Getting things done on nothing.
Making things happen on nothing.
Enjoying what has been abandoned.
Enjoying and working with what others leave behind.
You don't need money to make things happen.
You don't need money to get things done.
Sing your song.
Make things happen.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Underground Films to Screen In Austin at RXSM
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MOTHER/SON
UNDERGROUND FILM TEAM TO SCREEN IN TEXAS
Award-Winning
Short Film Collection Heads South to Austin
Burbank,
California – Nothing is closer than family. A boy's best friend is
his Mother. What happens when a 25 year film and stage veteran teams
with his 60-something creative writing Mother who was a burlesque
dancer for over 20 years?
They
make an award-winning hit cult collection of films that explode and
screen around the world.
6
SHORT FILMS BY JACK TRUMAN AND OPAL DOCKERY, a collection of
award-winning short films, is heading to Austin for it's Texas
premiere at the RXSM Film Festival.
A
collection of shocking, experimental, alternative underground
independent films, short films from this collection have screened at
over 300 film festivals around the world, winning rave reviews, and
earning top awards honors at film festivals globally. Ranging from
comedy, mockumentary and documentaries, from adult humor, to global
warming, reality, women's rights and much more, these 6 short films
are shocking, jaw-dropping and eye-opening. Over a 6 year period,
Truman and Dockery filmed many short films that have had a huge
following on the film festival circuit. This screening is a
collection of their most successful films over the years.
“You
have to make films that are important to you”, Truman stated in
press materials. “My Mother is my best friend. When I went back
home to Missouri years ago to shoot my first film as a filmmaker, she
gave me a short film script she had written to read. Once reading it,
I knew I had to make that movie. That first film exploded, and here
we are years later, a successful filmmaking team, with a following
around the world. It doesn't get much better than that”.
Dockery
was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and 1980's.
Author of many books, she has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a
Master's degree in Criminal Justice. Truman is a 25 year veteran of
stage and film. An award-winning actor, writer and director, he is
also a former college professor at Texas A&M University. Truman
has a Master's degree in Communications and a Bachelor's degree in
business.
Truman
states, “You just have to make your movie. Don't listen to what
anyone else says. There is an audience for your film. Everyone has a
story to tell. If you have the courage to make your film your own
way, and it's an original, creative idea that only you can tell,
people will want to see your movie”.
The
RXSM Film Festival is scheduled for March 8-14 in Austin, Texas.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Use Your Experience
You never can get too much experience.
You won't find me knocking education. But I will say this. It amazes me all these young educated people with their advanced degrees who think they know everything about life. But have had no experience in life.
What makes a great artist is using their experiences to tell their story.
A great actor uses his or her experiences to create a great character for performance. That's what method acting is known for. The greats like Brando, DeNiro and Pacino use method acting to bring their experiences to their character's performance to an extreme.
A writer uses his experiences to tell a story that only he can tell.
A good teacher shares his experiences in life to teach his students and have the subject relate to the times.
If you look throughout history, all of the great historical figures have used their experiences to help change the world. Ghandi. Thoreau. Aristotle. Plato. Sophocles. Abraham Lincoln. Martin Luther King. Shakespeare. Nelson Mandela. Malcolm X. The list goes on. If you search the most famous figures in history, the great ones have taken their experiences in life and used them for the better good.
Use your experiences to make your movie.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Underground Filmmaking
Anyone can make a movie.
If you're a truly independent filmmaker, you'll find a way to shoot your film and get your movie made.
Underground filmmaking is the way to go. If you use this alternative way to make a film, you'll make your movie and share it with the world.
What's underground filmmaking? How do you do it? Where do I start? There's a world of information out there to help you with this. It's right at your fingertips.
You don't have to go to film school and spend thousands of bucks to make an independent film. Just start by going to Google. Go to Google and type the words 'underground filmmaking'. There's a world of resources and tools waiting for you on the internet. Want to know what's going on in the world with underground filmmaking? Just go to Google News and type in the words 'underground filmmaking'. Shit, I just typed a Google search with the words Underground Filmmaking and over 2 million search results came up. The first one was the encyclopedia definition for Underground Film:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_film
Hell, I just went to Google News and typed in the words Underground Filmmaking, and hundreds of news stories just came up for today.
There's a world of information out there for the taking. You just have to take it, go with it, grab your balls, and jump right in.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Using Blogs & V-Logs to Make a No Budget Film
Jack Truman & Opal Dockery
2012 Cine Vegas Film Festival
WOODY THE REDNECK
You have to get an audience for your movie.
It's easy to make a movie with no money. But it takes time and work. A lot of your moviemaking will be getting an audience for your film. As an independent filmmaker, you have to wear many hats. And you have to be create, while always thinking and finding ways to build an audience for your no budget movie that's outside of the box.
