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The Sundance Film Festival is a program of the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the U.S. with roughly 125,000 people attending in 2018, nearly tripling the attendance only two years prior. If you want to become anybody in the independent film world, Sundance is where you wan tot be. So where is Sundance Film Festival?Continue reading Where is the Sundance Film Festival?
Before style is developed, grasping the basics of cinematography is critical. This post briefly goes over the tilt shot, this basic yet essential camera movement and the best ways in which to use it. So what is a tilt shot?Continue reading What is a Tilt Shot? Essentials of Tilt Camera Movement
Normally, filmmakers write a short film before they write the feature script for the short film. They shoot it, cut it, and hope to god it gets a run in the festival circuit. But Damien Chazelle’s, Whiplash short film, was born in a unique way. The short script actually came after, and really, from the feature length Whiplash script. How did this happen? And because this happened, what can we learn from the short film vs feature? Let’s jump in.Continue reading How the ‘Whiplash’ Short Film Became the ‘Whiplash’ Movie
When it comes to keeping a shoot on budget and on schedule, a clean and organized workflow is everything. Film sets are busy places and as workplaces go, they’re pretty complex beasts, too. Factor in some serious creative personalities, and all that goes along with them, and you start to see just how tough a job it is to keep a film inside its box and on track. The thing is though, it’s not just important to keep everything and everyone happy on set. Spare a thought for the oft-forgotten, post-production workflow of a film’s creation. It’s in the edit…
Looking to scale your team collaboration in StudioBinder? In this post, we'll explore company plans, the differences between users and collaborators, and how you can invite users to your plan today.Continue reading Team Collaboration in StudioBinder
Highly successful video companies start with a strong production company business plan. Whether your company has been around for a while, or you're a freelancer ready to take your services to the next level, this post will provide you with actionable strategies for success to compete more effectively right now.Continue reading How to Create a Production Company Business Plan [FREE Template]
Who do you need to make a movie?Depending on the size and scope of the vision, you may need a lot of trained professionals. And you'll need all of their contact information organized neatly in one place.Continue reading FREE Online Film Production Crew Contact List Template
If you’re an independent filmmaker or content creator, you may be looking for cheap filming locations in Los Angeles that still look good. It may be important for your movie location to be in the thirty mile zone.Fact is there are many great property owners who know the needs of filmmakers on a budget. In this post, we’ll take you through some of those residential film locations for rent, and explain why they’re so useful to filmmakers.Continue reading 8 Residential Filming Locations for Your Budget in LA
Itext. You text. My grandmother who still thinks Reagan is president texts. But most tv shows and movies shy away from it. Having your characters pull out their phone puts seems to go against the key foundations of cinematics. But it doesn’t have to. Taking tips from Tony Zhou’s video essay, we’ll cover three cinematic techniques to get your characters texting cinematically. Showing texts doesn’t have to be as hard as working. Continue reading Cinematic Film Techniques to Make On-Screen Texting Actually Look Good
In the world of film and television, filmmakers use child actors for their special brand of talent and, yes, cuteness. But working with children isn’t a walk in the park. There are responsibilities and rules for working with moppets, especially in Hollywood.Continue reading The Hollywood Trenches: 10 Rules for Working With Child Actors
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