Chris Jones lays out the steps his team used to pick which projects they wanted to develop in the coming year. Yesterday I spent the whole day locked in a hotel suite with the Living Spirit team, discussing what feature project we should pursue in 2013. So why did we need to got to such Read MoreRead More
Chris Jones runs down ten common mistakes made by filmmakers in the sound design and scoring stage of a film. The Music IS VERY IMPORTANT And so it follows that the composer is a key crew member – I would say their contribution ranks alongside the screenwriter, editor, DP, designer. In some instances, even greater. Read MoreRead More
Chris Jones offers 10 tips for designing movie posters aimed at grabbing the eye of a sales agents, distributors or audience members. 1. The poster is NOT a piece of art… well of course it is art, and I love movie posters, they adorn my walls. But I suspect they never began life as artwork that Read MoreRead More
It’s time to cut a deal. This is the part of the process that makes it all worth it, but it’s also the easiest to screw up because, as filmmakers, we are in the business of making films, not negotiating our own futures. Chris Jones offers some insight into 10 things we screw up.Read More
Chris Jones breaks down some techniques and tips on how to communicate what you want when communicating in email or in person.Read More
