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Should I Relocate to Atlanta?

John FK Parenteau November 30, 2020 Guest Blog
an interview with filmmaker T.C. Barrera

One of the biggest decisions a filmmaker might make in their life is whether to move to a new film market. Atlanta has become the largest filming city in the country so even Los Angeles filmmakers are considering making the move. In January we will launch our Atlanta Blackmagic Collective chapter to help filmmakers meet others in the area and learn from those already out there working....

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6 Greatest Lessons I Learned On My Documentary Filmmaking Journey

John FK Parenteau November 9, 2020 Guest Blog

by filmmaker Jia Wertz

After two decades of working in the fashion industry, at the age of 41 I decided to switch careers and go into filmmaking. Yes, people did warn me that the movie business is a tough industry to break into and especially difficult if you are starting out late and don’t have the time to work...

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Filmmaker Series: ‘Prepping For Set’ Announced for August 6th

John FK Parenteau July 24, 2020 News
July 24, 2020 The Blackmagic Collective announced today the fourth installment of the Filmmaker Series of webinars, titled Prepping For Set, will take place on August 6th at 1:00pm. Chapter four will focus on getting ready to shoot your project.    The concept of the series is to provide insight from professionals through many steps[...]
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Filmmaker Series: ‘Everything Screenplay’ Announced for July 9th

John FK Parenteau June 19, 2020 News
June 18, 2020 The Blackmagic Collective announced today the third installment of the Filmmaker Series of webinars, titled Everything Screenplays & What Makes One Great, will take place on July 9th at 1:00pm. Chapter three will focus on the process of writing or finding screenplays that work.    The concept of the series is to[...]
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Filmmaker Series: “Pitching Your Project’ Announced

John FK Parenteau May 26, 2020 News
May 26, 2020 The Blackmagic Collective announced today the second installment of the Filmmaker Series of webinars, titled From Prep Through Post, will take place on June 4th at 1:00pm. Chapter Two will focus on the process of preparing through the actual pitch, with advice from active producers and executives.    The concept of the[...]
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Filmmaker Series: Chapter One Announced

John FK Parenteau April 24, 2020 News
April 24, 2020 The Blackmagic Collective announced today the Filmmaker Series of webinars, titled From Prep Through Post, with the first Chapter, Forming a Production Company scheduled for May 7th at 1:00pm on Zoom. The concept of the series is to provide insight from professionals through many steps of filmmaking, from pre-production, prepping a script,[...]
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Blackmagic Collective Announces Future Women of TV

John FK Parenteau April 6, 2020 News
Blackmagic Collective has named six writers and six directors for its inaugural “Future Women of TV” initiative. The 1-year program is a career accelerator that engages top-level TV executives as “Champions” who advocate for and help participants navigate the path to their first scripted TV credit by the end of this year. “The women we’ve[...]
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NAB 2020 Postpones Due to COVID-19

John FK Parenteau March 11, 2020 News
National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Gordon Smith announced today that NaB Show 2020 would be cancelled, with discussion of possibly rescheduling later in the year. To read more follow this link: https://nabshow.com/2020/news-releases/nab-president-and-ceo-gordon-smith-announces-nab-show-off-for-april-reviewing-options-for-event-later-this-year/
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Collective Reschedules March 19th Event

John FK Parenteau March 11, 2020 News
As we all know, there has been growing concern over the spread of Covid-19, and with that a sense that events might be best served by postponing until there is a better handle on this serious health issue. We, too, want to put your health first, as well as the health and safety of our[...]