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
Understanding the essentials of film set etiquette is paramount when creating a streamlined production without any obvious hiccups. Our friends at Screencraft have provided a useful 6 step guide on helping your cast and crew learn about film set etiquette.Continue reading 6 Tips For Proper Film Set Etiquette
I think you’ll agree with me when I say that most photographers don’t think about a photo release form after the photoshoot has wrapped. Not surprisingly, you can prevent headaches down the road from past clients by educating yourself on how to use them.Continue reading Why You Should Have a Photo Release Form Template
Don't want to fall behind the shooting schedule? Here's how you can load in and load out more effectively when filming on location.Continue reading How to Load In & Out Without Falling Behind Schedule
So you want run a crowdfunding campaign. You've already done your homework of identifying the best crowdfunding platform for your film project. Now what? In Part 2 of our series we're going to explore the preparation required to organize a successful film crowdfunding campaign.Continue reading Crowdfunding Films Part 2 — Prepping Your Campaign
The barrage of successful film crowdfunding stories may lead many filmmakers to believe crowdfunding is easy money. The truth is that it requires the same level of research and prep a film production requires. In this post we'll compare some of the top crowdfunding platforms geared for film projects so you can identify the best fit. Continue reading A Guide to Crowdfunding Films: Part 1 — Choose the Best Crowdfunding Platform
Everyone has an opinion about your script. In the rewrite stage, you or your producer will find things that don't work. Many of these things will be your babies. These are the scenes, or lines of dialogue, even vague ideas, that you should move to the boneyard. "The Boneyard" is a place to put the ideas that aren't working right now. A screenwriter, or assistant director, can keep track of them, and keep them safe, for later use. Let's see how beneficial using the boneyard is for creating near masterpieces. Continue reading Tales From The Boneyard: Knowing Where the Scenes…
Production is not for the faint of heart. Long hours, physical strain, and emotional exhaustion are part of the job. Stress can bring out the worst in people, and when you have to work with difficult talent and crew on set, a production can can go south quickly.Continue reading 3 Ways To Work With Difficult Talent and Crew On Set
