Kevin Smith

  • The Rundown

A JAWS Heroine; Vaxxy Time for Netflix; Let’s Discuss He-Man

Meet the JAWS camera operator who now saves sharks; Netflix requires vaccinations; Bob Odenkirk is "stable," and a talk about…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Theaters’ Inconsistent Re-Openings; Tiger King Prison Crisis; Michelle Obama Returns

In today's Movie News Roundup: Theaters are starting to reopen, but different states have very different rules; three inmates have…

4 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: The Difference Between Necessary and Unnecessary Dialogue

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Let’s talk about…

8 years ago
  • Whats in Your Kit
  • Winter 2016

What’s in Your Kit?, Sundance 2016 Edition: Cinematographer James Laxton (Yoga Hosers)

For our series What’s in Your Kit, we ask a range of working cinematographers to share the gear they can’t…

8 years ago
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned: Kevin Smith, Jim Jarmusch, Anthony Minghella, John Sayles, James Mangold and Robert Duvall

Instead of one moviemaker serving up a single course of wisdom, this Wednesday we have five experts coming together to…

10 years ago
  • DIY

DIY Monday: A Guide to Social Media Movie Promotion, Part One

Everyone knows a good marketing campaign needs a social media component, but are you really using it to its maximum…

10 years ago
  • Movie News

MovieMaker Reader Spotlight: Writer-Director Brian Lee Brown

Today’s special Reader Spotlight puts the focus on long-time MovieMaker reader Brian Lee Brown, a small-town independent filmmaker based in…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Directing
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  • Articles - Moviemaking
  • blog-test

Things I’ve Learned As a Moviemaker: Kevin Smith

Director, screenwriter, sometimes actor, and all-around major geek Kevin Smith has deep roots in independent moviemaking, filming his first feature,…

11 years ago