50 Best Blogs for Moviemakers

by Rebecca Pahle | Published January 21, 2010

Illustration by Rachel Domm

Blogs can provide invaluable insight for moviemakers of all experience levels. They offer tips on how to get the most out of the new technogizmo you bought, or news on production and personnel in your area. To help you on your quest to find those corners of the Web where the most useful blogs reside, we have scoured the cyber world for our annual list of the 50 best blogs for moviemakers.

And now to the complete list...

• Adventures in Self-Releasing
• All About Indie Filmmaking
• All These Wonderful Things
• The Anonymous Production Assistant’s Blog
• The Art of the Title Sequence
• Ben’s Blog
• The Big Picture
• Blog Stage
• Bright Lights After Dark
• Cinema Tech
• Cinematical
• The Documentary Blog
• The Edit Foundry
• The Editblog
• Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts
• Film Dailies
• Film School Rejects
• The Film Sensei
• Filmmaker Blog
• Filmmaking Stuff
• FilmSound.org
• FreshDV
• GreenCine Daily
• Hammer to Nail
• HD for Indies
• Hollywood Elsewhere
• The House Next Door
• In Contention
• The Independent Eye
• JohnAugust.com
• The Joy of Film Editing
• Just F*ing Entertain Me
• Living Your Dream: An Acting & Film School Blog
• Making the Movie
• A Moon Brothers Film
• The Movie Blog
• MovingPictureBlog
• OnSuper8.org
• Persistence of Vision
• Projector Films
• /Film
• Some Came Running
• StudioDaily
• Thompson on Hollywood
• Totally Unauthorized
• Travel Day
• Truly Free Film
• Twitch
• The Unknown Screenwriter
• Workbook Project

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And leave a comment to let us know which blogs we missed!

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Comment by Nora Mailer on 1/25/10 at 8:06 pm

You should include hollywoodandfine.com.

Comment by Pete Becks on 1/25/10 at 9:31 pm

Missed marketsaw.com
Great news on 3-D

Comment by Tim Clague on 1/26/10 at 4:23 am

Thanks for the mention.

Comment by Matt Bird on 1/26/10 at 9:24 am

Good list.  Now I have a goal: Next year at this time, I want Cockeyed Caravan, my blog about underrated movies, to make this list.

Comment by collins on 1/26/10 at 5:23 pm

how bout moviegab.net ???

Comment by Richard Lackey on 1/27/10 at 6:05 am

I hope my blog makes it next year: Digital Cinema Demystified - http://www.dcinema.wordpress.com

Comment by Jane Kosek on 1/27/10 at 2:59 pm

Thanks for mentioning All About Indie Filmmaking! I appreciate it very much. - Jane

Comment by Todd Gordon on 1/27/10 at 7:19 pm

Sex In A Submarine (action screenwriter William Martell’s blog) awesome tips, advice, movie reviews etc…

http://sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/

Comment by Suraj Chandrakar on 1/28/10 at 12:48 pm

Can’t believe you guys missed http://www.indianauteur.com .. awesome stuff covering cinema from film makers from India

Comment by jimmydoyle on 1/31/10 at 6:37 pm

Doug Liman has a blog on 30ninjas.com in which he talks honestly about fighting with studios, vfx, writing and development plus a certain amount of personal stuff. if you’re really interested in filmmaking, it’s worth following: http://30ninjas.com/category/blog/doug-liman-blog-blog

Comment by Désirée on 2/02/10 at 5:07 am

You missed mine of course at http://writerofmoviescripts.blogspot.com/.

And, more importantly, “Go Into the Story” at http://www.gointothestory.com/

Comment by Ben Blaine on 2/04/10 at 10:03 am

Aww shucks, thanks for that lovelies.

Comment by MarBelle on 2/04/10 at 11:35 am

Completely self-serving on my part but I think you should have included http://www.directorsnotes.com.

It’s a blog/podcast featuring over 200 interviews with indie filmmakers about the process of getting a film from concept to screen.

