DO OR DIY: Guide to the Sydney Cinema Underground
RESOURCES
Project Report
Do you want to be a backpack journalist, or documentary maker? The Pulitzer Centres Project Report hosts collection of free tutorials covering the production news cinema for amateur journalists.
www.youtube.com/user/projectreport
Xtranormal
No camera? No worries. XTRANORMAL is a free service that creates custom CGI movies using a drag and drop, and text-to-voice interface.
www.xtranormal.com/
30 Dollar Film School
Michael W. Dean’s book 30 Dollar Film School is the independent film making bible. It takes the reader, step-by-step teach through everything; from production, to editing, to distribution – and maybe even turning a profit!
www.amazon.com/30-Film-School-distribute-no-budget/dp/1592000673
Mobile Screenfest Online
If a not owning a top camera is still holding you back from making your first masterpiece, or you just need some inspiration, check out the Mobile Screenfest website – you can even submit your own!
www.mobilescreenfest.com/
Australian Short Films Festival Directory
Got a short film, and want somewhere to screen it? Check out the Australian Short Films website, for an up-to-date directory of all short film festivals in Australia.
www.australianshortfilms.com/directory/festivals
FundBreak
Got a great idea for a movie, but need a little extra funding? Try FundBreak. Create a profile and ask people to pledge towards making your idea a reality!
www.fundbreak.com.au
Screen NSW
Who said the Government doesn’t support the arts? Screen NSW is the film media branch of Art NSW, and is a hub for industry events, and grants for film makers.
screen.nsw.gov.au
WHERE TO GET YOUR FILM SCREENED
Caught Short
Like Kino, Caught Short is a place where film makers can screen their work, and meet other filmmakers. Caught Short takes place at the TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, on the first Thursday of every month.
www.filmcaughtshort.com
Newtown Flicks
Newtown Flicks holds a yearly short film festival showcasing the best submissions they receive from around Australia. They also produce a collection of local short-films.
www.newtownflicks.com.au
Kino
Kino takes place every month in Chippendale, just off Broadway. Anyone can make and show a film on the night, as long as it follows the Kino rules (available online).
www.kinosydney.com
Harold’s Shorts
Harold’s shorts takes place 8 – 10pm every Tuesday night at the Harold Park Hotel, in Glebe. Anyone can submit a film, but only 6 get shown per evening, with the “most deserving film” winning $100. Entry is free on the evening.
www.facebook.com/pages/Harolds-Shorts/108164695896223
BooHoo Films
Beginning in April next year, the Newtown based BooHoo will be holding monthly competitions culminating in July with cash and prizes for filmmakers. Submissions are open now and must no longer than 15 minutes.
www.boohoofilms.com.au
Tropfest
Tropfest takes place in Sydney, and is the biggest short-film festival in the world. Anyone can enter, and the competition is usually fierce! Deadline for entering is January the 6th, and all submissions must include a reference to “KEY”. Tropfest is also holding a Mobile Masterpieces competition.
www.tropfest.com/au
ReelAustralia
ReelAustralia is a competition run by the Film Institute and Australia Day Council of NSW. The challenge, to produce a 2 minute film that creatively shows the “Reel Australia”. The prize; $5000 and VIP tickets to attend the 2011 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards.
www.aussievault.com.au
Movie Extra Webfest
MOVIE EXTRA WebFest is your chance to make your own seven part web-series. Create a 60 second trailer, upload it to the Webfest’s facebook, and get your friends to vote it to the top. Submissions close on November 15. The winner will get $50,000 to make their series a reality.
COURSES
Screen and Media (Cert IV, or Diploma) at TAFE NSW
The TAFE NSW Screen and Media courses are reliable, hands on, and affordable. By the end of the course students will have made their own short film.
www.tafensw.edu.au
Australian Film, Television and Radio School
AFTRS is based in Fox Studios, and offers a variety of short courses on everything related to film.
www.openprogram.aftrs.edu.au
Metro Screen
Metro Screen is based in Paddington, and offers both short and long term courses on film production.
www.metroscreen.org.au
There are a plethora of other courses available in Sydney for movie makers, if none of these suit you, an internet search will uncover more.
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