Filmmaking Back in the Day… And What’s Possible with Today’s Technology
By David Worth Hopefully you will never take the amazing technology that you have at your fingertips today for
The Lure of the Dark Side: 5 Ways to Send Your Characters Down the Left-Hand Path
by Pamela Jaye Smith Your audience wants to find out how people and things go bad. Here are some
NightLights: Feature Film Shot Using RED MX, Panasonic AF100, and DSLR Cameras
by William Donaruma and John Klein NightLights is an independent, Chicago-based film production, which depicts the poigniant story of
After Casting: How to be effective, and build trust and respect
by Peter Kiwitt While it has been said that 80% of performance is casting, the last 20% is still
5 Big Distribution Myths: What Gets and What Doesn’t Get Distribution?
by Stacey Parks Myth #1: Build It, and They Will Come There are a lot of myths about what
An Itemized Audio/Video Production List: Have All Your Angles Covered
by Bryant Falk So there I was off to Vegas as a hired gun to help fix and create
Creating On-the-Fly Solutions On Location: But There is No Substitution for Pre-Production
by Myrl Schreibman The reality in the professional film directing world in which ‘budget, bottom lines, timelines and Murphy’s
Getting Financing for Your Independent Film: Ensuring Distribution and Choosing Scripts
by Christina DeHaven There are many different ways to fund a film, and not necessarily out of your own
What Does a Production Designer Do for Film Production? | A complex job description revealed.
by Tushar Unadkat It’s easy to identify the job of a cinematographer or a fashion designer, as the titles
Traveling with Your Video Gear: Knowing When to Take It, Leave It… or Carry It on the Plane
by Carl Filoreto Video production and air travel have had an uneasy coexistence for a long time. Excess baggage
On the Set, In the Studio Film Biz Lingo: A Short Guide to Some of the Most Frequently Questioned Terms
by Chris Cavallari Some of the first episodes of my former podcast, The Martini Shot: Moviemaking for Beginners, dealt
7 Guidelines for Getting the Best Performances Possible
by Vanessa Daniels The relationship between an actor and director is important to the success of a film. Both