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A Dozen Career Tips for Aspiring DPs
At ProVideo Coalition, DP Art Adams has posted some good advice for young cinematographers. His article is a response to a thread on the Cinematography.net CML-chat list, for which anyone can sign up....
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Advice on Launching an Independent Career: an Open Letter to an Actor
I heard recently from an NYC-based actor friend who is undergoing an internal debate common to his profession. Should he move to LA to pursue an acting career (uprooting himself in hopes of getting...
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What Can Indie Filmmakers Learn from Pixar's Story Development Process?
With one of the best critical and commercial records in movie-making history, there are a lot of things Pixar does right. One of their greatest strengths is their ability to consistently craft great...
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10 Lessons in Film Acting from Michael Caine
How do you make sure you stay in frame and focus while performing? What is the best way to work with off-camera actors while performing a close-up? How can props like cigarettes become a major...
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Forget the Sponsors and Just Make Your Web Series - 'Vampire Mob' Creator...
So you’re planning a web series. Do you know what demographics you’re going for? Have you figured out the perfect episode length that will keep viewers coming back for more? What about sponsors, how...
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'The hardest part is dealing with failure' - Academy Screenwriters Discuss...
What are the highs and lows of being a screenwriter? What kind of misconceptions do people have about screenwriting? How do you find your voice in an assignment or get through writer’s block?...
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Ted Griffin, Callie Khouri and Jim Uhls Reveal their Screenwriting Processes...
Ted Griffin had no idea his script for Ocean’s Eleven was really about a guy using an elaborate heist just to show his ex-wife he still loved her until he reached page 100 in his writing process....
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Neil Gaiman's Advice on What You Need to Know when Embarking on a Creative...
It’s that time of year when waves of freshly minted graduates head out to make their way in the world. It’s both an exciting and daunting moment — there’s all the possibility and anxiety of the...
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Kubrick Speaks: His Evolution into a Filmmaker and the Importance of...
Following in the footsteps of our recent post on advice for recent grads pursuing creative careers, I found this rare audio interview with Stanley Kubrick complementary. Kubrick, as you may or may not...
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Orson Welles on Acting - 'Take Away from Yourself to Reveal the Truth of What...
Can you look inside and see a murderer? A saint? A fascist? In this thought-provoking clip, Orson Welles shares some of his views on acting, and how great performances depend on the act of revealing —...
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Dave Foley on Acting and Working in the Entertainment Business: 'Don't Take...
There aren’t too many acting posts on this site, but more often than not acting advice can be helpful for directors as well. In this case, Dave Foley, of Kids in the Hall fame, talks about how he stays...
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The Day the Gatekeeper Died: Patton Oswalt on DIY Creative Careers
This is not new. It is so old, in fact, that it has been on the internet for over two months, so feel free to skip this if you’ve already heard it. However, I’ve found myself sharing Patton Oswalt’s...
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10 Renowned Directors Offer Their Advice on Filmmaking
As artists, we know that to some extent all our creative ventures are based on what has come before. Although, much like the biological evolution, the utilization of creativity recombines and mutates...
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'To Be Loved & Understood': Take a Look Inside the Creative Process of...
All creative individuals have their own ways of working and specific quirks about their methods. I always think it’s fascinating to watch professionals at the top of any creative or artistic field, and...
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'There Are No Rules': Filmmaking Advice from Maverick Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch
The last person I’d ever expect to give a list of golden rules of moviemaking would be independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. It isn’t because he’s not brilliant — I’m sure we’ve all seen Broken Flowers...
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Cinefii's 'Bite Size Dailies' Provide Insightful Cinematography Tips in 3...
Cinematography is a lot like alchemy. It’s one part science, one part art, two parts teamwork, and maybe a little voodoo sprinkled in for good measure. Cinematography is one of those practices that is...
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'Do What You Love. You'll Be Better at It': Making Choices in Your Film Career
It’s hard to follow your dreams. For every thousand kids that want to be an astronaut, there are only a very few who actually end up in outer space. This is true for any endeavor, especially indie...
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Check out 7 Filmmaking Tips from Indie Film Icon Kevin Smith
When you first became interested in independent film, which movie did your friends tell you that you just had to see? For a lot of us, myself included, it was Clerks. After that and several other indie...
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Watch: Tips from Amar Sidhu on How to Construct an Action Sequence
The vast majority of my filmmaking education came from just grabbing a camera, shooting stuff, and making (terrible) movies. One film I shake my head particularly hard at is one, actually the only one,...
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Check Out These Filmmaking Tips from 'The World's End' Director Edgar Wright
Earlier this month, we shared the online interactive screenplay for Shaun of the Dead, as well as a bunch of behind-the-scenes videos for the whole Cornetto Trilogy that Focus Features shared to gear...
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