StudentFilmmakers Community & Academy
Sex & Camping: The Making of a 2006 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection
“Sex & Camping” The Making of a 2006 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Interview conducted by Jody Michelle Solis “Sex and Camping” is an official selection for the Short Films Corner at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Adam Matalon and produced and co-written by Kevin Burke and ...
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Interview with Friday the 13th Director Marcus Nispel
by Scott Essman Although he’s only 45, Marcus Nispel has been making TV commercials and music videos for 20 years, as he says, “to pay the bills.” But, obviously, Nispel’s heart has been to make feature films. He burst onto the scene with a revised Texas Chainsaw Massacre, starring Jessica ...
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Addison Dlott on Directing Award-Winning Student Documentary, “Queen of the Dinosaurs: A Wrestler’s Story”
StudentFilmmakers Magazine: What are some discussion topics you’d love to see people have after they watch, “Queen of the Dinosaurs: A Wrestler’s Story”? Addison Dlott: ...
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IBC 2026 Spotlight: Is the race to 6G being driven by necessity, or FOMO?
As the industry looks ahead to the upcoming IBC 2026, attention is starting to shift towards the next generation connectivity, 6 G. There are big ...
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Online Distribution: Five Lessons Learned
Above photo taken by Brooke Cagle, www.tributarystudio.co. Follow IG @tributarystudio.co Written by Jonathan Moore After working on our feature documentary for much longer than ...
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Design Your Movie: What is Good Design?
by Richard La Motte I’ve spent forty years in the film business, worked on many films and TV shows and can say that the ...
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Audio Techniques for Documentary By David Appleby
DOCUMENTARY Audio Techniques for Documentary How to Capture Good Location Sound By David Appleby As with all recording, good audio demands that you keep ...
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Community Spotlight with Taylor Rudd
Director of Photography, Camera Operator. Location: Texas, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Taylor Rudd? “I work with the director ...
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Working with the Sun for Various Outdoor Shoots: Ways to Make the Sun an Ally Rather Than an Enemy by Carl Filoreto
Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, Working with the Sun for Various Outdoor Shoots: Ways to Make the Sun an Ally Rather Than an Enemy by Carl Filoreto. ...
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SPIKE IS GONNA KILL ME
SPIKE IS GONNA KILL ME By Nandi Bowe By the time I met Spike Lee, he had already burst onto the independent film scene with ...
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Lighting the Narrative: A Conversation with David Moxness, ASC, CSC
Q. How does a project’s genre influence your approach to lighting? David Moxness, ASC, CSC: Regardless of genre, story comes first. My approach and goal ...
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Composer Don Ferrone: “Terrestrial Voices”
Photo taken by William Bossen | brooksbossenstudio.com | Follow on Instagram @williambossen Filmmakers Global Network | Community Spotlight with Don Ferrone “Terrestrial Voices” is ...
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Find Your New Storytelling Niche
By Scott McConnell I recently rewatched the classic adventure film, Journey to the Center of the Earth (Fox, 1959), starring James Mason and Pat Boone. I encourage every ...
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Camera Department |18 Key Questions You Should Ask During a Job Interview
Camera Department How to Get Your Foot in the Door 18 Key Questions You Should Ask During a Job Interview by David E. Elkins, ...
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