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Even low-budget indie films funded on Kickstarter will have a shot at theatrical distribution. Demand-based theatrical screening organizer, Gathr, is…
What's the difference between making a short film versus a feature film versus an episode of television? For David Greenspan…
You just got a great concept for a short film. It moves you. It excites you. It scares you because…
2014 has been upon us for 10 whole days now. With the benefit of such distance, we at MovieMaker think…
Telling the truth without paying for it. Exploring how to limit your liability when adapting a true story for film.
Everyone knows a good marketing campaign needs a social media component, but are you really using it to its maximum…
We Make Movies' Sam Mestman reviews the iZotope RX 3 for this week's DIY Monday blog post.
Everyone knows a good marketing campaign needs a social media component, but are you really using it to its maximum…
Every great moviemaker knows that what is heard (and not heard) can affect the entire mood of a scene. This…
This week's DIY Monday finds Sheri Candler deconstructing the Orchard - a digital distributor. Read her interview with the company's…
Basil Shadid's The Screenwriter's Toolkit is 18 exercises to combat writer’s block, two-dimensional characters, inert scenes, and everything else plaguing…
At a panel at the USC School of Cinematic Arts this June, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas sounded a death…
This week on MovieMaker, crowdfunding authority John T. Trigonis, Category Marketing Manager of Film, Web and Video at Indiegogo, takes…
As you probably know, finishing (or finding) a script is only the beginning of any moviemaker’s odyssey from page to…
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…
As part of MovieMaker's DIY Monday, we are excited to provide some helpful Screenwriting Tips from writer Todd Klick. Screenwriting…