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October 16, 2015
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension co-producers Jason Blum and Oren Peli dredge up their deepest cinematic fears.
October 2, 2015
Today, the co-directors of horror- romance Spring, Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, dredge up their deepest cinematic fears.
September 21, 2015
At some point, all writers get writer's block. And when you get stuck, it’s natural to reach for something you…
September 17, 2015
With Character Day 2014, Tiffany Shlain and Sawyer Steele set a goal of having 250 schools and nonprofits around the…
September 9, 2015
The right location can make a film, the wrong location can break it. This primer provides tips on great scouting…
June 24, 2015
Every microbudget movie is different and you should craft the crew positions structure to its specific needs. Here's how.
May 26, 2015
Is your film on a fault line? Damage-control a dysfunctional edit with these eight tips for great scene transitions.
November 18, 2014
Ana Lily Amirpour is the director of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, one of the year's most impressive…
October 17, 2014
Listen Up Philip's writer-director, Alex Ross Perry, investigates the primary symbiosis of the writing process.
October 2, 2014
Congratulations. Count yourself among the generation of moviemakers for whom Video on Demand (VOD) has progressed from novelty act to…
September 23, 2014
A typical feature budget has 30 to 40 categories, anywhere from 250 to 300-plus line items, and 400-800 "details" within…
September 17, 2014
We’ve all heard the tired homily about a Sundance premiere being the festival holy grail, without which your film is…
September 9, 2014
September 9, 2014 - MovieMaker Magazine's 110th issue, the Complete Guide to Making Movies 2015, hits newsstands around the U.S.…
August 22, 2014
When Ira Sachs’ new feature, Love is Strange, begins, the title feels somewhat ironic. In many ways, there could be…
August 20, 2014
Festival hits The One I Love and Creep, FX’s The League, box-office hit Tammy, a new HBO show, Togetherness—that’s just…