Lisa Sorg ·
4 Apr 2009, 3:39 PM ·
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At today’s Full Frame panel about the State of the Documentary, we heard a tune familiar to those in the media biz: We have to retool the business model. We have to be leaner and more efficient.
My favorite quote was from indie and DIY filmmaker and panelist Gary Hustwit, who spoke on the merits of using the Internet for grassroots—and cheap—promotion and distribution: ”I’ll pop my own fucking popcorn if I have to.”
“Your job is to connect with as intimately and as frequently as possible the audience,” said Hustwit, who honed his DIY chops from his years working with indie label SST Records in the ’80s.”Reach the bloggers and people who like to turn their friends on to documentaries.”
Also reminiscent of his music business background, Hustwit is going on a 50-city tour over the next three months, screening his film at ticketed one-night events, inviting cast members, panelists, hosting afterparties, etc.
Hustwit’s second doc, Objectified, will be shown today at 5:15. He debuted in 2007 with Helvetica.
Uncategorized Gary Hustwit, Helvetica, Objectified
Lisa Sorg ·
30 Mar 2009, 5:17 PM ·
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A dozen locations around Durham, including the Dog House restaurant, have been staked out for the production of Main Street, a film starring Orlando Bloom, Andrew McCarthy, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth, according to the Durham News Service.
See the map of the locations, which include downtown, the NCCU area and west and east Durham, here: mainst_filming_locations_map
Shooting begins Monday, April 6, at 206 N. Dillard St., which is at the corner of Liberty and Dillard. Shooting then moves to 400 N. Duke St. April 15-18.
The tentative schedule for the rest of five-week shoot is as follows:
505 W. Chapel Hill St. and 1004 Linwood Ave., April 21
200 E. Main, April 22
215 N. Church and 414 Cleveland St., April 23-24
1801 Fayetteville Road, April 25
713 Linwood Ave, May 2
123 W. Main, May 4
3521 Hillsborough Road (the Dog House restaurant), May 5
Highway 147 and Roxboro Road, May 6
Film Andrew McCarthy, Colin Firth, Dog House, Ellen Burstyn, Main Street film, Orlando Bloom, Patricia Clarkson
