tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post1828725938982408403..comments2024-01-22T13:26:24.036-08:00Comments on Dances With Blogs: You're In - And Other Body IssuesRSMellettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-48612295233198626162014-01-08T14:43:02.950-08:002014-01-08T14:43:02.950-08:00:) It's all hard - and yes, festivals shouldn&...:) It's all hard - and yes, festivals shouldn't even screen off of Blu Ray if you ask me. The failure rate is just too high. Last year, we had all of the shorts converted to DCP, and the filmmakers had the option of buying the file when we were done. Anyone thinking of spending the money on DCP, make sure: 1) you've got a well-made source as MB says, and 2) also spend the money on aRSMellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-17656319585384198382014-01-07T23:11:23.677-08:002014-01-07T23:11:23.677-08:00Thanks for the reply... I was actually referring t...Thanks for the reply... I was actually referring to fests that screen off DVD at the festival. WHY? Blu Ray players are 70 bucks now. If you can't put down 70 bucks to screen in HD you shouldn't be holding a festival IMO.(and the fests I'm thinking of screen in venues that already have HD capable projectors). It makes no sense. To me it is a great disservice to the artists that put MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923934373926284943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-29304476681542761172014-01-07T22:21:02.309-08:002014-01-07T22:21:02.309-08:00Thanks for the comment, and yes all of that is cor...Thanks for the comment, and yes all of that is correct - believe me, I know more about that sort of thing than a screenwriter should. And I shouldn't have been so flip about the issue. In truth, we would never fail a submission on something like that alone. We look mostly at the quality of the storytelling - from the writing, to acting, and filmmaking skills. Not being good at making a DVDRSMellettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957584006652753439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725829740839307597.post-80837238422685164652014-01-07T22:02:45.032-08:002014-01-07T22:02:45.032-08:00Technical thing... You say you screen mostly on DV...Technical thing... You say you screen mostly on DVDs... Most of the time, when a festival says this, they mean DVD-Video. In fact, after looking at your WAB listing it does specify DVD-Video (NTSC). So unless a film maker is somehow lost in the distant past and not shooting HD, they DO in fact, have to modify their films a tremendous amount to get them onto a DVD (A standard def only format). MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923934373926284943noreply@blogger.com