FILMMAKING STUFF Tactics.
If you're seeking advice on how to fund, produce and sell your movie, these filmmaking articles will help you. You'll find that each article provides creative ideas and tips, with links to further information about filmmaking.
Filmmaking Lesson 15 Hollywood Publicity
Publicity is great. Especially when it's free. And especially when the publicity is international. When we produced our first zombie movie, …
Read MoreFilmmaking Lesson14 Schedule Your Movie
I'm here today to remind you that whenever you're producing a movie, a whole lot can change between development and prep. …
Read MoreFilmmaking Lesson 13 Get The Money Part 2
As I mentioned in previous lessons, the name of the game in your first feature is to cut the need for …
Read MoreInterview with Peter D. Marshall
Jason Brubaker of Filmmaking Stuff caught up with Peter D. Marshall for a few minutes earlier this week to ask him about his new online filmmaking course.
Read MorePrepping Your Film For Distribution
Picture this! By some miracle to end all miracles, born of equal parts luck and blind determination, you’ve managed to rise above the never-ending barrage of questions from “concerned” friends and family who’ve always thought your talk about making movies was reckless. You’ve put together a cast and crew, refined your script, found some financing and in the process, you’ve even figured out how to ignore all your significant other’s not-so-subtle hints that a career selling life insurance really wouldn’t be that bad. To be honest, looking back, even you aren’t really sure how you pulled it off. Yet, despite all of the concerns and self doubt, you’ve somehow managed to make the impossible possible. You’ve made your first feature film! And, by definition, you’re finally a real filmmaker.
Read MoreInterview with Chris Ward
Chris Ward is an independent filmmaker currently residing in Stamford, Connecticut, which is about 35 miles outside New York City. Chris spent many years producing documentaries for Network television. He also teaches filmmaking at Quinnipiac University and the Maine Media Workshops. Fog Warning, his second feature, was just picked up by Wonderphil Productions and he has agreed to share his experience with Jason Brubaker of Filmmaking Stuff…
Read MoreFilmmaking Update
I just wanted to let you know I'm in development on a new project. As such, check the Twitter updates (found …
Read MoreMake your Feature HD not Film
Shoot your first feature in high definition, not DV and not Film. Why? DV looks like crap and film is way too expensive and in my opinion, too risky for a first feature with a limited budget.
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