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Photo by Raymond Lee | www.raymondleemedia.com Written by David K. Irving How to make films during a pandemic. Filmmaking is a handmade business that requires collaboration among an army of artisans. One silver lining on this dark lockdown cloud is that it is necessary that the show must go on, and as we all know,… …
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Garnered from My First Feature Documentary Experience Written By Tamar Kummel I recently completed my first feature documentary, “Fighting for Allergy-Free Food.” I worked hard to find answers to your and my questions about why food sensitivity has become so prevalent, why food allergies are off-the-charts, why our food system is screwed up, what… …
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Written by Marco Schleicher, MA In London, I worked for two leading UK casting directors for about a year. I started in this department as casting intern, then I became a casting assistant, and then I moved up to be a session director. During my time in casting, I met about 1.000 actors. Some… …
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Filmmakers Network | Community Spotlight Sasha Sibley is a 22 year-old filmmaker in Los Angeles who has directed numerous short films and recently secured distribution for his first feature, ‘The Box’ in 2021, through Midnight Releasing. His achievements have been recognized at various film festivals, including SITGES, Hard:Line, Dances With Films and NFFTY. Sibley graduated from Loyola Marymount University in… …
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Pictured above: Location scouting for short, sci-fi film, “Skimmers.” Preparation is Crucial: Get Things Done Creatively Without Missing a Beat Written by John Klein Skimmers is a short, sci-fi film set in a future where fresh water, due to a catastrophic drought, has become such a scarce commodity that a black market has developed… …
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Above production still: Behind the scenes of the film, “Break Even,” directed by Shane Stanley. “Break Even” movie trailer Good Morning Filmmaker! It’s a Great Day to be Alive! By Shane Stanley “Happy Anniversary, Dude,” was how screenwriter CJ Walley greeted me one morning during the production of our new action/thriller, “Break Even”. Off… …
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Written By Shane Stanley I owe much of my career to music videos. When I was younger, I wanted to be a rock star and even toured our great nation as a drummer in bands who opened for acts like Stone Temple Pilots, The Black Crowes and Lenny Kravitz. But as I grew older and… …
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Pictured above: Malibu, United States. Production still by Joel Muniz. Follow on Instagram @infraredla @joelmuniz_ Know Your Story Beats Directing for Impact Written by Jared Isham There is a rhythm to a story, a pacing. Sometimes it is fast, sometimes it is slow and sometimes there is no real consistency. As a director, though,… …
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20 Inspirational Quotes for Film Directors and Creatives “You keep on learning. It doesn’t stop. I think the minute I stop feeling that I’m going to, you know — stop learning — I would stop being a filmmaker.” ~Deepa Mehta www.hamiltonmehta.com “I’m not a master; I’m just a hard-working filmmaker. I would like everyone to… …
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“Out of Ordinary,” 2020 Student Academy Award Finalist, Alternative/Experimental Category Art, Dance, and Capturing the Quality of Movement with Alicja Pahl StudentFilmmakers Magazine: How did you approach directing this short film as a team, with choreographer Luca Signoretti and fellow cinematographer Tobias Buchmann? Alicja Pahl: The Project, “Out of Ordinary,” was implemented as part of… …
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Above behind-the-scenes photo taken by Lynne Chai. Adaptation of True Holocaust Survivor Story Caroline Friend Directs Award-Winning Student Film, “Under Darkness” StudentFilmmakers Magazine: Your award-winning short film, “Under Darkness,” is based on a true story. Can you tell us more about how you adapted the story, as well as some of the challenges you… …
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“As difficult as this past year has been, I’m excited for what 2021 can bring in terms of filmmaking. We’ve all figured out how to continue shooting in this pandemic which means projects should slowly continue to increase for next year. Myself and View Shift have various projects planned throughout the next 12 months including… …
