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…
Fact or fiction? For this week's DIY Monday MovieMaker is exploring how to limit your liability when adapting a true story…
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. Okay, so full…
Everyone knows a good marketing campaign needs a social media component, but are you really using it to its maximum…
Indie moviemakers sometimes forget that cinema is not just what's seen (cinematography, sets and costumes, actors' pretty faces), but also…
Swimming through the tides of new digital tools and distribution entities has become something of a pastime for me. Something…
Before I got into screenwriting, I was in a poetry group (don't snark; some of us like poetry). For me,…
At a panel at the USC School of Cinematic Arts this June, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas sounded a death…
John T. Trigonis, Category Marketing Manager of Film, Web and Video at Indiegogo, takes an instructional look at five success…
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. Now a professor…
Our new monthly DIY Monday feature is a column on distribution and marketing fundamentals by Sheri Candler, the Director of…
The old adage is that a screenwriter needs to capture a reader’s attention in the first 10 pages. Wrong. It…