California Taxxxes

Ok my fellow homies today we will be discussing something that is not very interesting but worth mentioning. So read on if you like I honestly don't care...
"The loss of big budget pictures cost California $410 million in state and local tax revenue, 47,600 jobs and total economic output of $9.6 billion"


Now the rise of film taxes has started to become a bigger problem as the years go by. The reason why I bring this up is because there are many young filmmakers I know. It is important to regulate the tax because these people are currently living in LA. It's not so easy to shoot out of state even if it is a bit cheaper. With the power of film we can also help repair the state of California. The film industry is very vital to the state of California.

"The state film incentive program generated an 11% return on investment in its first three years and helped generate $4.3 billion in economic activity and 22,300  jobs"





http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-film-tax-credit-report-20140319,0,5136837.story#axzz2wcgHWumz

Thanks China

Today we will be talking about the sudden rise of the box office in China. Now that China plays a huge role in the film industry do you think it is possible that Hollywood will direct more films to that audience? Will more Asian actors be in films? As a student director will you try and make your audience bigger or stick to your original vision. What matters to you box office numbers or the meaning of your film to the audience. Do you think that now we will see more Chinese films being produced? Possibly more Chinese directors will start to rise up in USA. Do you think that it is possible that China will take over the film industry? As a student director would you move out to China for box office numbers or better success rate?






http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-us-movies-help-drive-chinese-box-office-over-1-billion-20140312,0,5009414.story#axzz2vxkizd5z

LOOK OUT… (not really)

Today's article will be about the upcoming Academy Awards!!!! (not really that exciting)
If you are thinking about joining the film industry you may want to take notes! (not really)
-maybe a mental note-
In the past I talked about who the voters are but now I'm talking about how the voters choose the winners. There are very specific things that voters look for in order to determine the winners.
One voter says "I look for quality and originality, and how it moves me emotionally and as an artist"
So it is important if you are ever thinking about making it into the Oscars try to develop your very own voice. Take notes of opinion but ultimately do what makes you happy. At all costs get your own personal story across to the big screen.
If you're into acting or want to direct your actors well take this into note "I look for someone that doesn't have a lot of artifice," and also this "If a performance is great but the movie doesn't resonate, that will sometimes detract."


http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26346790

Kenya!!!

Hello my followers today we will be discussing the importance of pirated DVDs. The film Wolf of Wall Street is actually banned in Kenya. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26176239

Blog #42557

Today's blog will about the challenges of making a documentary film. Also on how some people may interpret the films wrongly. The article basically talks about how violence can make a successful documentary film. Which I don't want to believe is try but I have noticed many of the documentaries people talk about have some element of violence. In general I prefer documentaries about education and health. Though as a director what do you believe is the key to making a documentary. In my opinion it doesn't matter what the subject is. As long as the person gets their message across to the viewer.

I think it's quite sad that documentary films are budgeted poorly. Most of them teach you very vital things in the world around us. As a consumer who would you like to have more of a budget, education films or entertainment films? It's interesting to read about such things like this because documentaries are very competitive. This will be a great challenge for upcoming filmmakers.






http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-traditional-funding-route-remains-678339

DISQUALIFIED

Hello welcome back all my of my 6 readers.Today I'd like to talk once again  about the Oscars. Now the problem that has occurred is over a song nominee.One of the songs nominated is now being disqualified. The reason why it's being disqualified though is because it went against the rules of the academy. Even though I never seen it directly stated apparently you can't send the song with email during the vote process. Though I understand why the person did this because they obviously just want to be recognized by the academy. As a filmmaker and a student this teaches you how to market your things correctly. Marketing is definitely key in a big business like film making. Do you think the punishment was just the right amount or could the academy relax on the issue? Was it fair for all the other people trying to get nominated?




http://www.totalfilm.com/news/best-song-oscar-nominee-disqualified

THE ACADEMY!!!

I believe this a good article to write about because I have always wondered who determined the Oscars. There are exactly 5,675 members who decide who takes home that golden award. The part that bothered me though is that 94% of the members are white. This can be bad for future directors if they want to win. The last thing we want are biased people in the academy. Even worse 74% of the academy is men. I believe that the academy should be 50% women and 50% men. It's important to know this especially for people who want to be big in Hollywood.

As a consumer we think what ever the academy nominates is good. So we go out and see or buy that film. Without us even knowing the people behind the academy are actually making decisions for us. I believe we should have stricter rules on who can be in the academy. I also want to know how people apply to be in the academy. There should be some way that we can gather all the cultures to be in the academy. One last thing is that I'd love to see younger people in the academy. Sadly there is only a very little amount of people under 40. Only about 4% is under 40.




http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/academy/#axzz2rLHGvQWs