All posts tagged "diy"
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Digging a Hole Where the Rain Gets In: How Days of Power Crafted a Low-Budget Character Death
“Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.”—Werner Herzog When we began the journey to make Days of... -
Hands Up: Spotlight on Whistler Film Festival 2017
While accepting an award from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists at the Whistler Film Festival in 2013, DIY indie filmmaking queen... -
Do Things, Don’t Just Say Things: Six D.I.Y. Tips From the Director of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
What is punk rock? It should first be said that punk is different things to different people—and it only continues to evolve... -
The Bellflower Bellows: A Simple Guide to Personalizing Your Lens for Gorgeously Unique Visuals
Tom Waits has a song, “What’s He Building in There?” about a man wondering what goes on behind his neighbor’s garage door.... -
A Duel in a Different Form: Tips for Choreographing and Executing a Car Chase From the Director of The Chase
In the action world, one of the least expensive things to do, though not necessarily the easiest, is to create a fight... -
Starring Ol’ Blue: Casting a 43-Year Old Ford Pickup Truck in Reparation
This is a story about how I nearly fired one of the lead actors in our film the day before principal photography... -
Success in Digital Distribution: A Conversation with The Orchard
Swimming through the tides of new digital tools and distribution entities has become something of a pastime for me. Something new happens... -
We Make Movies (Better): How I Learned to build an Avid Editing bay for under $1,500
MovieMaker is reintroducing the We Makes Movies (Better) blog from our friends over at We Make Movies! Look for their brilliant, practical... -
Screenwriting 101: Script Criteria Checklist
As you probably know, finishing (or finding) a script is only the beginning of any moviemaker’s odyssey from page to screen. With... -
Things I’ve Learned: Chris Weitz’s Golden Rules of Filmmaking
This week, our Things I’ve Learned come from the Hollywood jack-of-all-trades that is Chris Weitz. The consummate professional reminds fellow moviemakers to avoid...
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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