How to Make a Low Budget Movie – Bring Your Screenplay to Life
Feature length movies can be made for ten thousand dollars. However, they are more likely to be turn out better and be a success if you pay about five to ten times as much. There are exceptions of...
View ArticleSelling Stock Footage – Shoot, Upload And Cash In On The Growing Market
In order to lessen the overall cost of the production, most film makers turn to stock footage. These pre-shot videos are increasingly selling over the Internet for various productions like films,...
View ArticleMaking Movies and Film Investors
There are extremely talented potential filmmakers out there that never make a movie because they just can’t bring themselves to take the leap of faith. Saying yes to making a movie starts with an...
View Article3 Ways to Make Your Producer Smile – On a Lower Budget
Being restricted to a lower budget doesn’t mean you can’t get amazing results when lighting a scene. I’ve seen many instances where a Director of Photography, with limited resources, shows up to a set...
View ArticleGuide to Film Set Etiquette
Etiquette is very important on set and having bad etiquette can go as far as getting you fired or put on someone’s blacklist. Bad etiquette is something even the most experienced person is guilty of...
View Article8 Reasons Aspiring Film Makers Fail to Ever Make Any Money!
Ever since I began teaching this stuff, I have had the opportunity to observe many careers. Interestingly, those who had the most “talent” were not necessarily the ones who became the most successful....
View ArticleDifference Between Regular 8mm Film and Super 8mm Film
The Regular 8mm and Super 8mm Film are the most used film format of all time. The Super 8mm is regarded as an easy but high quality alternative to the Regular 8mm. Frequently, Super 8 and 8mm are...
View ArticleSo You Want To Be A Filmmaker?
Film can be a very powerful medium, it combines both audio and visual, to tell a story. Watching movies can provide escape as well as excitement, while making a film yourself can be challenging,...
View ArticleIs Being a Film Director Right for You?
To many cinephiles, nothing is more thrilling than the idea of directing a film. From choosing a team for a project, to developing a vision for the movie, to working with actors to realize that vision...
View Article10 Guiding Principles for Aspiring Film Makers
I have always been obsessed with creating excellence in everything I do. In my quest for excellence as a film maker, I have traveled the world learning the tools and techniques as a result of being on...
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