Sometimes it can be difficult to define the term “independent filmmaker.” Over the years it has been applied to a mixed bag of filmmaking efforts, from low-budget productions to costly undertakings outside of studios. It has become a hodgepodge category for films and filmmakers. Although independent filmmaking can include a variety of films and a wide spectrum of budgets, Dogbyte Films is a company that provides a perfect illustration of what independent filmmaking was meant to be in its purest sense.
Dogbyte Films is a completely self-funded film production studio owned and operated by Chris and Amy Penney in Grand Rapids, Michigan. While the principals maintain full-time careers outside the filmmaking world, Dogbyte Films has produced five full-length independent feature films; the most recent is Small Change.
Meet Stephen Goldberg, one of the founding partners of MemoriesFX, a full service production facility specializing in corporate and personal video services. Recently, MemoriesFX was completing a project producing a corporate video for tradeshow and marketing use. The usual editor was consumed by another project so Goldberg, whose primary role is in sales and production (not editing), needed to step-in as the editor. This project needed to be completed and delivered to the client by the trade show date which was fast approaching.
Stephen Goldberg
