10 Must Know Tips for Getting Staffed
By Neil Landau In Hollywood, where episodic TV production budgets tend to be most substantial, showrunners will hire a staff […]
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By David Appleby Audiences are generally more tolerant of poor images than of poor sound. Students working on location often
How to Maximize Your Productivity at Film Festivals
Pictured above: Filmmakers and festival managers drop by the Student Filmmakers Magazine exhibit booth at the NAB New York Show
Puppeteering: More Than Just the Character
By JC Cummings We’ve always enjoyed productions with fun-loving puppet characters. Puppeteering is an art and one of the first
How to Network at Live Events
By Amy DeLouise, Producer/Director Film festivals and industry events are back in person! Can we remember how to do this?
Finding Balance as Filmmakers
By Shane Stanley It’s that time of year to brush the sand off your feet, let your suntans fade and
Create a New Reality to Enhance the Fantasy in Your Story
Simplicity and Magic in Filmmaking By Michael Goi, ASC, ISC I’ve always been fascinated with magic. From the time I
Screenwriting Insights | Writing Pandemic Horror
By Neal Bell In traditional horror movies, there’s a fairly simple formula: ‘normality’ is threated by the monstrous (from bug-eyed
Planning a Shoot: My Way of Storyboarding
By Marco Schleicher, MA I really like the process of storyboarding. It gives me a clear vision of what I
Naturalistic Dialogue | Script Writing Tips
By Loren-Paul Caplin Replicating normal, everyday conversation is not what makes strong scripted dialogue. Real conversations are typically boring, off-point,
Thoughtful Use of Compression: The How’s (and How Not’s)
By Justin Matley You’ve edited your audio to precision. You’ve EQ’d it to meticulous consistency. Now what? When it
Shooting Film Style with Two Cameras
By David Landau The biggest challenge for any production is usually time. Can the crew get all the shots needed