Successful Ways of Maintaining Good Health During a Film Shoot
By David K. Irving If the director falls ill, production stops. David K. Irving shares practical ways directors and crew
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Understanding the Written Word to Get Character-Driven Screenplays
By Myrl A. Schreibman Every good project starts with the text. Myrl A. Schreibman shows directors how to read a
The ABCs of Coverage: Master, Matching and Multiple Coverage
By Peter Kiwitt From the 180-degree rule to matching and multiple coverage, Peter Kiwitt explains the ABCs of covering a
Launching Your First Crowdfunding Campaign?
By Klaudia Kovacs Crowdfunding can back your film, but it takes more than posting a project. Filmmaker Klaudia Kovacs shares
Two Major Ways of Financing Your Film for Distribution
By Stacey Parks Raising enough money for a professional cast and format pays off. Stacey Parks explains two major ways
Story First: Narrative in Documentary
By Sheila Curran Bernard A documentary needs a story, not just pictures. Sheila Curran Bernard explains narrative structure, character and
Is Cinema Studies Really Important to a Production Curriculum?
By Dean Goldberg Does a production student need cinema studies? Dean Goldberg makes the case for film history, starting with
Makeup for the Award-Winning Cable Hit Series Mad Men
By Scott Essman Makeup department head Debbie Zoller explains how she recreated the period beauty makeup of 1959 to 1962
Stories That Need to Be Told: Richard Linklater’s Fast Food Nation
By Dana Dorrity How Richard Linklater and Eric Schlosser turned the book Fast Food Nation into a feature film, and
Gleb Osatinski on His Directorial Debut Pisces of an Unconscious Mind
Director Gleb Osatinski talks about his debut Pisces of an Unconscious Mind, shot on DSLR with David Berman and Emmy
What Is Art?
By David Worth Is there an absolute standard of beauty, or is art in the eye of the beholder? Cinematographer
HD Formats and Editing Software
By Lew Schatzer What is the best HD format for your project, and which editing software handles it? Lew Schatzer