A couple of creative ways are by using blogs and video blogs for your movie.
Create a film blog for your No Budget movie.
Film some short 2 to 3 minute episodes of you talking interview style
to the camera discussing your film. Make about 5-8 short interviews
and create a short video blog interview web series online promoting
your film. There's websites like Youtube and Blip TV that are free to
join and create a free web series. With each episode, you can have a
link attached to the site where people can go and buy your film. You
never know. Your web series could generate thousands, even millions
of views. Think about all those people that you're reaching who are
finding out about your film.
Make a Podcast. Along with Film
V-Logs, podcasts are another great way to share your film. A podcast
is like a radio audio broadcast; like a radio show. People make
podcasts about all kinds of subjects. You can too. Go to the internet
and create a Podcast for your film. Have one day a week that you do a
radio show promoting your film. It's a free and easy way to build an
audience for your project. And a lot of fun. You can get really
creative with this.
These are just a couple of creative ways to help you with your filmmaking journey to build an audience for your movie.
Make your movie.
THE ACCEPTABLE SIN
Directed by Jack Truman
A Dixie Film
Monday, February 4, 2013
Anyone Can Make a Movie
Filmmaker Jack Truman & Writer/Star Opal Dockery
With the Crew of THE ANDY MEYERS STORY
River's Edge Film Festival
Anyone can make a movie.
Yes, you heard that right. Anyone can
make a movie.
Are you just as smart as anyone? Take
the dumbest person you ever met in your life. Out of all the people
you've come across in your life. Try to think of the least
intelligent person you've ever come across. Are you thinking about
them right now? Do you picture them in your mind?
That idiot you're thinking about can
make a movie.
Take it from someone who's been in this
business for over 25 years. You don't need money. You don't even need
to know how this business works. If you have an idea, or a story to
tell, you can make that idea or story into a movie and share it with
the world.
With no money.
Title: NO BUDGET FILMMAKING or How
to be a Well-Known Filmmaker & Be Broke at the Same Time
Written by Jack Truman
Copyright 2013 @ Dixie Publishing
ISBN: 978 – 1 – 300 – 61518 –
7
Thursday, January 31, 2013
No Budget Filmmaking: Making a Movie With No Money
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE WITH NO MONEY
Burbank, California - Anyone can make a
movie. With no money. And be a well-known filmmaker.
Moviemaking is entering a new era with
digital film. With technology rapidly changing, it's getting easier
than ever for aspiring filmmakers to make movies on their own.
Learn how to make a movie with No
Budget and become known around the world as a successful filmmaker.
Jack Truman shares valuable tips, tools, secrets and valuable
information on how to get your movie made by yourself outside the
Hollywood circles – from starting with an idea for a movie to
selling your award-winning hit film around the world after a
successful film festival run.
NO BUDGET FILMMAKING OR HOW TO BE
A WELL-KNOWN FILMMAKER AND BE BROKE AT THE SAME TIME
includes:
How to make your movie from concept,
through production and distribution with just a camera and a computer
Ways to make your movie with no
money
The best way to make your movie
outside of Hollywood
How to get cameras, equipment, cast
and crew at no cost
How to avoid paying entry fees at
film festivals
How to create a buzz for your film
when it starts playing festivals
The best ways to share your film
around the world
Ways to make money with your movie
And more!
An informative, alternative,
out-of-the-box reference book for the film industry, NO BUDGET
FILMMAKING covers a wide range of tips and tools: from proven
filmmaking techniques, valuable industry resources, and more, this
book guides the aspiring filmmaker from concept to distribution on
the film festival circuit, and beyond. A must-have resource for
anyone who needs help with making a low budget film on their own, NO
BUDGET FILMMAKING is a breakthrough book for the next
generation of filmmakers.
Author Jack Truman is an award-winning
filmmaker and 25 year veteran of stage and film. A former professor
at Texas A&M University, Truman has also appeared in several
television series and major motion pictures. His film directorial
debut, the award-winning hit cult short film PHONE SEX GRANDMA
premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival. Combined,
Truman's films have screened at over 300 film festivals worldwide to
date. Jack was on the Short Film Jury at the 2012 Slamdance Film
Festival in Park City, Utah.
Title: NO BUDGET FILMMAKING or How
to be a Well-Known Filmmaker & Be Broke at the Same Time
Written by Jack Truman
Copyright 2013 @ Dixie Publishing
ISBN: 978 – 1 – 300 – 61518 –
7
Website:
http://nobudgetfilmmaking.webs.com/
Email Filmmaker Jack Truman at:
dixiefilms@gmail.com
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