How to Begin Preparing for Submitting Your Films to Film Festivals
Pictured above: Behind-the-scenes of the independent feature film, “Call of the Hunter.” The movie has a folklore/legend-based story. It follows the traditions of “Hammer House…
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Writing for Film & TV | How to Survive the Room: Notes on Nightmare Notes
Pictured above: David B. Carren wrote and directed in Texas the film, “Waiting for Sandoval.” The production utilized a cast and crew made up entirely…
Mathew Price, CAS on the Art of Dialogue Recording and Audio Positions in Film & TV
“There are many, many nouns for the act of looking – a glance, a glimpse, a peep – but there’s no noun for the act…
“Should I Go to Film School, or Get a Job?
Here’s what 3 award-winning filmmakers share about that topic… Pictured above: Photo taken in Saskatchewan, Regina, Canada, by RoyalZProduction on a music video set shooting…
Marketing Your Movie
Marketing Your Movie – Effective Campaigns Start Early by Robert Marich If all goes as planned, at the end of production a filmmaker will have…
Advice on Film Industry Internships
by Fred Ginsburg, C.A.S., Ph.D. The ideal internship is an opportunity for the student to observe and participate in the day to day activities of…
Peter Warren, CSC on Getting His Start
By Peter Warren, CSC I have had my eye through a viewfinder professionally for almost 40 years. At 62, I am still as busy…
“Networking in Quarantimes” by Justin Matley
As a busy freelance Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer and college educator, I get asked a lot about starting out, or making an upward move,…
Networking in the Time of Covid
Networking for Your Next Job in the Time of Covid By Amy DeLouise If you’ve just graduated from college or grad school, or if you’ve…
For Composers Only: Breaking In
By Kristen Baum There’s this joke in New York City in which someone asks a local, “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” only to…