Filmmaking Stuff Filmmaking Stuff provides resources for independent filmmakers. The website includes articles on how to take a story idea from script to screen, including articles on scriptwriting, producing, finance, shooting, editing, directing, marketing, distribution and how to build an audience. Filmmaking Stuff also has articles detailing how to make money making movies – including interviews with Hollywood Producers, Directors, writers and other filmmaking professionals.

If you’ve been reading Filmmaking Stuff for any length of time, you probably noticed that Filmmaking Stuff has been updated.

When I first started this site I had no idea that it would become one of the most popular filmmaking websites in existence. My goal at the time was merely to share some filmmaking information with the world.

I remember sitting down and staring at the blank white screen before me without any idea what the heck I was going to write. I actually had to call a friend for advice. “What the heck should I write about?”

“Share all your filmmaking screw ups and tell em’ what NOT to do,” she said.

It is hard to believe but but that was close to 400 articles ago!

Moving forward, you can expect even more changes with the site. My goal is to feature dozens of guest writers, review some new products and most importantly- I want to always provide you with valuable information so you can take action and make your movie now!

If you are a veteran reader of Filmmaking Stuff, I hope these changes find you well. And if you are new to Filmmaking Stuff, I welcome you.

Drop a comment below and let me know what you think of the new Filmmaking Stuff.

 

 

 

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The other night, I spoke at the UCLA film school about how to make, market and sell your movie without the middle-man. And while most of the UCLA film students in attendance agreed that my way of making a movie may not be fully inline with the studio ideal – many of these filmmakers agreed that getting a movie made is better than merely just talking about making a movie.

Thanks to familiarity with YouTube as well as access to affordable production equipment, many film school students, as well as modern filmmakers are embracing accessible, non-discriminatory distribution channels without hesitation or excuses.  And this experience is changing the ways in which filmmakers think about making a movie.

While it’s still true that making a movie can be a pain in the butt, the barriers of industry entry are down.  As a result, filmmakers are now empowered to go out and make their movie. And just in case you are not attending film school, I’ll share the BIG question you need to ask yourself as a filmmaker:

“Given the resources that you have now, what is the movie that you can make this year?”

 

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