Film Directing | Getting Good Performances
… Or At Least Avoiding Bad Ones by Mark Kerins At one point or another, we’ve all been to a movie or play where one…
Category: Directing
Film Directing | Planning is Key to Creativity and Success
Production Boards and Scheduling by Myrl Schreibman Presidents Day 2008 found me in a box at the Santa Anita Race Track. I went there…
Thinking Up: Mastering Composition from the Air
Written by Eddie Tapp Take composition for instance, the one thing that will make a scene easy to look at with leading lines, element structure,…
Shooting the Feature-Length Film for the Musical, “An Old Family Recipe”
Written by William Donaruma What do you do when you write an original musical production, cast it, rehearse it, but can’t perform it? You…
“Unforgotten”, Experimental CG Animated Documentary: Q&A with Sujin Kim
“Unforgotten”, Experimental CG Animated Documentary Q&A with Sujin Kim Sujin Kim is a visual artist, filmmaker, and tenure-track assistant professor of 3D Animation at Arizona…
Take It on the Road: Behind the Scenes of “Night Train”
Pictured: Austin Harris & Shane Stanley Take It on the Road: Behind the Scenes of “Night Train” Written by Shane Stanley I hope this finds…
Speed Filmmaking Do’s and Don’ts
Pictured: For “Apt. 2B” at the NY 48 Hour Film Festival with Catherine Frels, Gregory Isaac, Tracey Conyer Lee, Sean Harris and Tamar Kummel. Speed…
Cinematography with an ‘Emotional Lens’
Written by Tony Westman csc, dga, dgc The director turned to me after blocking with actors and stunt performers and said he wanted the scene…
Making “Adisa” | Simon Denda
Exclusive interview conducted by Jody Michelle Solis Kenyan-German short film, “Adisa”, directed by Simon Denda, stars Victoria Mayer, Jackline Wanjiku, Götz Otto, and Robert Agengo.…
Camerawork and Post-Production
Give Yourself an Exit Strategy in Post-Production Written By Jared Isham One thing that is frequently left out of the camera work discussion is how…