Vogt-Roberts is a growing number of young, upcoming directors who have been influenced by other mediums of storytelling besides just cinema. Staid, cineaste movie writers will need to familiarize themselves with an entirely different sphere of creative muses.
Now that a month has passed since the site went live, I thought I'd share some interesting observations from the site's statistics and how these may (or may not) guide the operation of the site moving forward.
For independent filmmakers, the journey toward finishing your movie is often wrought with challenges, whether by technical challenges or as is most often the case, financial ones.
Spring in Japan and the cherry blossoms (sakura) are the traditional marker for starting anew. A new school year begins and new university graduates will begin getting their first taste of “the real world.” This is, then, the perfect time to announce Indievisual Digital Magazine is now live!
They say you can't judge a book by it's cover, but the title will certainly help. Whether you're a restaurant, a band, a software developer, or a publication, the name–your brand–is something you probably have or will agonize over. It needs to be original (you hope), memorable, express your values or personality, and reinforce your identity. At least, in theory this is true. In practice, however, our chief priority is to make sure it sounds cool.