Comment by Alain Mayrand on 2/04/10 at 2:36 pm

Very nice list, but there is nothing about movie music (as usual)!

Check out http://www.gettingthescore.com which is for filmmakers wanting to learn more about the use of music in film.

Cheers!

Comment by Tim Clague on 2/04/10 at 2:48 pm

In fact I recommend Directors Notes and Ben’s Blog too

Comment by RobShaver on 2/09/10 at 7:16 pm

I like Mike Jones Digital Basin
http://blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/digitalbasin/

Comment by James Tuverson on 2/10/10 at 7:33 pm

Fantastic list. Of course, there are way too many good blogs out there to be counted. Like mine, for instance.

Comment by Jeff on 2/18/10 at 1:09 pm

Missed Chris Jones’ excellent blog on indie film making and especially getting an Oscars nominations for shorts
http://www.chrisjonesblog.com

Comment by Abbott on 2/19/10 at 12:08 pm

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Comment by Jumping Castle on 2/20/10 at 5:19 am

What a great post. What an inspiration for everyone who is asking ‘Where is all this stuff I’ve asked for?’ and getting frustrated.
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Comment by Becky on 2/21/10 at 3:18 am

Great list! We’re big fans of FilmSound.org, too! Woody Woodhall, principal of Allied Post Audio and co-founder of the Los Angeles Post Production Group has an informative blog about sound called http://www.WoodysSoundAdvice.com. It’s filled with great interviews with industry pros as well as reviews and information on audio post.

Comment by Jake Collins on 3/01/10 at 6:46 am

I think this has to be one of the WORST lists I’ve ever seen.  Sub par, outdated or just simply bad material on the whole…

Better luck next time.

Comment by Sven E Carlsson (FilmSound.org) on 3/31/10 at 10:25 am

Thanks for the mention

Comment by Земельные участки on 4/04/10 at 7:31 am

Hammer to Nail - is my favourite one.

Comment by locum tenens on 4/24/10 at 10:07 pm

“The Documentary Blog” rocks, one of the better movies blogs around :)

Comment by Movers on 4/25/10 at 5:59 am

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Comment by Danny Grossman on 4/29/10 at 11:36 am

Bill Martell gives outstanding screenwriting/filmmaking advice here:

http://www.scriptsecrets.net/

Comment by facelift on 5/07/10 at 11:24 pm

This is a blog / podcast that brings together more than 200 interviews with independent filmmakers on the process of getting a film from conception to screen. You are really grateful for this post, I was really enjoying checking your messages from time to time. I hope to see your posts coming!

Comment by Shane on 5/10/10 at 1:15 pm

This site is like a new film maker’s dream.  I’ll check back here often.  Thank you for the info.

Peace.

Comment by FLiXER on 5/11/10 at 12:44 pm

And don’t forget about FLiXER for blogged entertainment industry info. It’s a new site designed just for low-budget (under 1 million) film-makers to find resources and like minded individuals nearby. Every film-maker / user also gets a blog with customizable header logo and description. http://flixer.com.

Comment by Andrew on 5/13/10 at 3:03 pm

This is my new favorite site. I’ll definitely be revisiting often.

Thanks.

Comment by Jon Molly on 5/13/10 at 3:03 pm

What, no Sex In a Submarine?  (http://sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/) Bill’s Script Secret of the Day is a gold mine for aspiring screenwriters.

Comment by Jaime Bengzon on 5/21/10 at 6:04 am

ScriptSecrets.net needs to be on the list!

Comment by Jim Stooled on 5/28/10 at 8:38 am

I am a follower of Ben’s blog. A great site.

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Comment by smith on 7/19/10 at 5:48 am

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Comment by chris on 7/19/10 at 5:54 am

Thx a lot for this list. I am also a young moviemaker, who is looking at the moment for interviews with filmmakers who tried the cannon 7D.

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Comment by Zyban on 7/25/10 at 4:14 pm

• The Joy of Film Editing
• Just F*ing Entertain Me
• Living Your Dream: An Acting & Film School Blog
• Making the Movie
• A Moon Brothers Film
• The Movie Blog

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