7 Pro Tips for Managing Crew Parking When Filming on Location
Parking can become a major hurdle when filming on location, especially with large crews and limited spaces.Continue reading 7 Pro Tips for Managing Crew Parking When Filming on Location
Pre-Production
Walkie Talkie Lingo Everyone On-Set Should Know
What’s your 20? What does 10-4 mean? Bogey. A walkie-talkie is a powerful tool on a film set. But it’s nothing unless you know the walkie-talkie lingo.Luckily, mastering film set walkie talkie lingo isn’t as hard as finding your film crew. We’ve compiled the most-used walkie talkie codes and radio etiquette tips to have you saying “10-4 over and out” in no time.Continue reading Walkie Talkie Lingo Everyone On-Set Should Know
How to Write a 4-Part Film Business Plan That Gets You Funding
You’ve got an awesome concept for a short film. Congratulations! Now you need a short film business plan.Perhaps your idea just came to you out of the blue, perhaps you’ve developed it with my systematic process. Either way, you want to know what the first step towards turning your idea into an actual movie is.Well, it's not one step. It's four.Continue reading How to Write a 4-Part Film Business Plan That Gets You Funding
7 Ingredients Behind The Best Company Culture Videos
How do you make HR funny, dental plans interesting, and a business’ identity pop? In today’s modern workspace, company culture videos have quickly become a major way businesses, big and small, attract new talent.Continue reading 7 Ingredients Behind The Best Company Culture Videos
6 Popular Craft Services Companies in NYC
Food on set. It’s the energy that keeps your key grips going. While production catering companies take care of the big meals, it’s up to your craft services team in New York to fill in the rest.Continue reading 6 Popular Craft Services Companies in NYC
4 Popular Craft Services Companies in Los Angeles
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
5 Ways Stock Video Footage Can Save the Day
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
8 Essential Tips for Prepping an Awesome Craft Services Table
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
The Producer’s Guide to Film Production Insurance
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
4 Ways to Decrease Entertainment Insurance Liabilities on Set
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
