MM Guide 2014
Sound is half the presentation of a movie, but it is always in service to the whole. Sound design working…
At some point, all writers get writer's block. And when you get stuck, it’s natural to reach for something you…
Like many moviemakers, we think of our films as providing a moveable feast for the mind: the film being the…
Improvisation in the service of making movies can allow for an organic and naturalistic quality of performance that is otherwise…
The right location can make a film, the wrong location can break it. Recently, my family went looking for a…
These days, what distinguishes a flick produced on a shoestring is the professionalism and craft with which it's made. The…
When your audience is distracted by even a small discrepancy in your story, they are no longer absorbed in the…
We’ve all been there–the editing room-turned-rescue center. Here’s a secret to surviving those agonizing hours: Tightening up the transitions between…
Shooting outdoors anywhere is submitting yourself to Murphy’s Law, but in and around New York City—as I’m sure every moviemaker…
Ana Lily Amirpour is the director of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, one of the year's most impressive…