filmmaking

  • Film Festivals

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2024

Before we get to our list of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2024, can we share…

3 weeks ago
  • Articles - Moviemaking

12 Silence of the Lambs Details Almost Everybody Missed

Here are some details about Silence of the Lambs you may have missed, even if you're in the Behavioral Science Unit.

1 month ago
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned: Cinematographer William Fraker’s Eight Rules of Filmmaking

Originally appearing in issue 56 of MovieMaker in 2004 as told to David Konow, legendary cinematographer William Fraker's insight was gleaned…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

I Made Breaking Fast Because No One Else Had Ever Told My Story

Mike Mosallam is the writer and director of Breaking Fast, a romantic comedy that follows Mo, a practicing Muslim reeling…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Think Like a Producer — Advice From The Climb Creators Michael Covino and Kyle Marvin

Michael Covino and Kyle Marvin wore many caps on their cycling-centric comedy The Climb. They co-wrote and star in the…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Travon Free Invokes Groundhog Day to Denounce Racist Policing in Two Distant Strangers

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/travon-free-two-distant-strangers Travon Free has impeccable comedy credentials — the two-time Emmy winner and standup comedian scored his breakthrough job on…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Regina King Breaks Through (Again) With One Night in Miami, Her Directorial Debut

When Regina King was growing up in Los Angeles, her family ate lots of vegetables. Friends who came to her…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Jim Cummings on How to ‘Become Yorgos Lanthimos From Your Garage’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0-pSTE9FfM&feature=emb_logo Jim Cummings went from making a movie out of college that was "relatively boring" to writing a short film…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Yes, God, Yes: Girl Meets Vagina in Karen Maine’s Directorial Debut

Growing up in Iowa, Yes, God, Yes director Karen Maine remembers "feeling really guilty as a young Catholic girl for…

4 years ago
  • Interviews

Barry Jenkins and Dave Franco Talk The Rental: ‘Dave Franco Is F—ing With People’

Barry Jenkins was so unnerved by The Rental — the directorial debut from Dave Franco, about a seemingly perfect vacation…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Directors Bill and Turner Ross Brought a Documentary Approach to a Fictional Set-Up

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, the latest film from moviemaker siblings Bill and Turner Ross, has a simple premise: Some barflies…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

When Scarface Was In Trouble: Oliver Stone Looks Back in An Exclusive Excerpt From Chasing the Light

Before Scarface launched a boatload of T-shirts, posters, memes, and dubious imitations of Al Pacino’s cocainized Tony Montana, the film,…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Let’s Consider 15 Seconds From The Godfather and Why They’re So Effective (Video)

Thomas Flight says his favorite 15 seconds of The Godfather consist of Michael Corleone lighting a cigarette. In a new…

4 years ago
  • Other

A Fellow Conspirator: One of Werner Herzog’s "Good Soldiers" Takes Us Inside His Moviemaking Workshop

“I used to think of myself as a pilgrim, though now I am trying to be a good soldier of…

7 years ago
  • Feast for the Eyes

Feast for the Eyes: In Search of Israeli Cuisine Dices Culinary Cinema’s Hosting Clichés

In Search of Israeli Cuisine is a portrait of the Israeli people told through food. Depending on how you count,…

7 years ago
  • Other

A Rising Tide: San Diego Makes a Pitch to Be California’s Next Big Filmmaking Destination

Think "San Diego" and the first thing that comes to mind is glorious weather, white-sand beaches and authentic Mexican food.…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

#TellMM Your Stories: Make Your Voices Heard!

Searching high and low for a social network of kindred moviemaking spirits? We want to provide that resource for you,…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

The Hook-Up: The Unique, NSFW-ish Research Process Behind Amateur Night

Lisa Addario and I met in college and decided to become partners, first in writing, then in sex, then in…

8 years ago
  • Directing
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Flooding Locations and Trained Flies in the Making of Across the Sea

Even though we were born and raised in Turkey, our professional base is New York, so filming our first feature,…

9 years ago
  • How They Did It
  • Producing

How They Did It: 11 Keys to Filming in a Small Town

It’s often said that creating a boot-strapped, no-budget independent film is a lot like raising a child – it takes…

10 years ago
  • Interviews

Social Proof in a Creative District: The Changing Face of Artistic Networking

“Showcase. Collaborate. Create.” The three-part slogan of Creative District reflects a perfect mirror of the production process. A newly launched…

10 years ago
  • Articles
  • blog-test

Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Big Cities: #5 Seattle

It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our Top…

10 years ago
  • Articles
  • blog-test

Jia Zhangke Exclusive: The renowned director talks about A Touch of Sin by Josh Ralske

At this year's New York Film Festival, internationally renowned filmmaker Jia Zhangke showed his new film, A Touch of Sin,…

11 years ago
  • DIY
  • Fall 2013

Working with a Music Supervisor: We Asked Liz Gallacher of Velvet Ears for Advice

While I am all for learning the art of filmmaking on the job, there are instances where prior formal education…

11 years ago