Musicals are a special breed of filmmaking that requires a LOT of preparation and planning to pull off. There is singing, and dancing, and music. And it all has to be presented in the script in a particular way.In this post we’ll look at some of the special considerations that go into making a musical using La La Land as our guide. Continue reading How to Schedule a Musical: Breaking Down La La Land
You’ve got a script. You’re getting ready to shoot. Before you go into production, you’ll need to do a script breakdown.Continue reading How to Find and Schedule “Hidden” Shoot Locations in a Script
You grew up watching the best fight scenes and loved every bone-cracking minute of them. They are one of the reasons you became a filmmaker, and perhaps you’ve already put together a few of your own.But for some reason... they just don’t play the way you had hoped. It’s not like you don’t know how to film an action scene or even a good fight scene, but something is just... wrong. Was it the sound design? The fight choreography? The actors? You're not sure, but you do know one thing...You can do better.In this post, we’re going to break down…
Video equipment rental is essential for most productions, but navigating what your crew wants and what your budget can afford can be an overwhelming process, even for seasoned producers.Continue reading 10 Best Video Equipment Rental Options: Complete Guide
You want to learn how to write a fight scene in a screenplay, but it seems that each writer takes their own unique approach. How then can you determine the ‘right way’ to write compelling fight scenes? No worries. This post will take you through the process of writing the best fight scenes for different genres (with examples) so that they are adequately descriptive, entertain the reader, and help to sell your scripts to professional filmmakers. Lezgo. Continue reading How to Write a Fight Scene in a Screenplay Like John Wick
The crew deal memo is a form that provides protection between the production company (or financier) and crew. While it’s quite simple finding a crew deal memo template online, you’ll need to be careful with using those because they often use certain clauses and stipulations favoring one party over the other.Continue reading Mastering the Crew Deal Memo (with FREE Template)
When you start working on a film project, it won't be long before talent and crew details are exchanged. You'll want to store this information in a film crew list template so it'll be easy to search and share this information with your team.Continue reading A Better Film Crew List Template Booking Sheet
It’s difficult to work in the entertainment industry and not come across a Disney company. Disney owns nearly everything entertainment. Don’t believe me?Continue reading What Companies Does Disney Own? The Colossal List
Jordan Peele’s Get Out is already one of the most iconic films of the 21st century. Its simple elegance is a perfect example of how much can be conveyed with so little. In this post, we’ll take a look at The Sunken Place sequence and learn how to maximize storytelling with a minimal budget. A lot of it boils down to prioritizing a breakdown and schedule. We'll do this by learning how to identify the key elements that bring a scene to life (and avoid those that don't). We'll break down the Sunken Place scene's sound and VFX elements to…
Film blocking is arguably one of the most important things a Director must do on set. Think of it as a carefully choreographed dance where the camera and subject move together in harmony. Continue reading 3 Ways To Make Your Film Blocking More Interesting
