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With the cost of cameras continuing to come down and more filmmakers going the DSLR route, it was no surprise that the Small Profile, Big Results?

When most people think of 3D, they imagine the grand spectacles behind major box office smashes. Once you can strip down the major studio budget and the gimmicky nature of 3D, the experience can change completely – as seen with "Trains of Shadows".

We thought the camera was not rolling yet, so we were talking about the movie, the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Madonna, and Lauryn Hill! Funny stuff.

So, the 2011 Emmy nominations were announced last night, my home away from home, KMIR6, the NBC affiliate in Palm Springs received the most nominations locally - 8 nods! Yay!

Find out more from about husband and wife producing team Joke and Biagio in Part 2 of the Filmmakers Notebook Q&A with them.

One of the most fun and talented couples in reality television, film and on the internet is Joke and Biagio, who are a husband and wife producing team in both real and reel life. Known for such shows as "Beauty and the Geek" and "Scream Queens" as well as for sharing their knowledge of the entertainment industry on their blog, these two are funny, smart and very savvy in business, so it is a pleasure to feature them this week on Filmmakers Notebook.

The 2010 Digital Video Expo takes place from September 28th through the 30th at the Pasadena Auditorium in Pasadena, CA.

The list of Honorees for the 2010 Emerging Cinematographers Awards continues on this week's Film Short…

The 2010 Emerging Cinematographer Awards will be presented on September 26th at 5:00pm at the Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles. The Awards presentation and screening program will be immediately followed by a cocktail reception and the event is open to the public. There are eight honorees and two honorable mentions and below is an introduction to the first five winners. The rest will be featured in the next Film Short on Filmmakers Notebook.

For this week's Film Short I'm posting some of the highlights from the demos at the Las Vegas IndieMeet held at the home of filmmakers Mike and Sheila Conway during this past Memorial Day Weekend.