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	<description>A Filmmaker&#039;s Journal</description>
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		<title>16mm Magnetic film recorder/reproducer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re trying to free up some space here so we&#8217;re putting up a few items for sale.
16mm Magnetic film recorder/reproducer &#8211; $250 (Manchester, NH) &#8211; converts recorded audio to 16mm Magstock. Works great; Gemini CD player with &#8216;pitch control&#8217; &#38; all wiring included.
Here&#8217;s the link to Craigslist or let me know directly at bill@backlotfilm.com if you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/02/16mm-magnetic-film-recorderreproducer/</link>
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		<title>Wim Wenders and the morning coffee&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For me, viewing the films of Wim Wenders is similar to the morning coffee. I take his films for granted just like I do having coffee every morning. 
But I shouldn&#8217;t. 
As most independent filmmakers know, it&#8217;s very easy to get discouraged about filmmaking these days.  There are still plenty of local and national filmmakers whom I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/02/wim-wenders-and-the-morning-coffee/</link>
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		<title>Music documentaries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll never turn off a music documentary. Whether it&#8217;s an obvious classic like The Last Waltz or The Kids Are Alright or a more recent production like Wilco&#8217;s I Am Trying To Break Your Heart documentaries focusing on musicians and their unique stories always seem to get heavy rotation in our DVD player.
And there&#8217;s been no shortage of quality music documentaries the past few years. Ones I&#8217;ve been able to catch include Tom Petty&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/01/music-documentaries/</link>
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		<title>A very candid article on independent filmmaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to thank my friend, filmmaker Jeff Palmer, for the heads-up on this one - a very candid article from the New York Times on the reality of independent filmmaking (i.e. most of the time for a indie filmmaker, if you really want to get your film made, you&#8217;re going to have to use a lot of your own cash). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/01/a-very-candid-article-on-independent-filmmaking/</link>
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		<title>Ted Nugent &amp; Lunacy</title>
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Even by Nugent&#8217;s low standards of dependable lunacy mixed with over-the-top macho posturing (not to mention lousy music) the Motor City Madman may have even topped himself in a recent interview. How classic rock stations can still play any of his music in good conscience is beyond me. Here&#8217;s the link  - our next feature-length film, the anti-hunting black [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/01/ted-nugent-lunacy/</link>
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		<title>Great article on D.I.Y. filmmaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I need to thank my friend, filmmaker Todd Norwood, for bringing this informative article on self-distribution D.I.Y. (&#8216;do it yourself&#8221;) to my attention. It&#8217;s entitled &#8220;Declaration of Indies: Just Sell It Yourself&#8221; and it was published in the January 17, 2010 issue of the New York Times. The writer, Manohla Dargis, does a nice job of chronicling the various self-distribution strategies that filmmakers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/01/great-article-on-d-i-y-filmmaking/</link>
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		<title>Directed by John Ford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

A few things I learned from Directed by John Ford, Peter Bogdanovich&#8217;s fascinating 2006 recut of his 1971 documentary on the legendary director:

Ford didn&#8217;t like rehearsing; he thought a scene could go stale quickly and often used first takes.
Ford didn&#8217;t like dialogue and would eliminate as many words as possible from a script.
Because he didn&#8217;t edit his own films [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/01/directed-by-john-ford/</link>
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		<title>The pen instead of the camera&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really enjoying working on my short story book The Winter Thaw. These are my locations, towns, roads, etc. Upbeat or depressing, traditional or weird, first or third person narrative, it doesn&#8217;t matter&#8230;
Franklin Pierce, UFOs, Abandoned Gas Stations, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Depot Road&#8230;
Compared to the unnecessary gimmicks and politics that have overtaken much of  local filmmaking writing this book feels very refreshing. It reminds me as to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2010/01/the-pen-instead-of-the-camera-2/</link>
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		<title>Quick updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we approach 2010 I find myself, like most folks this time of the year, seemingly extra-busy on all fronts. However, I&#8217;ve been doing my best to stay focused on the following projects:
1. The Winter Thaw &#8211; a collection of my short-stories that will hopefully be completed/released in the next few months. 
2. A Beginning&#8217;s Guide to Producing, Distributing &#38; Marketing Your Independent Film. Co-authored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2009/12/quick-updates/</link>
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		<title>Shooting formats &#8211; how important? Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The two feature films I&#8217;ve directed so far were both shot on different formats. Old Man Dogs (1997) was photographed on 16m film and projected on a film release print in theaters. Dangerous Crosswinds (2005) was shot on 24P mini-dv tapes and projected on DVD into theaters. For me, and probably the crews of both films, it&#8217;s impossible to think of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://billmillios.com/2009/10/shooting-formats-how-important-part-2/</link>
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