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ARE SPACE ALIENS COMING TO DESTROY US?
Title: ARE SPACE ALIENS COMING TO DESTROY US? Author: Arthur Zulu Contact Author: mailto: controversialwriter@yahoo.com Copyright: Copyright © Arthur Zulu 2002 Word Count: 504 Web Address: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/10975 Publishing...
Entertainers On The Rebound
Everyone who starts in TV, radio or theatre eventually wants to make their way to Hollywood. This isn't new; we've all seen transitions from the music industry, including J-Lo, Britney Spears, Beoncee Knowles, John Mayer, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Witney...
History of the Camera
The camera and photography are an important part of the communication history of the world. The history of the camera is indelibly linked to the understanding and development of optics. Optics is the study of physical properties of light in terms...
Hollywood Hoax
Everyone has been talking about the Machiavelli Hangman (http://www.hangmanmovie.com) but no one seems to have the slightest clue about its release date or when or where or why or how? The internet and newspapers are plastered with stories...
Sin City; Antagonist Fatalism or the Ultimate Good vs. Evil?
The Sin City DVD blew my mind, or maybe I should say, warped my
mind. I haven't been a great fan of Graphic Novels, but this
movie encouraged me to purchase a few of the Sin City books.
Frank Miller's now famous, series creations have taken us...
Special Effects Cast Shadow Over Storyline
Hollywood films have always been divided in two categories, the big budget action-adventure extravaganza and the quiet low-budget Indies. In addition to that, there is also a subcategory: the technology driven films and the human stories. ...
Television Is Not Just A Piece Of Furniture
Television is something we are all familiar with. TVs can be found in practically every house in the world. TVs come in many different sizes and shapes and even colors. There are flat screens, plasma screens, big screens, under the cabinet TVs and...
The Alfred Hitchcock Locations Walks in London and New York
Sandra Shevey takes visitors to New York on a suspenseful excursion through Manhattan and Queens in the footsteps of director Alfred Hitchcock who immortalised some of New York City`s most romantic neighborhoods in 9 of his New York-based films.
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Understanding Surround Sound Systems
Surround sound is the concept of expanding the spatial imaging of audio playback from 1 dimension (mono/Left-Right) to two or three dimensions. It is often employed for a more realistic audio environment, actively implemented in cinema sound...
Why do Men Have Nipples?
You may be one of those millions of people who have asked themselves this question and even if you are not, you will find the answer in the new independent comedy Machiavelli Hangman (http://www.hangmanmovie.com). From the time of conception, the...
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Distribution Before Production
Shervin Youssefian (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1352346/) is a young 27-year old Armenian filmmaker who took filmmaking to a whole new level. After graduating from the University of Northridge, he immediately founded Miran Films; a Los Angeles based Production Company. After a few years of producing commercials for TV, he concentrated on completing several feature-length screenplays that he would hopefully sell to the market and enter the Hollywood industry.
He submitted the material to film festivals and producers but he soon realized that it was all in vain and cost too much money. Film festivals will generally take your money and give you a pat on the back and see you on your way. Producers will generally look at an unknown writer's material if they are currently out of work, and if they are currently out of work, it could only mean one thing: they are not creative enough to create their own opportunities.
After receiving a countless number of rejections from literary agents, Youssefian decided that he would take matters into his own hands. He sat down and completed his fifth screenplay entitled Machiavelli Hangman in only a few days. Once the first draft of the 95 page script was ready, he called around and began forming a production team that would begin the amazing Machiavelli Hangman (http://www.hangmanmovie.com) journey.
The project was a big secret because of the controversial political content of the script and its completely innovative narrative structure. As more professionals
read the script and joined the team, Youssefian formed another organization called Armenian Filmmaker. This was an idea that launched a big movement within the Armenian community of Los Angeles because it encouraged the 200,000 or so Armenians to contribute a single dollar toward the 200,000 dollar budget of the film. After only 2 months, the website had received up to 60,000 dollars in contributions. Many investors of different background were so impressed that they stepped up to finance the project.
This success was a combination of a few different things. "It was the gesture of doing something great and asking the community to help along with having a really great script. These guys were genuine and full of talent, so it was very easy to give them encouragement in whatever shape and form," says Arman Stepani, one of the contributors to the project.
Machiavelli Hangman is currently in production and is set to be released later this year. This would mark the first film in world cinema to have been completely funded by a local community.
"If you think about it, this equates to having distribution before production. The audience is paying for this film to be made before it even goes into theatres!" adds Stepani.
About the author:
Jennifer Wang is a senior reporter for the Hollywood
industry. This is her scoop on Machiavelli Hangman:
http://www.hangmanmovie.com
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