It can feel like one of the most significant hurdles in filmmaking is securing adequate financial backing for your projects. While it is possible for some folks to self-finance, apply for bank loans, locate individual investors, or borrow money from friends and family in order to fund their films, even those sources can run dry – and more often than not, they may not exist in the first place.…
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Instamic – The GoPro of Microphones?
Instamic is microphone set to change the way you record audio. As adventure filmmakers, we can take our cameras into almost any environment, but it can be challenging to capture audio. Instamic aims to do for audio what GoPro did for cameras:
+ Small and portable?…
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Voyageurs Without A Trace
For the last few years, filmmaker Ian McCluskey has been on an epic journey to discover the story behind a photograph he found over 10 years ago on a historic marker. The photo of two handsome men and a gorgeous woman did not depict your typical rugged explorers, but rather an intriguing trio from Paris that became the first to kayak the wild rivers of the American West.…
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BeeWorks 5 Lightweight Gimbal Innovates Kinetic Remote
Seattle-based tech company BeeWorks is developing the next generation of camera stabilizers. Aimed at lightweight camera setups, the BW05 can support a camera + lens up to 5 lbs. Launching their new product on Kickstarter, they need to raise 75K to move their prototypes into full production.…
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HEXO+ Autonomous Drone for Adventure & Action Sports Filmmakers
Worldclass snowboarder Xavier De Le Rue and Squadrone Systems are working on the world’s first autonomous drone for adventure & action sports filmmakers.
Meet HEXO+. Posted on Kickstarter to help launch the first batch, the team meet their original 50K goal within 5 hours of launching, proving once again the interest in aerial photography is in hot demand.…
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Allison Otto Masters The Art Of Capturing Character
Anyone who saw the film “Keeper of the Mountains” at a film festival last year knows one thing: A great character can make a great film. Allison Otto, the film’s director—and AFS alumni—featured Elizabeth Hawley, a 90-year-old Himalayan mountaineering archivist in Nepal.…
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