How to Crowdfund an Oscar Winning Movie
Crowdfunding has become a successful strategy for filmmakers to raise money to make their movies. If you were paying attention, you probably noticed …
Here’s What Film School Doesn’t Teach You
In this filmmaking article, filmmaker John Case explains What Film School Doesn’t Teach You and shares tips on how to make your first feature film.
What Is Your Film’s Competition? Everything.
As a filmmaker, unless you’ve got a pocket full of superfluous cash and you’re setting out to make a one-off passion picture that …
How To Set Up A Movie Website To Promote Your Film
As a modern filmmaker, you need a movie website. For some of you, setting up a movie website is simple – you probably …
Five Steps to Make a Living in Filmmaking
If you want to make a living in filmmaking, you’re in the right place. The one thing I absolutely love about being a …
Screenwriting Tips For Low Budget Filmmaking
In this guest filmmaking article, you will receive screenwriting tips that will help you produce your low budget movies.
Crowdfunding Total Frat Movie
Anyone that’s ever worked on a film knows that money is always tight and can only be stretched so far. That’s one of …
Film Crowdfunding
There are a lot of filmmakers who think it’s still 1990. While it is nice to dream of Hollywood deals, the Modern Moviemaker …
screenplay breakdown
Once you have a screenplay that you want to produce, you will need to figure out how much your movie will cost. When …
Jason Faller Makes Movies
I am always impressed by filmmakers who take action and make their movie without asking permission. Jason Faller is one such filmmaker. He produces, markets and sells his own movies. And I believe he embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of the Modern Moviemaker. He stopped by Filmmaking Stuff to provide some tips…
How To Hire Actors And Attach Talent To Your Film
Attaching the right talent to your movie can be the difference between long term success or failure. And for a filmmaker gaining experience, this process can be daunting. Back when I started out, I had no idea how to find a casting director or what to say to them. But it is important to remember that many industry professionals will take on smaller jobs in-between bigger projects…
Tiffany Shlain Talks Cloud Filmmaking
Tiffany Shlain was honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century,” She is a filmmaker, founder of the Webby …
How To Get Into Filmmaking Without Asking Permission
In my ongoing effort to highlight filmmakers who forgo excuses and take action to get movies seen and sold, I would like to …
Funny Short Film Ideas
Many filmmakers waste months and years trying to make everything perfect. These same filmmakers fill their closets with valuable camera gear that collects …
Why I Hate The Words “Self Distribution” In A Video On Demand World
If you’ve been reading filmmaking stuff for any length of time, you know how much I avoid the words “self-distribution.” The reason I …
Filmmaking Camera For Your Movie
As a filmmaker, here is the one question that is most often asked – What filmmaking camera should I buy? This depends on …
Don’t Lose Your Movie : How to Avoid Data Loss
Everyone’s worst nightmare is getting that call from your editor: “Something is wrong with the hard drive and I cannot view the footage.” …
How To Turn Your Book Into A Movie
So you are seeking ideas on how to turn your book into a movie. First of all, congratulations on finishing your book. Writing …
Stop Crying About Filmmaking
For a very long time the barriers to entry have prevented most filmmakers from having a career outside of Hollywood. And while one can argue that independent filmmakers have always existed, even the most independent of filmmakers relied on traditional Hollywood distribution vehicles…
Filmmaking Podcasts
As a filmmaker, your time should be spent making movies or thinking about your next movie. And while this is ideal, it’s not practical. Outside of the creative process, each of us has obligations to family, our community and possibly…
Filmmakers Network
I finally had an experience that reinforced the importance of your filmmakers network. Over the past six months, I’ve been working to put …
Top 10 Most Influential Filmmaking Sites 2012
Making a movie is one of the greatest accomplishments in the world. As a filmmaker, taking your movie idea from script to screen …
Filmmaking Without Film School
In this filmmaking question, a prospective film school student asks what he can do before going to film school. I have not made …
Filmmaking In English
As a filmmaker, it is easy to think that movies made in Hollywood set the standard. But what if you do not live …
How To Make A Web Series
All you need to make a web series is probably in your pocket. And today’s guest filmmaker blogger would know. His name is …
Sedona The Movie
Tommy Stovall is an independent filmmaker who has produced two feature films and is gaining notoriety in the indie film scene. His current …
Film Finance In Europe
Travel to Europe and you will find many independent filmmakers are feeling the pinch brought on by the lack of public funds, subsidies …
Top Filmmaking Apps
As a filmmaker, one of my favorite devices in the entire world is my iPad. Last summer it rarely left my body. I …
Is Your Filmmaking Book Good?
I originally wrote the Filmmaking Stuff book to help YOU. I wrote this book because a few years back, myself and some other …
Filmmaker FAQs
As a filmmaker, you probably have a lot of questions about everything filmmaking related. And as the editor of Filmmaking Stuff, I get …