HOW TO: Stop Motion on a Budget. These guys made a stop motion animation version of the Pit and the Pendulum using a Mac Mini, a Nikon digital still camera and some $40 software.

FULL FRAME Documentary Film Festival winners announced. The Monastery wins Grand Jury Award. Check out the full list of winners.

Is Apple taking a bite out of AVID? Avid announced their first quarter results - showing flat revenues from Q1 of last year and earnings of only $20,000. Is Final Cut Pro taking a bigger bite than we thought?

The VuDu. A video store in a box that is poised to challenge Apple TV. The VuDu offers even faster downloads - you can start watching the movies immediately. And you still think Blu-Ray is the next-gen format?

Downloadable Deal Memo [.doc]. Here’s a template that could come in handy. Keep it on file and customize it according to your needs.

Why did GRINDHOUSE fail? Pulp writer/producer Bill Cunningham details all the ways Dimension screwed up with Grindhouse.