crowdfunding campaigns have received criticism, and while many think it's a good this for all of us, Kevin Smith has other ideas, stating that it's "not fair to real indie filmmakers who need the help." A recent interview with Smith on KCRW's The Business reveals more of Smith's thoughts on the issue and his plan to finance his final film in CLERKS III without the use of crowdfunding. Hit jump to find out more. More »
Catapult Film Fund Wants to Take Your Documentary to the Next Level
Heads up to all of you documentarians: Do yo you have a documentary project in need of funding? Well, Catapult Film Fund provides development funding to documentary filmmakers who have secured access to their story and are ready to shoot and edit a piece for production fundraising purposes. They're now accepting applications, so for all the details on how to apply, hit the jump. More »
Slated: Changing the Way We Think About Film Financing
Film financing is moving online and the new platform Slated might just be the main impetus for ushering in a new generation of film finance, professional social networking, and smart opportunities for investors and filmmakers. Slated launched this last at Sundance and has since 'aggregated film investors representing hundreds of millions of dollars' and has forged partnerships with some of the world's leading financing, sales, and film companies. Aided by precision design, comprehensive user verification, ease of use, and an emphasis on clarity, Slated provides a world-class website experience that really has something to say about the future of our industry. To discuss the platform and its function in the industry is Duncan Cork, CEO and co-founder of Slated and the man responsible for its initial vision. Read on to get the scoop. More »
How to Fund Your Documentary: an IFP Masterclass with Louise Rosen
It seems counterintuitive to shell out $100 or more to attend a fundraising workshop when you're desperate for money to begin with, but if your entire fundraising strategy consists of "getting a grant from a top granting agency" in today's climate, well it might be money well spent. Fortunately for us, IFP has uploaded an entire masterclass from 25-year-plus media executive Louise Rosen for us to watch, and we don't have to pay a dime. What Louise outlines right off the bat is that the documentary funding landscape is in flux. Today, doc filmmakers have to get more creative, and Louise outlines just how to go about getting started on raising your budget incrementally in the video below: More »
Why Make a Short? Why Run a Kickstarter Campaign So Early? The MANCHILD Q&A
In the comments section of my more-contentious-than-I-expected post about making a short that ties into my forthcoming feature MANCHILD, there were a lot of questions about my project, as well as the overall wisdom of making a short in order to fundraise for a feature. Reading through the comments, I realized I could've delved deeper into the timeline of what's happened since my Kickstarter campaign. So, to answer some of the questions posed in the comments — as well as to generally shoot the shit about filmmaking — I sat down (virtually) with NFS editor Joe Marine for an wide-ranging video chat. More »
1. Write the Feature. 2. Make a Short. 3. Get the Feature Made. (Coming Soon: a MANCHILD Short)
UPDATE: In response to some of the (heated! opinionated!) questions and comments on this post, we did a long video Q&A as well.
I wrote recently about finishing the screenplay for my feature MANCHILD (for now… ), but it's been a while since I talked about what else is going on in the trenches of first-time feature filmmaking. The title of the post gives it away: we're making a short. Why are we doing this? And why do I think this strategy makes a lot of sense for other first-time feature directors? Because there are millions of people with a screenplay, all trying to figure out how to get from here (words on a page) to there (actual finished movie). If your goal seems impossibly far off, that's when it's time to bite off a smaller chunk and show what you're capable of. More »
What if Everyone Could Profit from Crowdfunding -- Even Backers?
What if all of you who backed my campaign to make Man-child could actually have a stake in the film, so that if it makes money, you make money? I couldn't offer you this, because in America, such profit participation is illegal thanks to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In many other countries it's legal (see: The Age of Stupid's brilliant campaign in the U.K.). However, thanks to the U.S. House passing the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act last week, it seems this profit participation may soon become legal. If it does, crowdfunding as we know it could change tremendously, as will the fundamental structure of raising equity for small businesses (and films). More »
10 (More) Must-Read Posts Before Running Your Own Crowdfunding Campaign
I've learned a lot over the past 36 days of running a potentially record-breaking Kickstarter campaign for my film Man-child. The clock has switched from "days" to "hours" remaining and we may or may not make it! I've tried to share what I've learned about crowdfunding along the way, including a Ten Must-Read Posts Before Running Your Own Crowdfunding Campaign post. Here's a second compilation of valuable posts.
