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We Chose A New Film Title
February 14, 2013
I am happy to announce the new title of the documentary I am directing: “American Visionary: The Story of Barbara Marx Hubbard”. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on the film’s title. We selected this title because we strongly feel it will reach a wider audience than “Bold Mother Hubbard”. Our survey revealed that people who do not know Barbara preferred “American Visionary”. And we intend for this film to reach millions and spread Barbara’s message of hope! Tomorrow I fly to Boulder to film Barbara meeting with a large hub of people interested in conscious evolution. I am excited…
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Help Us Choose Film Title
February 6, 2013
We at New Doc Films would love your help choosing the best title for our documentary-in-progress, about the life and message of Barbara Marx Hubbard. Tentatively titled “Bold Mother Hubbard“, this film tells the story and message of a passionate 82-year-old woman with big ideas about how to create a better world. The film is aimed at people who don’t already know Barbara’s amazing story and will resonate to her hopeful message. Please give your input by answering this one-question survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KZRYWCM Thank you for your input! Also, we are currently inviting a special group of people to a fundraising…
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Great Example of Story Structure
February 2, 2013
I am thrilled to announce that my talented filmmaking client Tiffany Shlain, whose acclaimed film “Connected” many of you have been asking to see, is now available on iTunes beginning today! You can download the film here: http://connectedthefilm.com I highly recommend watching this film twice. First, for a purely enjoyable emotional and intellectual experience. Then watch it again and analyze the structure. I worked closely with Tiffany and her team to weave together two distinct documentary structures: the character-driven quest, and the essay. The result worked so well that after a Sundance world premiere, a theatrical release, 14 awards (including…
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Intentional Filmmaking Course
January 28, 2013
I’m happy to say that I’m the first filmmaker to register for Carole Dean’s new 9 month course, “Intentional Filmmaking“, which I highly, highly recommend, even for experienced filmmakers like myself. Carole, author of the best-selling “The Art of Film Funding” and “The Art of Manifesting”, is one the world’s leading consultants for helping documentary filmmakers get their projects funded and created. She’s also a great coach. As you may recall, I’ve been taking a break for a few months from my informative New Doc Editing newsletter to direct a new documentary, “Bold Mother Hubbard”. So I’m intending that this…
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What Really Works on Kickstarter
October 31, 2012
This is the final newsletter in a 3-part series on crowdfunding for documentary filmmakers. And this final newsletter is the best! Thanks to all the filmmakers who wrote in to say what worked well on the Kickstarter or IndieGoGo campaign. Today I’m sharing five tips from you! Although your campaign may have ended, your sage advice will pay it forward! First, get help, says Sarah Marder. “Have a team of people really committed to the campaign. Realize that the campaign will absorb a huge amount of time each day and that it takes a phenomenal amount of communications (much of…
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Best Kickstarter Tips
October 11, 2012
This week I’m featuring Kickstarter tips, as well as a record-breaking campaign from my Inner Circle story consulting client Ben Henterig. Since my last newsletter, I’ve received many tips from filmmakers about how to create an effective crowdsourcing campaign, which I’ll also include in the next newsletter. Thank you, everyone! If you missed last week’s tips about creating a great crowdsourcing campaign, go to: newdocediting.com/2012/09/tips-for-kickstarter-and-indiegogo-campaigns Ben Henterig’s Kickstarter campaign for “The Happiest Place: A Journey Across Bhutan” has broken several records. In fact, they reached their ambitious $55K goal within 24 hours! Now their stretch goal is $110,000 and they…
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Bold Mother Hubbard Winning an Oscar
October 5, 2012
I’m excited! I just returned from filming visionary Barbara Marx Hubbard at her home in Santa Barbara. Still in her bathrobe after her morning meditation, Barbara joined me in visualizing “Bold Mother Hubbard” winning an Academy Award! Check out this 2 min. unedited excerpt in which she talks about how she’d like to see herself portrayed in my documentary, as an example of the rising “feminine co-creator”: http://youtu.be/0xGUY9CUowU You can see the trailer and contribute at: http://www.indiegogo.com/boldmotherhubbard
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Tips for Kickstarter and Indiegogo Campaigns
September 25, 2012
I’m excited to share with you a 2-part series on how to optimize your Kickstarter or IndieGoGo campaign. I am also excited to announce that I am directing a new documentary film, “Bold Mother Hubbard: The Story and Life of Barbara Marx Hubbard”. Whether or not you know Barbara (one of the world’s leading visionaries), this is good news for you because I will be sharing along the journey real-life success stories and lessons about the process of creating a compelling documentary film. In fact, in this first of a 2-part series, I will be sharing three great ideas for…
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Bold Mother Hubbard: The Story and Vision of Barbara Marx Hubbard
September 19, 2012
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m starting a new film! Here’s my one-page concept paper. I’m currently looking for people to help produce the film, as well as an Executive Producer. Please contact me at karen@newdocediting.com if you are interested or if you know someone who is. Bold Mother Hubbard, a feature-length documentary aimed at theatrical screenings and television broadcast, follows Barbara Marx Hubbard, the world’s leading futurist, on a quest to unite 100 million people during the “birth” of a new humanity on her auspicious 83rd birthday. Currently in pre-production, the documentary’s narrative backbone will intercut two storylines. First,…
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Farewell Beloved UC Berkeley
August 22, 2012
As many of you know, I’ve been privileged to teach at the #1-ranked documentary program in the world, at UC Berkeley, for 18 years. As I write this blog, I am just one day away from taking early retirement from this beloved institution, because my story consulting business, New Doc Editing, has been so successful. What does this mean to you? First, I hope you will find some inspiration in my belief that dreams can come true. Three years ago, I believed that I could help more filmmakers through my business than at the small Graduate School of Journalism, and…
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