Joe Swanberg

  • Blog - Directing on a Dime

Directing on a Dime: The Great Film School Question

Welcome to Directing on a Dime, where indie moviemaker Andy Young provides tips and insight for moviemakers whose budget is…

3 years ago
  • Spring 2019

A Talk on the Wilde Side: Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart, Her New Home Behind the Camera, and Her Plans to Save the World

A young mother whose eight-year-old son was abducted a year earlier awakens in the middle of the night. She remembers her…

5 years ago
  • Interviews

Threads of Melancholy: In Ensemble Piece Person to Person, Dustin Guy Defa Proves a Tonal Prowess

With his new ensemble comedy, Person to Person, Dustin Guy Defa seems poised to break through to a wider cultural…

7 years ago
  • Cinematography

Eye Piece: How and Why I Shot My Film The Nude with AJA’s CION 4K Camera

As much as every filmmaker wants to get their hands on a 4K capture system made by Red, Canon or…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Cinema is Dead: Todd Rohal and Kent Osborne Poke Fun at the Movies with “Unwanted Sequel” Uncle Kent 2

Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Sometimes the sequel is just…

8 years ago
  • MM Guide 2014
  • Screenwriting

Writing for Improvisation: Is This an Oxymoron?

Improvisation in the service of making movies can allow for an organic and naturalistic quality of performance that is otherwise…

9 years ago
  • Acting

Playing Both Sides: Mark Webber Talks Happy Christmas and Directing as an Actor

From roles in fan favorites like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, to writing and directing semi-autobiographical passion projects like The…

10 years ago
  • Acting
  • Interviews

Three Women Talk In A Basement: Happy Christmas’ Melanie Lynskey On Improv, Lena Dunham, and Feminism

Melanie Lynskey has built a career on genuine, naturalistic portrayals of women in films like Up in the Air, Win Win Hello,…

10 years ago
  • Movie News
  • Summer 2014

MovieMaker’s Summer 2014 Issue Hits Stands Today!

MovieMaker Magazine's Summer 2014 issue, with cover stars Joe Swanberg and Melanie Lynskey, hits newsstands around the U.S. and Canada…

10 years ago
  • MM Guide 2013

The Working Class Moviemaker: Joe Swanberg’s 10 Tips on Earning a Living Making Microbudget Films

Stanley Kubrick and Robert Bresson each helmed 13 feature films over the span of their careers. John Cassavetes shot 12.…

11 years ago