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BACKGROUND ACTORS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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With the explosion of new production on a variety of platforms, background actors are in demand, and earnings are up…………… <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a>   <a href=”https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1186820-fall-2019/43?” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”><img title=”SAG-AFTRA” src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sag3-300×192.png” alt=”” width=”350″ height=”224″ /></a>With the explosion of new production on a variety of platforms, background actors arein demand, and earnings are […]

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Hazards on Film Productions / Updated

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Film and television production sets are often chaotic places, with dozens or even hundreds of people working together to create a memorable shot. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a>   Film and television production sets are often chaotic places, with dozens <img title=”By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57216857″ src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Harrison_Ford-scaled-e1678994977942.jpg” alt=”” width=”203″ height=”287″ />or

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YouTube – Hollywood’s Test Lab!

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YouTube isn’t just a content platform anymore—it’s the entertainment industry’s proving ground. The next generation of franchises, filmmakers, and formats isn’t coming from soundstages or agency boardrooms—they’re emerging from bedrooms, basements, and browser tabs. Back to Post Home YouTube ! YouTube has evolved from a user-generated content hub into a global creative ecosystem. It’s no

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WHO’S WHO ON A MOVIE CREW

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I received a number of questions from members related to the data behind crews of US productions. A rundown of the number of people involved with productions………… <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <a href=”https://iatse.net/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”><img src=”https://edit.uia.org/img/org_logos/XG7441.png” alt=”” width=”164″ height=”164″ /></a> I received a number of questions from members related to the data

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SEX, NUDITY & YOU

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Work that involves nudity or simulated sex places performers in uniquely vulnerable situations. This work is, and always should be, something a performer is proud of…… <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> Thank goodness for the Screen Actors Guild legal department for ensuring our rights on a movie set. The 2020-SAG-Aftra contracts include many

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CHANGE IS OPPORTUNITY-Media is Change

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“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” —John F. Kennedy <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> https://vimeo.com/799305381 <h2>CHANGE MEANS OPPORTUNITY</h2> <b>There are incredible opportunities in trends and change</b>. We can never get too comfortable or set in our ways

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Theatrical Markets & How They Work (P-2)

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The home entertainment market refers to the release of a movie  on video and/or DVD for sale or rental to individuals for private viewing……. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <h3>Domestic Home Entertainment Market</h3> The home entertainment market refers to the release of a movie  on video and/or DVD for sale or rental to

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Royalty Free Music

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Some royalty-free libraries will offer a track for multiple-projects. That can sound tempting, but you need to make sure it will be perpetual (forever) and for use beyond festivals, including television broadcast. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> For my filmmaker friends:<br />I am a composer (and film producer). <img src=”https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/392384/f9056e4080085b844d1dcbe03ac97d4abccb3ae6/original/wwmf-wide-logo-with-ed.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg” width=”384″ height=”256″ />

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FILM FESTIVALS-VIRTUAL Yes or No?

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Some of the world’s biggest and most important film festivals, like Cannes and Telluride, were canceled altogether in 2019. Meanwhile,. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <h2>How Festivals Have Adapted to COVID-19</h2> Some of the world’s biggest and most important film festivals, <img title=”By https://web.archive.org/web/20131204193423/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2008/posters.html, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37067652″ src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/61cannes-festival-the-festival-225×300.jpg” alt=”” width=”225″ height=”300″ />like Cannes

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TRADE SECRETS 101

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It is the trade secret that often provides the company with a competitive edge against other businesses in the same competing market with products or services…………….. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <img width=”1024″ height=”485″ src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-1024×485.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=1024%2C485&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=300%2C142&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=768%2C363&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=1536%2C727&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=2048%2C969&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=150%2C71&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=500%2C237&ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?resize=600%2C284&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Looselips-scaled-e1604512470694.jpg?w=501&ssl=1

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We are All Burning in the Fire of Time

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Now is the time to take action with your career, no matter your skill set, it is the choices you make that determine your exciting future. We all have a responsibility to ourselves as film makers….. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <img src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/John-Movie-SET-1-268×300.jpg” alt=”” width=”268″ height=”300″ />Now is the time to take action

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The Year The World Stopped/Corona Virus World Wide!

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SXSW 2020 was suddenly cancelled due to the Covid-19 Virus which is currently crippling the globe. No doubt many film…………. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <strong> SXSW 2020</strong> was suddenly cancelled due to the Covid-19 Virus which is currently crippling the globe. <img src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/banner-685-COVID-19-e1584893623733.jpg” alt=”” width=”372″ height=”150″ />No doubt many film professionals around the

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STREETS OF CUSCO

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My flight is closing in on Cusco Peru having left the bustling and historical city of Lima. The jungle and mountainous terrain below is mesmerizing and I am………….. <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/john-harvie-morris/” target=”_blank”> <img width=”400″ height=”500″ src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/John-Harvie-Morris_4-1.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/John-Harvie-Morris_4-1.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/John-Harvie-Morris_4-1.jpg?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w” sizes=”(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px” /> </a> <h2><a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/john-harvie-morris/”

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PHD IN REJECTION

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Have I had gaps between roles? Yes, plenty! But it’s how you maintain a steady you. My experience of rejection goes beyond that of being an actor…………… <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/blog/”> Back to Post Home </a> <a href=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/john-harvie-morris/”><img src=”https://worldfilmfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/John-Movie-SET-1-268×300.jpg” alt=”” width=”350″ height=”392″ /></a>Have I had gaps between roles? Yes, plenty! But it’s how you maintain a steady

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