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Do You Make These Mistakes In Documentary Funding?

February 22, 2025February 21, 2025 by Guest Filmmaker
documentary funding

In this guest filmmaking article, documentary filmmaker Faith Fuller shares tips on how to avoid the top five mistakes made in documentary funding. Read this article and fund your documentary.

Categories Film Funding Tags filmmaking lessons, movie target audience

How To Write A Movie Press Release (That Gets Noticed)

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 by Guest Filmmaker
film press release

A movie press release is a marketing tool. And it’s one to two-page document that tells media outlets about something newsworthy. Regarding a …

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Categories Film Producing

Do You Hire An Independent Contractor Or Employee (For Your Film)

May 8, 2023April 18, 2023 by Guest Filmmaker
hire independent contractor filmmaking

My name is Gordon Firemark. I’m an entertainment attorney based in Los Angeles. Over the past few months, I have had several conversations …

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Categories Film Funding

Crowdfunding Films – The Ultimate Guide For Indie Producers

October 5, 2023February 6, 2023 by Guest Filmmaker
crowdfunding films guide

Planning a film crowdfunding campaign starts with a compelling idea for your story. For many film producers, our hometowns and their particular micro-cultures …

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Categories Film Funding Tags crowdfunding, filmmaking, kickstarter

The Seven Essential Film Contracts Every Movie Producer Needs

March 21, 2023August 5, 2022 by Guest Filmmaker
film contracts

Do you need film contracts for actors and other crew? When prepping for your next movie, you must get written permission for every …

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Categories Film Producing

The Importance Of Color Grading In Your Film

May 19, 2023January 5, 2022 by Guest Filmmaker
color grading

Color grading will give every film you create a unique vibe. At Filthy Look Films, we have leveraged our toolbox to create campaigns …

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Categories Film Producing Tags movie post production

How To Test Your Script For Gender Inclusion

August 29, 2022December 30, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
Gender Inclusion Screenwriting

When you look at the most recent Academy Awards for gender inclusion, it is surprising that of the non-acting categories, only twenty percent of …

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Categories Screenwriting Tags hollywood

12 Steps On How To Make A Documentary

January 2, 2023November 18, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
make a documentary

Want to know how to make a documentary? Where is this documentary going to be shown (or where do you envision it being shown)? Who is your targeted/primary audience? Answering these questions helps you determine…

Categories Film Producing Tags self distribution

The Top 7 Types of Comedy Used In Movies

January 31, 2024March 23, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
7 Types of Comedy

Various types of Comedy are used in comedy films, ranging from slapstick comedy to satire. When you’re writing a comedy, it’s essential to …

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Categories Screenwriting

What Morgan Spurlock Can Teach Us about Brand Sponsored Entertainment

February 29, 2024March 11, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
crafted

Morgan Spurlock’s new documentary “Crafted” explores the worlds of Georgia knifemakers Bloodroot, San Francisco restaurant Bar Tartine, and Nagatini Pottery in Japan. By …

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Categories Film Producing Tags documentary

How To Achieve A Cinematic Film Look (On Your Next Production)

September 2, 2022March 9, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
cinematic film look

If you’ve ever watched a film, you have experienced the cinematic film look. While the aesthetic is hard to describe, you know it when …

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Categories Film Producing Tags camera

Nine Reasons Why Documentary Filmmakers Are Heroes

September 2, 2022February 24, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
documentary filmmakers

In this filmmaking article, Faith Fuller shares 9 surprising reasons why documentary filmmakers are heroes.

Categories Film Producing Tags documentary, filmmaking lessons

7 Steps For Thriving As An Independent Film Producer

September 2, 2022February 15, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
thriving as an independent film producer

Going up against the major film studios can be daunting for an independent film producer, especially when budget constraints and access to shooting …

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Categories Film Producing Tags independent filmmaker

Fueling the Next Media Evolution: Lessons for Pandemic Filmmaking

December 18, 2021February 3, 2021 by Guest Filmmaker
Pandemic Filmmaking

Last year inextricably altered the ways that we connect, collaborate, and create. While physical distance poses some challenges (and likely many disappointments), it …

