Making Films & Videos/Making a movie

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Expert: Brittanie Flegle - 8/15/2009


Question
I have an idea for a TV show how do I start the process to make it a reality?

Answer
Hi Nia,

That's a loaded question. It's hard to answer in just one post.

First, I'd start with a TV spec script and make all of your friends and family read it. Once you have a solid idea of what others honestly think about your project, then you can start talking to professionals in the industry. You can find professional filmmakers by attending industry happy hours in your area or looking online social networking sites (like how you found me). Once you have a solid cast/crew/network interested in your project, then I would ask them to help you shoot a pilot. Once you have the pilot, then you can upload it to a video hosting site like YouTube, promote it and create a following/fan club. Then network TV will see the response from the public and want to get your show on their channel.

And then you've made it! Yay!

I hope you do! Go for it!

All the best,

Brittanie

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Brittanie Flegle

Expertise

Can answer any question on how to make a movie, exporting a feature film for the web or DVD, stream video, find the best telecine company, market your video on the web, optimize your video compression settings, edit professional video, edit 16mm film on a Steinbeck machine, edit sound onto 16mm, create graphic images for 4:3 & 16:9 footage, stylize your video using filters & effects in After Effect/Final Cut Pro/iMovie/Windows Movie Maker, use a green screen, make a green screen, key out green screen, budget for a feature film, produce a short film, find film contests, manage a film crew, etc.

Experience

I have produced, shot, directed over 300 short instructional videos for MindBites.com and worked on several shorts in the Austin area. Recently, I worked on the post-production team of Terrance Mallick's latest feature length theatrical and Imax films, Tree of Life & Voyage of Time, respectively.

Organizations
SXSW Film panel committee volunteer, Austin Film Festival goer

Publications
UT Daily - http://www.dailytexanonline.com/life_arts/1.971087-1.971087 MindBites - http://blog.mindbites.com/category/video-production-and-publishing/

Education/Credentials
University of Texas at Austin Communications undergraduate, Bachelor of Radio-Television-Film, McCombs School of Business certificate, Austin Community College current student in the interactive media and motion graphics departments

Awards and Honors
McGuffin Film Festival finalist

Past/Present Clients
DadLabs Thinkwell UrbanFitnessTV MySmartHands VideoMathTutor UnderstandBlue

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