X-Deal. X-deal or exchange deal is a scheme where two parties will agree on mutual benefit. Find another zero budget filmmaker who has the goods you need and try to offer your services in return. Of course, you have to be picky, too. You have to know the filmmaker’s expertise before offering him a deal. […]
Music Makers & Film Makers
Indie Musicians: How to Copyright Music Online
Why Copyright My Music? If you see yourself as a serious musician (and I presume you do), you would be wise to register your original songs with the U.S. Copyright Office (if you reside outside of the U.S., skip to the section on International Copyright below). This will protect you in the event that someone, […]
Independent Filmmaking: The Filmmaker’s Greatest Challenge
Great filmmakers are great storytellers. We make films to share something-to let other people see what we see, hear what we hear, and most importantly feel what we feel. The really good films make us see life not just as it is-but as something more. This is the primary goal of all good filmmakers-to freely […]
Indie Musicians: 12 iPhone Apps for Indie Musicians on the Go
This post originally appeared on the MicControl blog on June 14, 2010. Chris is the co-founder of MicControl, a music blogging network based on a music social networking platform. Chris can be found on Twitter and Facebook. These days, everyone is “on-the-go” and chances are if you own an iPhone you’ve recognized the fact that you’ve got a […]
Indie Musicians: Solicit Grants using Kickstarter
YouTube, can create a MySpace, Facebook, Twitter account for their band promotion, can blog about their lives to gather followers. And if they have the recording equipment and CD burners at home, they can actually make their album at a very small cost. Anyone can do that. Anyone. The setback is that with millions of […]