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Celebs Learn Some Things about Crowdfunding: Clarissa Quits It All and Kevin Smith Says No to Kickstarter

After several weeks on the site and making only 2% of her $2 million goal on Kickstarter to fund her film "Darci's Walk of Shame," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and "Clarissa Explains It All" star Melissa Joan Hart canceled her campaign.

Project of the Day: Humanitarian Guerrilla Technologists are 'Hackers in Uganda'

Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite.

DIY Special Effects: The 'Matrix' Bullet Time Shot with a Ceiling Fan and a GoPro

Mark Rober, who has been experimenting with cameras for some time now on his YouTube channel (even sending one into a gorilla cage to document the animal up close and making a "Scooby-Doo"-style moving-eyes-in-a-portrait surveillance cam), has done something really cool this week.

Project of the Day: 'Rodents of Unusual Size,' an Ode to Nutria

Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite.

Ampav Announces Cannes 2013 Programming

Well-known filmmakers, movie executives and journalists will be among those featured during the upcoming Industry In Focus Series at The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival for its 25th Anniversary, it was announced by Julie Sisk, Founder and Director of The American Pavilion.

Project of the Day: An Elderly Couple Unfreezes Themselves in 'NEW'

Magic Lantern Allows Canon 5D Filmmakers to Shoot Raw Continuously

Writing on his DSLR filmmakers blog EOSHD, UK-based filmmaker Andrew Reid has shown off what he was able to do on his Canon 5D Mark III with the free Magic Lantern firmware add-on. 

Project of the Day: 'Nowhere Girl' Explores When a Relationship Becomes Unhealthy

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