The No Film School Podcast

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Indie Film Weekly 8.11.16: A New Way to Shoot Magic Hour & What to Watch at Fall Fests Aug 11, 2016

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In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, No Film School co-hosts Liz Nord, Emily Buder, and Jon Fusco reveal a new app that helps you channel your inner Terrence Malick and shoot magic hour like a boss. We also get a jump on the onslaught of upcoming film festivals and pick some films to keep an eye out for at TIFF and NYFF. We chat about Ava DuVernay’s upcoming adaptation of sci-fi classic ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ (and her general awesomeness) and Sony’s attempt to catch up to RED with a new RAW file format, and hear a clip from our interview with DANIELS about their newly released interactive short, ‘Possibilia.’ As always, the show brings more news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, our Ask No Film School segment, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Indie Film Weekly 8.4.16: Closing in on 8K & The Camera that Could Kill GoPro Aug 04, 2016

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In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, No Film School co-hosts Liz Nord and Jon Fusco discuss a Japanese company that has begun broadcast tests with 8K footage, and a Chinese one that is looking to assume GoPro’s throne with a new action camera. We also get into Vice’s upcoming nightly news show, Academy-Award-winning screenwriter Mark Boal’s First Amendment battles, and what Netflix and Amazon's increased spending on programming means for indie filmmakers. As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, our Ask No Film School segment, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Indie Film Weekly 7.28.16: We Pick the Best Camera for First-Time Directors Jul 28, 2016

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In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, No Film School Editor-in-Chief Liz Nord and Producer Jon Fusco are joined by Tech Writer Charles Haine to finally settle one of our most FAQs: which camera should I buy? We also get into the DNC's film connections, the new slate of super-trailers released at last week's Comic-Con, indies nominated for this year's News & Documentary Emmys, memorials to both director Garry Marshall (‘Pretty Woman’, ‘Beaches’) and the VCR, and some skyward drama around California's first drone-related arrest. As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, our Ask No Film School segment, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Indie Film Weekly 7.21.16: Has China Created The Darth Vader of Theater Chains? Jul 21, 2016

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In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, No Film School’s co-hosts Liz Nord, Jon Fusco and Emily Buder imagine the impact of AMC’s Odeon purchase, which creates the world’s largest cinema chain and might completely screw theatrical for indies. We also discuss the 2016 Emmy nominees, how Hollywood’s notorious casting scams affect indie actors, and Blackmagic’s forward-thinking new Arduino shield for DIY remote lens control. The episode includes exclusive clips from interviews with filmmakers Roar Uthaug, whose film 'The Wave’ is out on Netflix this week, and Brady Corbet, whose film ‘Childhood of a Leader’ is hitting VOD & limited theatrical. As always, the show brings more news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, our Ask No Film School segment, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Indie Film Weekly 7.14.16: The Real Reason Pokemon Go Matters & RED Goes 8K for Bay Jul 14, 2016

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In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, No Film Schoolers Liz Nord, Emily Buder and Jon Fusco delve into the augmented reality craze that’s spreading faster than Tinder, and ‘Helium,’ RED’s new 8K sensor. At the top of the show, we cover some ways in which the indie film world is tackling the serious recent news headlines around race and violence in America. We also hear from director Jeff Nichols about his preference for shooting anamorphic, debate Michael Shannon’s recent complaints about underpaid indie actors, and discuss New York times coverage of documentary film funding. As always, the show also covers news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, Ask No Film School and and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Indie Film Weekly 7.8.16: Saying Goodbye to a Film Legend and An Idealistic Camera Jul 08, 2016

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In this special Friday episode of Indie Film Weekly, we mourn the loss of both celebrated Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami and the world's first crowdsourced camera, the Digital Bolex. We also get into how Brexit, the Academy’s diversity invitations, and new drone laws could change the face of indie film, and we mull over the state of the commercial industry according to AdAge's most recent compilation of A-List production companies. It is hosted by No Film School's Editor-in-Chief Liz Nord, Producer Jon Fusco and Managing Editor Emily Buder. As always, the episode also includes our Ask No Film School segment, plus grant and festival deadlines, gear news, upcoming indie film releases, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Indie Film Weekly 6.23.16: This Week, Indie Film Lost a Champion Jun 23, 2016

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Have you ever heard of the tickling fetish? Neither had we—until the very angry subjects of the documentary Tickled stormed a recent screening. We discuss that, Skywalker Sound's new multi-directional audio tech, the tragic loss of Anton Yelchin (who was a big proponent of indie film), what net neutrality means for filmmakers, and more. The episode is hosted by No Film School Editor-in-Chief Liz Nord, Producer Jon Fusco, and yours truly, Managing Editor Emily Buder. As always, it includes our Ask No Film School segment, plus grant and festival deadlines, gear news, upcoming indie film releases, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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Inside the Minds of Film's Coolest Gatekeepers (& How to Get Yours Programmed) Jun 20, 2016

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Our guests on this episode of the No Film School podcast have two of the coolest jobs in film. Dan Nuxoll is Programming Director of Rooftop Films, a screening series that showcases indie films in unique outdoor locations around New York, and Cristina Cacioppo is a New York programmer for Alamo Drafthouse, an incredible independent theatre chain started in Austin, Texas. We talk about what they look for in films to screen, how filmmakers can get our work out to appreciative audiences, and what it takes to create successful film events in Brooklyn—an area with an oversaturated but discriminating audience that has the potential to worldwide moviegoing trends.

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Indie Film Weekly 6.16.16: The Celluloid Debate & What We Can Do For Orlando Jun 16, 2016

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In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, No Film School’s Liz Nord, Emily Buder and Jon Fusco weigh in on our controversial interview with the president of Kodak, and reflect on how filmmakers can respond to Orlando's tragedy. We approach the big issues of the day with...what else? Movies! We come up with quite a list of summer recommendations, from our favorite LGBTQ works (to express solidarity with Orlando's gun violence victims), to standouts from the Brooklyn Film Festival, to this week's Sheffield Doc/Fest winners and more. As always, the episode includes our Ask No Film School segment, plus grant and festival deadlines, gear news, upcoming indie film releases, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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