Cargo 3120: The Making of a Sci-Fi Franchise

CARGO3120Entry 2 – From Ambition to Film School… to the U.S. Army?

by Daymond C. Roman

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Story So Far starts HERE)

So, we finally realized that ambition can only go so far; we needed a film school. And after researching all the schools that were accessible to us we decided to go to The Academy of the Arts in San Francisco. I was sold when they said they had everything at their facility to make Jurassic Park! Only, there was no way that me or Aaron could afford it. And neither of us qualified for financial aid, each of our families made a little more than what would qualify. Again, like our last blog states, we just missed the cut.

But like I said, we really aspired to create our stories and had serious ambitions about making our dreams come true, which is why we made the decision to join the U.S. Army. They had a college fund that would more than pay for our tuition. read article

Peer Production: BAG MAN is Crazy Powerful

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Real drama. Real impact. In less than 15 minutes. Not a moment of self-indulgence. Awesome film making is all:

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Peer Production: LILAC

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TVWriter™’s great and good friend, film maker extraordinaire Hank Isaac, has a new web series coming out very soon. This is Hank’s first web series and – well, once you see this trailer we think you agree that it looks every bit as extraordinary that its pedigree has led us to expect:

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Are You Ready for CARGO 3120?

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One of the really cool things about becoming a content creator is that you can never be absolutely certain how your content is going to turn out. A great idea is nothing if it remains, simply, a great idea. It’s got to go someplace where it can be seen or heard or read or experienced one way or another by its audience, and the journey from brainchild to final “product” often takes many highly unexpected twists and turns.

The basic premise is clear enough: read article

Peer Production: SHELVED

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A fascinating animated homage to Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater. If you loved CLERKS and SLACKER, you’ll love this gem by James Cunningham and the Media Design School:

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