One thing I learned after the first couple of weeks: I implemented an unsaid rule for my twitter account that I wouldn't mention my film campaign (or retweet the mentions of others) unless I had talked about something else since my last mention of the campaign. There's a balance between talking about yourself and remaining relevant. And while that might balance might have shifted over the past few days — there are only 2 days left, so my sense of urgency is overpowering the desire to show self-promotion restraint — this Twitter lesson is included in one post below.
As I say in the introduction to the first ten, "luck favors the prepared." And in setting out to run this campaign, I read a whole lot more than ten posts. So here's a second set of ten posts to read when preparing your own campaign. More »
Thoughts and Tips From Week One of Crowdfunding My First Feature, 'Man-child'
Ten down, twenty-eight days to go. I'm learning as I go with the Kickstarter campaign for 'Man-child', which just passed 500 backers! In addition to last week's Ten Must-Read Posts Before Running Your Own Crowdfunding Campaign, I thought I'd jot down some some thoughts, tips, and quotes from the first week of my campaign, which has included some triumphs — and mistakes. If you're considering trying to crowdfund a project in the future, I hope these notes will be helpful. More »
10 Must-Read Posts Before Running Your Own Crowdfunding Campaign
I just launched a Kickstarter campaign for my first feature film (seen at left), and I hope if you're reading this that you'll help me turn my dream into reality. Seriously: my entire life has been leading up to this, and I can't do it without you. However, this site has always been about helping others while I'm learning these things myself, so I kept track of all the valuable posts I found during my research. If you're thinking running your own crowdfunding campaign — defined as asking for small amounts of money from a large number of people, as opposed to asking for large amounts of money from a small number of people — consider the following posts essential reading. I should note on my own campaign that there are some great rewards available — get the entire film for just $10, or get a producer credit for $120!
Louis Pasteur once said, "chance favors the prepared mind." If you use an all-or-nothing platform like Kickstarter, as I am, you're taking a huge chance: if you don't make your goal, you get nothing. To prepare, then, I read everything I could get my hands on. Here are ten of the most helpful posts for anyone thinking about launching their own fundraising effort on Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or any of the other crowdfunding sites: More »
'Iron Sky' Releases Lesson in Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing
Finnish director Timo Vuorensola's forthcoming feature Iron Sky, which I've mentioned previously, has released a very nicely animated overview of their innovative production process to date. There's a lot to be learned here when it comes to the future of film, both good and potentially bad; I'm a huge proponent of crowdfunding, but find myself hesitant to embrace the idea that crowdsourcing the creative aspects of a screenplay is a good idea. Call me old-fashioned, but I still believe in the "singular vision" of auteurs. Here's their video highlighting the different creative and financial strategies they've employed to date: More »


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Change of asset efficiency in EU agriculture: challenges for new members
AbstractEfficiency of farm assets is a very important factor of competitive production. It is in strong correlation with profitability of economic activities. One of the most important factor of the farm assets is the fixed assets, especially machinery. As it could be observed during the 1980s and 1990s on the farms of developed countries, the technical development was a considerable factor of farming. During that period the technical supply of farms increased significantly, at the same time the farm labour decreased, so the labour productivity rose considerably. This paper, based on the data of FADN, focuses on the investigation of some figures of the European Union for asset and labour efficiency between 1989 and 2005, and analyses what happened after 2004 when 10 new member countries accessed to the EU. The most important results of the research are that the farms of the new member countries are equipped at a considerably lower level in general and at the same time they use farm assets less efficiently than farms of the former member countries, and the result is that the competitiveness of the farms of new members is significantly lower. On the other hand, in the new member countries the agricultural policy focused on developing arable farming, so the gaps in the labour productivity are narrower in the field crop farms than in horticulture or animal husbandry. The gap in the labour productivity is the widest at the large-scale farms, which can be explained not only with less assets but with lower capital efficiency as well.
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Sacrifice of men killed in a bombing raid in Cornwall
The sacrifice of twenty two men who died in a bombing raid on an army camp in Cornwall was remembered today. A memorial to the victims was dedicated at a ceremony at a church not far from where they died. Our Cornwall correspondent Steve Hardy reports.


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Capping rents 'could make landlords leave the market'
Chris Walker, head of housing and planning at the think tank Policy Exchange has dismissed capping rents, saying landlords could potentially leave the housing market altogether.
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Capping rents could potentially lead to landlords simply withdrawing from the market, if they don't get the price they need to make their investment economically sound.
