by Carl Filoreto   Video production and air travel have had an uneasy coexistence for a long time. Excess baggage charges, varying weight restrictions, and the most penal indignity – delayed or even lost baggage – create high anxiety for any video crew. Many times I’ve anxiously waited at the baggage carousel wondering if those… …

by Chris Cavallari   Some of the first episodes of my former podcast, The Martini Shot: Moviemaking for Beginners, dealt with the terminology you are more than likely to encounter on a movie set. This four episode series was also the most downloaded set of episodes in the yearlong run of my show (if you… …

by Stacey Parks   (1.) They acquire a finished program. This is usually the least expensive option for a network, and where you, the producer stand to receive the lowest acquisition price (the exception being if you’re a Sundance Film Festival winner or something like that). Networks acquire their programs at both film festivals and… …

by Pamela Douglas Recently, a student on the verge of graduating asked me what was the single most important lesson I’d learned in writing for television. Her question started me thinking. Of course, I’d acquired writing skills, some insights into what works on screen, and a few experiences negotiating the system. But that’s not what… …