Location

  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Planning a Car Crash Scene? Match Multiple Locations Into One, Says 24 Hours to Live Director

Some of the bigger challenges we had to overcome while filming 24 Hours to Live had to do with finding…

6 years ago
  • Producing

On the Lookout For Your Next Location? Don’t Forget These Eight Keys to Foolproof Scouting (Video)

When scouting for locations, moviemakers automatically consider what's going to be in the frame, but sometimes tend to forget that what's out of it…

7 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Thriller Ascent to Hell Made a Small Location Feel Large Through Careful Planning

When I closed my eyes I could see it: a factory capable of holding more than 500 workers throughout its…

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
  • Video - Directing

Frame of Mind: Darren Lynn Bousman Takes You Behind the Scenes of Abattoir (Video)

What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film's cast and crew? Or…

7 years ago
  • Directing
  • MM Guide 2016

Embracing the Single Location: How the Room Team Made a 10-by-10-Foot Box Anything But Boring

In my latest feature, Room, based on Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel, I faced one of the most exciting and daunting…

8 years ago
  • MM Guide 2014
  • Producing

Casting Your Location: How to Find (and Keep) a Great Location For Your Film

The right location can make a film, the wrong location can break it. Recently, my family went looking for a…

9 years ago
  • Producing
  • Spring 2015

Show and Tell: Strengthen Your Lookbook with This Checklist

Pitch not strong enough? A lookbook can be the ace up a hardworking producer’s sleeve. Richard Botto, founder and CEO…

9 years ago
  • Cinematography
  • How They Did It

A Location with Character: Shooting Echo Park

California native and photographer Amanda Marsalis, whose work has graced publications such as Vogue, GQ, and The Guardian, turns her…

10 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Location Permission

Q: The trailer for my first film was recently posted online. A brief scene in the movie (which also appears…

15 years ago