Viewfinder: Sundance Visions
Sundance VisionsI know that many of you have "Sundance Visions" that may lead to a chance to maybe be on stage at the Academy Awards. Morgan Spurlock's "Super Size Me" is a great example of a feature that was filmed entirely on a Sony DSR-PD150 3CCD DV camera. While he didn't receive an academy award, he has certainly gained notoriety for the concept of shooting feature films with DV camcorders. Last year, Spurlock was one of 6,000 entries to the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. His film was one of the 120 features and 88 shorts selected for recognition.
Morgan's success is an inspiration to all of us! However I can't help but wonder about more than 5,000 other filmmakers that weren't as fortunate. I had the opportunity to attend this year's Sundance Film Festival. This 20-year-old festival has literally changed the motion picture industry. Before Sundance only mega-budget features produced by major Hollywood studios had a chance to reach the market. Sundance broke through the market bottleneck that existed between filmmakers and audiences. Sundance helped revolutionize what films we can see in theaters or at…
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