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Matthew Salleh is the director, cinematographer and editor of We Don’t Deserve Dogs, which chronicles the relationship between dogs and
Jim Cummings, director of the Wolf of Snow Hollow, says you can "become Yorgos Lanthimos from your garage" if you…
Michel Grey, writer and producer of the indie horror-thriller Days of Power, shares how to shoot a safe and successful…
While accepting an award from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists at the Whistler Film Festival in 2013, DIY indie…
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk director Corbett Redford shares six tips on embracing limitations, making mistakes,…
Tom Waits has a song, “What’s He Building in There?” about a man wondering what goes on behind his neighbor’s
As the director of The Chase explains, pulling off a high-speed car chase is a high-risk, high-reward situation. Here are…
Moviemaker Kyle Ham recalls the difficulties of working with a vintage truck on the set of his film Reparation.
This week's DIY Monday finds Sheri Candler deconstructing the Orchard - a digital distributor. Read her interview with the company's…
MovieMaker is reintroducing biweekly blog posts from our friends over at We Make Movies. A great source of practical advice…
As you probably know, finishing (or finding) a script is only the beginning of any moviemaker’s odyssey from page to…
This week, our Wednesday Words of Wisdom come from the Hollywood jack-of-all-trades that is Chris Weitz. The consummate professional reminds…
To the fledgling filmmaker, any kind of award from a jury of their peers or an enthusiastic audience matters a…
Veteran cinematographer Sol Negrin, ASC understands the challenges of bringing cinematography from the set to the classroom.
Our new monthly DIY Monday feature is a column on distribution and marketing fundamentals by Sheri Candler, the Director of…
Have you read Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art? If you have, spread the word. If you haven’t yet, here’s the gist of
I have a confession to make: I’m a bit of an interloper in the film world. I was an actress for 15 years, having
Two of the first things I saw in Kinshasa as we were comparing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC…
Sometimes I think people mistakenly assume that if you’re a filmmaker, you’re either working in Hollywood, or you’re a DIY
It’s natural to have high expectations when you’re looking forward to a first-time experience. We spent weeks reveling in excitement