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Categories Film Producing

Quarantine: How I Made An Award Winning Feature Film In My Storage Unit

February 29, 2024November 23, 2020 by Guest Filmmaker
storage unit filmmaking

In my late twenties, I promised myself I would make a feature by the time I was 40 years old. I had a …

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Categories Film Producing

The 5 Lessons I Learned Making A Feature Film For $2,000

March 21, 2023May 24, 2020 by Guest Filmmaker
making a feature film

My name is Chris Foster. When I was 19 years old, I was obsessed with making a feature film. The problem was, I only …

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Categories Film Producing Tags indie filmmaking

How To Make Your Next Short Film With The Resources You Have

February 8, 2023May 18, 2020 by Guest Filmmaker
your next short film

My producing partner Mike Knowlan and I recently finished a short film called KNOCK KNOCK. It is a suspense/thriller about a woman who, …

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Categories Film Producing Tags filmmakingstuff, short film

How to Work In Film and TV Without a Film Degree

March 21, 2023May 13, 2020 by Guest Filmmaker
how to work in film and television

Over the last 26 years, I have been asked countless times “How do I get started working in film and TV?” The answer …

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Categories Film Producing

How To Brand Yourself As A Filmmaker

September 13, 2023February 27, 2020 by Guest Filmmaker
Brand Yourself As A Filmmaker

Everyone’s talking about personal branding these days, but not everyone understands what it does and why it’s important. As a filmmaker, you might be thinking to yourself, “do I really have to care about my brand?” In today’s Internet focused world, personal branding is…

Categories Film Distribution Tags movie press release, movie target audience, target audience

Writing For The Green Light: How to Make Your Script the One Hollywood Notices

June 29, 2022February 4, 2020 by Guest Filmmaker
Writing For The Green Light

This screenwriting interview provides the Hollywood executive’s guide to writing for the green light.

Categories Film Producing

5 Little-Known Factors That Could Affect Your Indie Film

September 3, 2022December 9, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
indie film

My first short indie film was a two-day shoot with a crew of maybe four. We had a budget of under a thousand …

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Categories Film Producing

Filmmaker James Kaelan Talks About Making America The Beautiful

June 26, 2022December 4, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
america the beautiful

No matter what happens, you are not in danger… That was the friendly warning at the bottom of my ticket to a performance …

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Categories Film Producing

Should Screenwriters Stick With Movie Formula?

December 18, 2021October 1, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
movie formula

In this screenwriting article, screenwriter Anna Kemp explains why screenwriters should just stick with movie formula.

Categories Screenwriting

How My Seven Day Feature Fell Apart

September 24, 2022September 17, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
Seven Day Feature

Thinking about making your first film? Producer Matthew Saxon candidly shares “How my movie fell apart in seven days (and what I did next)

Categories Film Producing Tags filmmaking, how to make a movie

The Surprising Benefits of The GoPro Hero 7 Black

February 29, 2024September 5, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
gopro hero 7 black

I hate to admit it but the GoPro Hero 7 Black is a must-have for documentary filmmakers. I say this because I love …

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Categories Film Producing

The Best Screenplay Contests For Serious Screenwriters

February 3, 2023August 26, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
best screenplay contests

In this screenwriting article, we explore the 10 best screenplay contests according to Hollywood executives.

Categories Screenwriting

Screenwriting Advice: Write The WORST Scene Ever!

February 3, 2023August 21, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
screenwriting advice

I’ve been privileged enough not only to work as a screenwriter for the last twenty years but to talk to many other screenwriters …

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Categories Screenwriting Tags director, Screenwriter, screenwriters

Five Steps to Get Your Film Project Produced

December 20, 2023August 14, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
your film project

So you’ve got a script for a film project and you are EAGER to get it made. You know THIS is the story …

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Categories Film Producing

Three Steps To Writing Low Budget Screenplays

January 21, 2025March 25, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
low-budget-screenplays

As a filmmaker, it can be challenging to raise funds to cover production. We’re all looking for ways to be more cost-effective. The …

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Categories Screenwriting Tags filmmaking

5 Great Platforms for Filmmakers (So You Can Accelerate Your Career)

September 24, 2022March 8, 2019 by Guest Filmmaker
platforms for filmmakers

The presence of independent films on the internet has grown immeasurably over the last ten years. Streaming services like attract millions of views. …

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Categories Film Producing
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