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We asked 4 award-winning filmmakers for their words of wisdom on submitting to film festivals and calls for entries… Above photo by Joel Muniz, Los Angeles. Follow @infraredla @joelmuniz_ 4 Inspiring Pieces of Advice from Indie Filmmakers on Submitting to Film Festivals “All I would say is do not even think about any … Continue reading “4 Tips for Submitting to Film Festivals”
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Words of wisdom from Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC, Richard Crudo, ASC, Paul Auster,… Pictured above: COVID Safe Filmmaking. Photo by Chris Murray, Filmmaker and Photographer, Los Angeles, CA. chrismurrayfilm.com | @SeeMurray 8 Directing Tips for New Directors 1. Direct with Passion If I director does not have passion his focus and mental agility … Continue reading “8 Excellent PRO Filmmaking Tips for New Directors”
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Pro audio tips for new filmmakers. Read sound advice for Film/TV/Video. Pictured above: Testing the new Zoom H8 in the streets of Zagreb. Photo by FreeToUseSounds, Los Angeles. @freetousesounds 5 Important PRO Audio Tips for New Filmmakers “Know What You Want. The main aspect of a sound designer’s job is to make the Director’s … Continue reading “5 Important PRO Audio Tips for New Filmmakers”
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Photo above by @frankiefilms_xu, Boston-based cinematographer and filmmaker. 7 PRO Lighting Tips from Master Cinematographers “Study paintings and photography from history. Study films and see how the light works with the story. Be present, look at light in life and your own experience. Remember what you see, let it become part of who … Continue reading “7 PRO Lighting Tips from Master Cinematographers”
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Marketing Your Movie for Film and Video Makers – Effective Campaigns Start Early by Robert Marich If all goes as planned, at the end of production a film or video maker will have a finished movie. But will that movie have an audience? Effective positioning of a film to connect with audiences needs start at … Continue reading “Marketing Your Movie – Film and Video Makers”
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by Anthony Q. Artis 1. Get Free or Inexpensive Equipment One of the easiest things you can do to shave some dollars off the bottom line is to beg, borrow, or maneuver your way into the equipment you need to shoot your project. Free or cheap equipment is all around you. You just have to … Continue reading “10 Great Guerrilla Filmmaking Ideas”
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by Kevin Woods So, the script is ready, the locations secured, the budget is finalized, and the crew is in place. Looks like you are ready to shoot your movie. But whether this is your first time helming a movie, or if you are an experienced director, one thing is certain: you have to … Continue reading “Directing – Set Politics and Working with the Talent”
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…And Where to Find Them by Scott Eggleston “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” the old adage goes. Sometimes we as filmmakers (especially if we’re doing multiple jobs) concern ourselves so much with the technical side of things that we forget about a crucial element that can make a huge difference: … Continue reading “The Importance of Finding the Right Talent”
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Amplify Your Practical Sources to Get the Light You Need by Saro Varjabedian It has been my experience that in the world of independent filmmaking the cinematography is locked in a constant struggle between wanting to light a scene to an ideal vision and having to light based on a budget. However, vision does not … Continue reading “Lighting Practically”
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No Limitations: The Screenwriter as Writer by Michael Halperin One of the myths of the motion picture industry silently states that screenwriters only write for the big or small screen. Somehow writers become entrenched in this head-messing idea. “My screenplay didn’t sell,”…”My agent hasn’t called,”… “Oh my God, what will I do?”…”Do I have to … Continue reading “No Limitations: The Screenwriter as Writer”
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by Jeffrey M. Hamel You light with the lights you have, not the lights you wish you had. As a gaffer or lighting director you spend time making a wish list of lighting equipment for each scene or job. Most of the time this is an exercise of futility because either the DP has a … Continue reading “Lighting vs. Illuminating: Tips from a Lighting Director”
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by Brad Schreiber Having been the director of development for TV/film director Jonathan Kaplan (Unlawful Entry, The Accused, NBC’s E.R.), I had the unique and special opportunity to read screenplays, as well as fiction and non-fiction books and articles, to see if there was anything which might interest him as a directorial assignment. Anyway, it’s … Continue reading “13 Things Bad Screenwriters Commonly Do”
