FILMMAKING STUFF Tactics.

If you're seeking advice on how to fund, produce and sell your movie, these filmmaking articles will help you. You'll find that each article provides creative ideas and tips, with links to further information about filmmaking.

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What Happens When Two Films Have The Same Title

“Where is the murder?” Complicated emotions arise when you hear one of the most infamously polarizing directors of a generation is making a big …

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The Shocking Truth About Modern Moviemaking

I don't give a crap about the idiot Hollywood snobs who would much rather ignore you and your HD camera. And so what if you never worked with Spielberg or for that matter any “name” talent. And who really cares if some band of ivy league film school graduates spent their 30k making an 8 minute, 35mm short, when you decided to make a feature?

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5 Movie Marketing Mistakes That Make You Look Dumb

In this movie marketing article, Jason Brubaker helps you avoid the 5 movie marketing mistakes that make you look dumb.

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How To Write A Screenplay You Can Produce (Yourself)

Listen. If you're an ambitious writer, I'm going to tell you a secret. There is no better feeling in the world than the day you stop sending query letters and instead, you start producing your own work. For years and years, you have dreamed about seeing your work on the big screen. You know you're good. So why ask for permission?

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How To Produce An iPhone Film With Inexpensive Gear

The feature iPhone film Tangerine premiered at Sundance and was picked up by Magnolia Pictures. I loved how these filmmakers took …

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Filmmaker Kris Avedisian Talks About The Making Of “Donald Cried”

In Donald Cried Jesse Wakeman plays Peter Latang, a slick Wall Street mover and shaker who returns home to working-class Rhode …

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How To STOP Filling Your Closet With Camera Gear

If you're looking for more camera gear and you haven't yet made a film, you need to stop what you're doing right now. …

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What The Making of Orange Sunshine Can Teach Us About Documentary Filmmaking

We met on the hard courts of Venice Beach to ball. Paddle ball. Not familiar? The game is basically miniature tennis …

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