The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2017
As an independent moviemaker, your life tends to be a mobile one. You’re forever in search of the perfect landscapes, networks, resources and people to...
How They Did It: Black Road Streamlined Production and Crew to Pull Off a $100K Sci-Fi Noir
It’s been said the most common outcome for microbudget features is that they simply don’t get finished, let alone distributed. Neither scenario was acceptable to...
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2016: Top 10 Small Cities and Towns
We released 2016’s Best Big Cities to Live and Work as a Moviemaker yesterday; today we announce our 10 top Small Cities and Towns, combined...
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2015: Top Five Towns
All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker list, in three parts: the...
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Top Towns: #2. Ashland, OR
It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our Top 10 Big Cities, Top 5...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an academic setting are...
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an impassioned team of...
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Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about his role in...