Screenwriter Danny Rubin shares his 10 rules for screenwriters. The comfort of rules can be very important to a writer’s motivation because telling them the truth (there are no rules and nobody knows anything) is for most people not useful and a little intimidating. Here’s my list. It’s designed for screenwriters writing screenplays, but all Read MoreRead More
Russell from IndyMogul provides 10 tips for the younger filmmakers who are trying to get started on the journey of filmmaking. Truthfully, these tips could apply to adults as wellRead More
John August outlines the steps of how to contruct a scene piece by piece. Spend a few years as a screenwriter, and writing a scene becomes an almost unconscious process. It’s like driving a car. Most of us don’t think about the ignition and the pedals and the turn signals — but we used Read MoreRead More
The memory card – it’s what all the work and money spent on set boils down to – a series of 0s and 1s Memory cards are one of the most often neglected parts of digital photography. But, they’re extremely important because they’re responsible for safely storing your photos until you get them to your Read MoreRead More
Elliot Grove offers up 10 ideas to stretch your budget on a zero-budget film. 1. The Story Is Everything Nothing glues you to the screen more than a good story. If the story is there, does one really care about the budget of the film? Stories and screenplays have four main elements: Firstly, your story must Read MoreRead More
Every writer needs feedback – but a lot of those writers could use lessons in how to politely ask someone to read there script. The Bitter Script Reader offers some dos and don’ts for imposing on people to look over your work.Read More
You really can’t make money or get distribution on one or two shorts. That’s not to say that they isn’t any potential at all in the making of short films. They are an important learning experience and calling card, especially now that anybody can screen shorts via the Internet. So make shorts – and make Read MoreRead More
Need some tips and motivation to make your zero-budget film? 1. Don’t say it’s unpaid. Say it’s a collaboration. And don’t just say it, mean it. You’re collaborating together to create a piece of art out of whatever means you have. 2. Think of every single place you know that you have access to that Read MoreRead More
Writer and Director of Looper Rian Johnson offers up six tips on how to be a better filmmaker. Read Great Stuff That Has Nothing to Do With Anything You’re Writing I’m in that phase right now where I’m fishing for the next idea, so this is the first tip I thought of. But it’s applicable at all Read MoreRead More
From basics (like how to get more bokeh) to just plain silly (like painting your camera pink), here are 50 videos from the always entertaining Kai at Digital Rev TV. View the Playlist of YouTubeRead More
Andrew Robinson recounts some tips when going to a major film festival like the Toronto International Film Festival This was my first time going to TIFF, going to Canada, covering and even attending a film festival. It’s a lot of firsts for me to handle – I hope I did okay.I watched a grand total Read MoreRead More
Love a video so much that you could just marry it – why not send it a dowry. Vimeo’s new “in kind” option allows users to send a tip to the creators of the video (and we’re not talking “wear sunscreen” kind of tips). Also in the works is a pay-per-view option which could change the way video creators make money on the net.Read More
