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: How-To Be A Filmmaker Articles
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…
Is Film School in Your Future?
Written by Christina Hamlett Years ago, I interviewed a prominent producer and asked him whether he thought a film school degree was essential to a…
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…
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…
Zoom Lenses vs. Prime Lenses
Written by Snehal Patel Zoom lenses are an important tool for filmmaking in general, but even more important for multicamera cinematography. With the ability to…
Filmmaker Zoran Dragelj | Making the Feature Film, “Friends Like These”
Zoran Dragelj is a Producer and Director from Vancouver, Canada. He is best known for his feature film, “Friends Like These”, which is currently being…
Filmmaker Ivan Sebastian Sutikno | Color Grading and 3D Spatial Audio Technology
This cool Zoom Q&A Interview is with filmmaker Ivan Sebastian Sutikno. Watch Ivan talk about his newest film and using two new technologies, color grading…
