Turning the classic elevator pitch into two minute feats of creativity, explainer videos are an invaluable marketing tool. There’s also a million of them. Whether you’re just starting your explainer video script or are starting your explainer video production, you can always learn something from the best explainer videos.Continue reading 8 Takeaways From The Best Explainer Videos
Awell-fed production is a happy production. Having a well-stocked craft services table can be the key between the best shoot ever and one that drags on and on and on and...Continue reading 4 Popular Craft Services Companies in Los Angeles
You can be sitting on the next Oscar winning film, but if no one knows about it, all your hard work will be for nothing. This is why filmmakers and producers use an EPK template.Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Creating an EPK (with FREE Template & Samples)
Behind every Spielberg or Shonda Rhimes is a superhuman production coordinator. Without any of the glitz, these multitasking savants build organization empires out of nothing.Continue reading 22 Things Every Working Production Coordinator Should Know
What do you think of when you think of stock video footage? This guy? You’re not alone. But he is not the poster boy for stock video.Continue reading 5 Ways Stock Video Footage Can Save the Day
Where there’s a film crew, there’s a craft services table a few feet away. Having well stocked food on set can directly affect your crew’s happiness and your film’s overall quality.Continue reading 8 Essential Tips for Prepping an Awesome Craft Services Table
Film production insurance is a staple in filmmaking. A good film insurance policy protects the producers, filmmakers, film crew, production gear and all the filming locations from liability claims.Continue reading The Producer’s Guide to Film Production Insurance
Casting actors. Hiring crew. Scouting locations. If not done correctly, pre-production is where some projects can collapse in on themselves, costing investors and distributors precious time and tons of money. To guard against these types of events, producers purchase entertainment insurance and completion bonds to ensure the show goes on.Continue reading 4 Ways to Decrease Entertainment Insurance Liabilities on Set
Script breakdown sheets are the bane of a PA’s life.Nearly all screenwriting programs offer script breakdown software--allowing you to generate reports on characters, props, VFX, locations, you name it.Continue reading Breakdown Sheets: How to Mark a Script with Final Draft Tagger
Working with talent used to fill me with dread. Celebrity talent was even worse. Dealing with handlers, agents, lawyers and even personal assistants can try any producer’s patience. But it’s part of the business. If you want to make movies you have to learn to work with demanding celebrities.Continue reading Working With Celebrity Talent: How I Learned To Respect the Kardashians
