Jefford Curre’ invites you to celebrate

2013 marks the 20th anniversary

of ‘’Paradise Intrigue’’,

‘’Megavision Pictures’’

and the rise of the ‘’Bahamas Film Industry’’.                    

Well if you haven’t heard it by now, one of the most exciting buzz around town is  that Jefford Curre’,  the star of  Paradise Intrigue’’,  the  Bahamas first movie, is blazing the trail as a much welcome headliner of the Box-Office Superstar Summit.  The  tour takes him into  91 cities and 200 stopovers.   It is the first in a year long lineup of spectacular entertainment events that celebrates the 20th anniversary of ‘’Paradise Intrigue’’, ‘’Megavision Pictures’’ and the rise of the ‘’Bahamas Film Industry’’.

Jefford Curre’ is an award winning talent of distinguished merits. The eccentric entertainment arts and science genius first rose to fame as the inventor of the Bahamas Film Industry.  In 1994 he established the Paradise Island base Megavision Pictures Limited, (Bahamas first movie company). The Bahamas leading man of action also created, starred in and directed  “Paradise Intrigue’’ the (Bahamas first and most successful movie frananchise).

Follow up for the complete continuing story as it unfolds  at starsinparadise.com

In 2010 the Wall Street Journal discovered Jefford Curre’ and included him in a pick of only seven individuals,   selected from a network of 800 business professionals. The featured article "The Networking Game" at http://wsj.com/  brought to the attention of the world, a cool innovative power player committed to the advancement of civilization with a much bigger plan.

Coming up, don’t miss the latest SiP! SiP! on Jefford Curre’, Sidney Poitier, Lenard Grossman and Danielle Curre’ all on starsinparadise.com.       

                                                                               

The Megavision Network Expansion

      Megnettv.com expanding the globe

 

Isn't it ironic that The Megavison Network executives announces the expansion of their Arts & Entertainment channel. Time Warner Cable is busy cutting their arts channel (Ovation).

Filmmaking tips from the Bahamas Film Industry

                              Making  your  film a reality

If money is no object and you are well established you can make any kind of movie on any subject matter and you can do it on any continent.

if you are  just starting out, the best way to make your film a reality without spending a lot of money is to:

1. Base it around the things that you already have.

2.The environment you are in

3.The people around you.

For example, don’t try writing a screenplay that has to take place aboard a speeding yacht,  unless you own one or can afford to rent or buy one. If you don’t even know a friend who owns one, the film will never happen.

First, visualize your movie inside your head, shot by shot, cut by cut.  Draw out those shots on a storyboard. Next, you’ll need equipment, you don’t have to spend a lot of money on a camera. Just ask a friend or someone you know that has a camera, to borrow their own. Some film schools and civic organizations offer year round training that includes equipment. Finally, there’s post-production. When you have finished shooting your movie, you need to find a good processor to develop your film. Sometimes they give discount rates to students or low – budget productions. Lastly,  you will need to edit. After it’s changed to video format you can use a video editing system like:  Final cut pro or Avid to do your editing.- starsinparadise.com

Making it from script to screen and beyond in the Bahamas Film Industry

New development deals by

Megavision Pictures

Megavision Pictures has entered development deals with 15 box-office entrepreneurs in The Bahamas who are embracing a limited open window to take their story from manuscript to big screen. The major challenge among many is to make the transition to full time careers by the end of the year.

Entering the Bahamas Film Industry as a writer.

    Writing your first screenplay. 

Go simple, learn fast. The tricks and the trade of successful Bahamian movie industry writers.

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If you missed the opportunity to train at the Megavision Kingdom, there may still be hope for you. Stars In Paradise would like to share a few tips to get you started.

 Pick a subject you know well. If you don’t know how to write, then that’s okay,  you can just start writing your first draft the way you write, to get the story out of your head and onto paper, but it’s a good idea to take some writing classes so you can learn the standard format, so your script will make sense to others in the industry.  The important thing is just to get started and push  hard to a finish.  - starsinparadise.com

Stepping up plans for the Bahamas film industry channel and more...

Time Warner building  attracts The Megavision Network.

Stars In Paradise have heard from sources familiar with the situation, that The Megavision Network has already began the process of evaluating its real estate needs.  Talks could begin as early as next month in an attempt to reach an acquisition deal on the Time Warner building at Columbus Circle in New York City.

As the Time Warner headquarters is reportedly considering a wide range of options, as it evaluates its own real estate needs, there is a strong possibility that some deal could be reached before the end of the year between The Megavision Network and Time Warner. Time Warner owns and occupies space in 15 buildings in New York metropolitan area.

In other updates, Stars In Paradise moves forward in the deal to launch its all Bahamian channel, on The Megavision Network and is undergoing a rapid recruitment process to secure its executive team.

Keep up with starsinparadise.com for the latest developments in the global scope of the Bahamas indigenous movie market. 

Part II Positioning Yourself For Money In The Bahamas Film Industry

Continuing the conversation on "Positioning Yourself For Money" from Jan. 25th 2013 concerning the importance of trust and mentorship in the Bahamas movie and television industry.

 

Your mentor can be very instrumental in engineering the kind of deals, large enough to generate the kind of income for the making of your first project.  Your mentor should be a producer, meaning (a very creative person with money).  He/she will show you how to earn money, it may require some sacrifice, that may take you out of your comfort zone, but once you’ve earned the money it is yours.  You will then be in the driver’s seat to steer your own project debt free.

We will follow this up later in Stars In Paradise magazine to give you the tools you would need to attract such a person. There are many within the Bahamas cinema culture, the key is knowing what to do and what to say and most of all how to conduct your  affairs to gain their confidence. - starsinparadise.com