As a filmmaker, one of the toughest parts about making a movie is knowing where to start. The following film production checklist will give you an overview of the low budget, independent filmmaking process.
In this filmmaking article, film finance expert Tom Malloy shares tactics on how to get a movie made, with the 5 essential strategies you need to succeed.
Getting your filmmaking work noticed requires persistence, tenacity, and an unyielding ability to overcome obstacles and keep going—especially when the path seems impossible …
Picture this! You’re in the flow. Everything is going smoothly with your film project. And then BOOM! It’s not. Life just got in …
If you want to know how to make your own film, aside from the technical stuff, the biggest lesson you have to learn is obvious…
In this filmmaking article, we share tips on how to create a film website so you can attract targeted traffic and sell your movie.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was one big filmmaking secret? Something so incredible that if you applied it, you would accelerate your …
All the neat-o tricks you use to increase the production value of your independent movie will be for nothing if you distract your audience and take them out of the movie. This article is geared towards the filmmaker who wants to increase the production value of their movie without crossing the line…
If asked who your target audience is, you may be tempted to say, “My movie is appealing to everybody.” And I’ll say – Everybody is nobody…
In this filmmaking article, we review the revolutionary format VHS and share our opinion on why it is going to beat out Betamax.
A short film is the rite of passage for many new filmmakers. If you have never made a short film, this article is for you.
If you’re like most film producers, you’re likely trying to figure out how to sell a movie to Netflix. And this is for …
TABLE OF CONTENTS After producing over a dozen films, I decided to add movie directing to my list of experiences. This decision resulted …
If you’ve been thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) in filmmaking, you might wonder if a robot will take your filmmaking job… And you’re …
In our filmmaker mastermind, we talk a lot about how to overcome filmmaking rejection. It’s easy at times to feel like a failed …
Planning a film crowdfunding campaign starts with a compelling idea for your story. For many film producers, our hometowns and their particular micro-cultures …
Stop asking permission to make your first feature. As a film producer, you do not need someone else to validate your talent. You …
Don’t try filmmaking alone. It is too challenging. You can’t know everything. To speed up the process, find people who complement your skill set.
Surviving the Movie Industry in times of change is similar to surviving other industries going through change. Necessitated by the need for cash (survival), many of you will be forced to see the world as an entrepreneur. Even if you aren’t ready, you may have to learn how to produce your own profitable movies…
Sooner or later the filmmaking bug hits you. . . It’s like a far off voice or compulsion. But like breathing, for the serious independent filmmaker, the need to make a feature is always present.
The world has changed. If you are looking to become a filmmaking success, this article is for you. We share 5 ways you can succeed as a modern filmmaker.
I know you’re tired. I know you are working a day job that drains all of your energy. But if you don’t finish your screenplay, make your short, or plan your feature this year, who will…
In this filmmaking article, producer Jason Brubaker talks about the importance of screenwriting and having a good screenplay.
Thinking about making your first film? Producer Matthew Saxon candidly shares “How my movie fell apart in seven days (and what I did next)
In this filmmaking article, LA Producer Jason Brubaker provides filmmaking advice for the modern filmmaker.
In the past, filmmakers made a movie, got lucky and ended up with a BIG paycheck with incremental increases on the back end. These days filmmakers need to think about their movies in ways akin to how traditional investors think about dividends from bonds – once you make the investment, it’s a long term game!
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A long time ago, I worked on a short movie with a guy. Long story short, I found out the guy was being untruthful about money. He had hired one of my friends to build our movie website. When confronted, he told me some sort of story that was completely stupid and untruthful. Because he was a “friend,” I gave him the benefit of belief and dropped the subject.
Many would-be filmmakers waste valuable time trying to make everything perfect, when the true secret to becoming a successful filmmaker involves simply assessing your resources and making the movie you can make now.
Could you go to “networking events” and try to find folks to help introduce you to the appropriate contact? Yes. But just as easily you could pick up the phone, call your prospective contact’s place of business and try to get him or her on the phone to make your pitch.