Filmmaking Secret Revealed: What They Don’t Want You To Know
Wouldn’t it be great if there was one big filmmaking secret? Something so incredible that if you applied it, you would accelerate your …
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How To Deal With Filmmaking Rejection (Like A Pro)
In our filmmaker mastermind, we talk a lot about how to overcome filmmaking rejection. It’s easy at times to feel like a failed …
The 5 Immutable Laws of Successful Filmmaking
Serious indie filmmakers stop at noting until the movie is actually in the can – or these days – in your hard drive. Still if you’ve been working to make movies for any length of time, you know there are days when you hit obstacles, sometimes so seemingly insurmountable that you just want to give up on your project. Don’t do it!
Five Ways To Succeed As a Modern Filmmaker
The world has changed. If you are looking to become a filmmaking success, this article is for you. We share 5 ways you can succeed as a modern filmmaker.
The Minimalist Guide to Internet Marketing For Filmmakers
By now you’ve heard of crowdfunding. But the little secret that nobody is talking about is this – Not all movie projects will get fully funded by the crowd. BUT. . .
Warning: Lazy People In Hollywood Can Hurt Your Career
The other night a friend of a friend of a friend kept telling me how upset he was that someone stole his movie idea. The story had something to do with space and time travel and a villain… I don’t remember. I asked him if he actually wrote a script, or if it was just an idea. He told me it was just an idea. Said he thinks someone overheard him at the local coffee shop.
The 5 Laws For Hollywood Success (For Smart Filmmakers)
You should never burn a bridge in the movie industry. Your word is your honor. Here are the 5 laws for Hollywood Success…
15 Killer Resources So You Can Make A Movie This Year
If you have ever seen me at speaking events, you know that one of my core philosophies is to make a movie you can make this year. The reason I push this is because way too many filmmakers never do anything! But…
How To Establish A Career In The Movie Business
If you find yourself faced with filmmaking self doubt, you’re not alone. The important part is that you at least get a picture of what you want that is very specific. Then you should take time to work backwards. And who knows, maybe a decade from now we will be working on movie projects together.
How To Write A Screenplay You Can Produce (Yourself)
Listen. If you’re an ambitious writer, I’m going to tell you a secret. There is no better feeling in the world than the day you stop sending query letters and instead, you start producing your own work. For years and years, you have dreamed about seeing your work on the big screen. You know you’re good. So why ask for permission?
How To Produce Hit Television Shows Like Charlie Day
Always Sunny in Philadelphia producer Charlie Day stopped by Filmmaking Stuff to chat about the show and share a little filmmaker inspiration.
Crowdfunding To Source An Audience for Your Filmmaking
Your filmmaking crowdfunding campaign will allow you to raise money – but as an important ancillary benefit, your campaign will also allow you test your movie concept with a built in, responsive focus group. Assuming you reach your funding goal, you will not only generate your initial buzz…
Finishing Your Filmmaking Project
For every project that I made, countless other projects have not been made. If you’ve never had a project fall apart, then you do not know heartache. And learning how to overcome heartache, and still push forward, is a key success strategy to learn for both filmmaking and your life.
Get Into The Filmmaking Project Flow
To survive and thrive as a filmmaker, you need this type of energy. If you hate the thought of your project, then chances are, it’s the incorrect project for you.
Filmmaker David Allen Talks Modern Moviemaking and VOD Distribution
Earlier this week, I caught wind of an indie production company based in Australia called Rapidfire Productions. This is a production company that operates as a self sustaining modern moviemaking business. They develop movies, get money, make their movies and through their own distribution arm, the company reaches the masses.
Leverage Your Following | Sell Your Movie PT 7
One of the most important filmmaking strategies you must adopt in this era of modern moviemaking is a long term perspective. In years past, filmmakers focused on making one movie, selling it and then moving on to the next movie.
Filmmaking through Toxic Soup
A few years back, while flying aboard a loud propeller driven airplane somewhere over the snow capped mountains of Colorado, I heard the …
Filmmaking Goals for 2010
As a filmmaker, I assume your primary goal is to make movies. But as you know, making a movie requires many steps. So to plan your next movie as well as some of other big whoppers you wish to accomplish, I suggest breaking your goals into smaller and smaller chunks… And then finally break them into small enough chunks so you can include them in your list of daily tasks.
Producing
As you probably know, there are several different types of movie producers in the industry. With all the different titles, sometimes trying to figure out who does what and why, can be a little confusing. Today, I’m going to provide an overview of the different types of movie producers and what they do.
Make 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.