MM Guide 2016
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Post Magic Made Possible: What Miracle Fixes Can Happen in Your Editing Suite?
One of the most disheartening moments in an editor’s day is when he or she sits down to screen footage for an... -
How to Perform a Camera Test: Narrow Your Focus to Three Simple Things
“Why would I need a camera test? I’ve shot with this camera so many times before!” This is something I have heard... -
Embracing the Single Location: How the Room Team Made a 10-by-10-Foot Box Anything But Boring
In my latest feature, Room, based on Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel, I faced one of the most exciting and daunting challenges of... -
An Introduction to Indie Costume Design: How to Pull Off Spot-on Costuming Without Breaking the Bank
You want your film to look like it was dressed by Edith Head or Colleen Atwood, with eye-popping yet believable clothing that... -
The Building Blocks of Story: Organize Your Ideas into an Effective Structure
Imagine that there was one foolproof way to come up with a story. Well, keep dreaming. It’s all well and good to...
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Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6