For MovieMaker‘s 2016 Guide to Making Horror Movies special edition, we set out to identify what makes some of the scariest…
For MovieMaker‘s 2016 Guide to Making Horror Movies special edition, we set out to identify what makes some of the scariest…
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…
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…
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…
Ana Lily Amirpour is the director of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, one of the year's most impressive…
Listen Up Philip's writer-director, Alex Ross Perry, investigates the primary symbiosis of the writing process. A movie begins with a…
Congratulations. Count yourself among the generation of moviemakers for whom Video on Demand (VOD) has progressed from novelty act to…
A typical feature budget has 30 to 40 categories, anywhere from 250 to 300-plus line items, and 400-800 "details" within…
We’ve all heard the tired homily about a Sundance premiere being the festival holy grail, without which your film is…
September 9, 2014 - MovieMaker Magazine's 110th issue, the Complete Guide to Making Movies 2015, hits newsstands around the U.S.…
When Ira Sachs’ new feature, Love is Strange, begins, the title feels somewhat ironic. In many ways, there could be…
Festival hits The One I Love and Creep, FX’s The League, box-office hit Tammy, a new HBO show, Togetherness—that’s just…