Film School Student » Websites http://www.filmschoolstudent.com The main destination for all aspiring filmmakers. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:49:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/howcast-emerging-filmmakers-program/ http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/howcast-emerging-filmmakers-program/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:07:45 +0000 Emmet Gibney http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/?p=185 I was introduced to an interesting new website recently called Howcast. The website is similar to YouTube and other online video sites in that the content is uploaded by a community of users, however the twist is that Howcast specializes in “How-To” videos. They want people to upload all sorts of videos instructing people how to do different things and they also have some funny videos like “How To Compete With Your Boyfriend’s Video Games” if you’re interested in something more entertaining.



Howcast has a program for filmmakers called “Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program” where you can basically look for assignments to shoot, edit and upload. If you’re lucky and your video gets a lot of views, they’ll share the revenue from the advertising with you. I haven’t had much time to look into this program in much depth, but if you’re a starving artist it might not be such a bad way to get some cash and have some opportunities to work on your reel.

]]> http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/howcast-emerging-filmmakers-program/feed/ 3 Travelling To Denmark http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/travelling-to-denmark/ http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/travelling-to-denmark/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:01:46 +0000 Emmet Gibney http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/2006/11/08/travelling-to-denmark/ With my production company Vigor Media I help to manage the content for the Badminton Players Federation website. While this isn’t the most lucrative deal for us it does have it’s perks, including some serious globe trotting. We recently started putting up videos onto the website, which is a really cool new feature for a badminton website. As I write this I am currently in Copenhagen International Airport in Denmark, waiting for my flight home. Badminton is really big in Denmark, and I was here covering the Denmark Open for the Badminton Players Federation. It’s not like we’re producing Spielberg caliber productions, but certainly this is a really cool gig to have. Unfortunately one of the hazards we often run into is flight delays. My flight to Copenhagen is delayed, and as a result I will miss my connection in Chicago, so I’ll have to stay the night there. Luckily I am flying in style this time, hopefully we’ll have in-flight internet, which is supposedly a feature on a number of SAS flights.  Previously we have been to Birmingham, England; Tokyo, Japan; and Madrid, Spain.  We’re probably going to be back in Birmingham this Spring.

]]> http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/travelling-to-denmark/feed/ 1 Cool Website About Becoming a Director http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/cool-website-about-becoming-a-director/ http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/cool-website-about-becoming-a-director/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:20:15 +0000 Emmet Gibney http://www.filmschoolstudent.com/2006/07/31/cool-website-about-becoming-a-director/ I found this really cool website about becoming a film director. It’s from a British website I think, so some of the resources don’t really apply to North America, but a good read anyway.

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