The Real Skill Behind Getting a Movie Made
Making a movie is brutal. It's hard. We know.But the lead-up to the green light might even be worse. Before you get to hire actors or buy props, you often have to sit across from s...
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Making a movie is brutal. It's hard. We know.But the lead-up to the green light might even be worse. Before you get to hire actors or buy props, you often have to sit across from s...
Independent filmmaking often means making decisions around time constraints, budget, equipment, and resources. But those decisions also come with important lessons about filmmaking...
I came to filmmaking through acting. After years of auditions and waiting for someone else to give me the part I wanted to play, I started writing one for myself.Then I made a shor...
Making stuff is hard. There are obstacles every step of the way. But at so many points of your filmmaking journey, the thing holding you back might just be… you. You have to finish...
Filmmaking has always been about controlling what the audience sees within the four corners of a physical screen. Directors manipulate lighting, sound,... The post How AI is Turni...
Blocking is one of those invisible and maybe not-as-glamorous aspects of filmmaking. It's the choreography of where your actors stand, if and when they move, and how the camera fra...
In an era of streaming platforms and fragmented audience attention, the film and television industry is experiencing a transformation beyond The post Producer Ruishu Jiang: Bridgin...
Lightcraft CEO and co-founder Eliot Mack says new creators need the tools to match their ambition.
If you're into movie-making (which we guess you are, because you're here right now), you know that the way independent films get financed has shifted hard in the last few years. So...
The quickest way to lose a cinematic point of view on a branded film is to treat the brief as a shot list. The client needs the facility, the product, the team, an interview and th...
For decades, filmmakers have been asking the wrong question.Is 35mm more cinematic than digital? Is 70mm worth the expense? Should we shoot open gate?For me, these debates all over...
September feels more like a new year than January. January brings resolutions. September brings sharpened pencils. There’s something about the end of summer that makes us want to l...
Revealed at SIGGRAPH 2026, Spark Story could help break the Hollywood model.
From the moment when I began thinking about making the short film Iakwe: Hello, Goodbye in late 2024, I knew that it would need to be shot in Northwest Arkansas. However, what I di...
When people hear that my feature film Contradiction was made with a zero-dollar budget, they usually imagine a chaotic production held together by luck.Parts of it were.Over nearly...
We know, most everything new in film and video is usually met with a solid level of trepidation and often mistrust. And, sadly, likely for good reasons, too, as there have been man...
Avery Dohrmann is a filmmaker who wrote for us back in 2023 about making his debut feature, Our Final Days in Paradise, at 20. He's back with a video essay on visual literacy, and...
Every behind-the-scenes interview covers the creative challenges: the weather that almost ruined the shoot, the lens the DP fought for, the location... The post Behind the Scenes a...
Filming a movie in a foreign country could be one way of adding some uniqueness to an independent film. Filming The post How Independent Filmmakers Can Plan a Successful Internatio...
The right overseas location will transform the look and scale of a film entirely. The streets of an actual city, The post What Filmmakers Should Consider Before Choosing an Oversea...
In 2017, Yalan Hu made a decision that redirected her career trajectory. After six years as a director and line The post Building Cinema Beyond Hollywood: Inside Yalan Hu’s Vision...
“It’s a simple thing… If you want to make a feature film, you get ideas for 70 scenes. Put them on 3-by-5 cards. As soon as you have 70…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
Live events can help audiences form a personal relationship with your project, even if you give away tickets for free.
Why new apps like Spark Story could lead to more films like Obsession and Backrooms.
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