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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Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8