Ahead of party's campaign for the European and local elections, Ed Miliband has pledged rent controls such as banning letting agents charging tenants fees and introduce three-year tenancies, if he came to power.


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Jenkins, Kristi R., Nan Johnson, and Mary Beth Ofstedal. 2007. "Patterns and Associations of Body Weight Among Older Adults in Two Asian Societies." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 22(1): 83-99.
Body weight has important health implications across the lifespan. Most recent attention has focused on the obesity epidemic that is occurring in many parts of the world. However, underweight is also a concern, particularly in less developed countries. For most health outcomes there is a curvilinear association with body weight, with underweight and overweight (compared to normal weight) being associated with a higher prevalence of chronic debilitating and life-threatening conditions and ultimately mortality. This paper uses data from two nationally-representative surveys of older adults (aged 60 and older) in the Philippines (1996) and Taiwan (1999) to assess the prevalence of underweight and overweight and examine associations between body weight and demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics in these populations. Older Filipinos have a modest prevalence of underweight (29.9%) and low prevalence of overweight (12.2%), whereas the reverse is observed in Taiwan (6.4 and 29.3%, respectively). Results show generally expected associations between body weight and demographic characteristics, health conditions and behaviors. We find little evidence of socioeconomic differences in body weight, except in the Philippines where higher SES is associated with a lower risk of being underweight. Implications of the results are discussed in terms of healthy weight maintenance among critical subgroups to potentially reduce the prevalence of disease and improve quality of life.
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The Richland High boys basketball team got what amounts to a dream draw Sunday when the Class 4A state tournament matchups were announced the Washington Interscholastic Activities Assocation in Renton.
Richland (24-0) will face Wenatchee, a former CBBN foe, at 9 p.m. Thursday at the Tacoma Dome in the first round of the state tournament.
If the Bombers win, they will face the winner of the Gonzaga Prep vs. Todd Beamer game at 9 p.m. Friday.
The other top two teams in the state Jackson and Garfield are on the other side of the bracket and could meet in a dynamic semifinal at 7:15 p.m. Friday.
In Class 3A, the Sunnyside (21-3) girls will play Bellevue at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in a first round matchup. The winner of that will likely play the states consensus top team in Cleveland in a 7:15 p.m. semifinal Friday.
In Class 1A, Mabton plays Blaine at 9 p.m. Thursday in the SunDome in Yakima in the first round. The state favorite Cashmere is on the opposite side of the bracket. The Vikings advanced to state after upsetting defending champion Brewster in a regional game Friday.


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The non-profit group that runs three Wilmington-area charter schools responded Monday to a public records request WECT made more than five weeks ago, but questions remain about how salaries and bonuses are paid.
The non-profit Charter Day School, Inc. holds state charters for Charter Day School in Leland, Columbus Charter School in Whiteville, and Douglass Academy in Wilmington - the only charter schools in the region that had not responded to our request for employee salaries.
The government-funded schools are required to comply with the state's public records laws as a condition of their charters.
WECT sent the request April 30 to the nine charter schools operating in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties. The other six schools provided each employee's name, title and salary.
Charter Day School (CDS) did not list employee names or individual salaries in its response. Instead, the non-profit indicated the number of employees by category, such as teachers, assistant teachers and support services, as well as the total payroll for each category. The cost of benefits at each school was also provided.
"…this strikes the appropriate balance the law requires so the public sees that CDS appropriately oversees the Charter Schools' use of public funds to produce results superior to traditional public schools," wrote Mark Dudeck, identified as "Authorized Officer" for Charter Day School. "This is more than adequate to serve both the public interest and your purposes."
Dudeck said the state's public records law does not require charter schools to add the names of individual employees to salary information it makes public and that agencies are not required to compile a record that does not exist.
"CDS simply does not maintain salary lists of the type you requested," Dudeck wrote. "Although local (non-charter) school systems are required to create such lists, charter schools are "exempt" from those requirements."
An analysis of the information provided reveals varying average teacher pay within the organization: Charter Day School, $35,844; Columbus Charter School, $31,809; and Douglass Academy, $25,660.
How much headmasters earn is unclear because the report combines office and support services into one salary line. In the case of Columbus Charter School, ten employees are included in the category.
Collectively, the three schools employ 179 people, but the report does not indicate if any of the workers are part-time.
The three schools paid a total of $171,200 in bonuses, although there is no explanation of how the money is distributed.
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