BEING YOUR OWN BOSS: 5 Things to Know When Setting up an LLC
The creative side of the filmmaking business is obviously important, but equally vital to being successful is the business side. One of your top priorities should be to make sure you’re protected from being personally liable if anything goes wrong. One way to do this...
F*** THE COMPLIMENT SANDWICH: Back-patting will never be as effective as butt-kicking
The “compliment sandwich” is a technique of softening criticism by prefacing negative feedback with something positive, followed by giving another compliment.
It’s also garbage.
ON THE RECEIVING END: 5 Indispensable Tips for Receiving Notes on Your Script
Collaboration between writers and development execs can be very rewarding, but also very frustrating. Here are five quick tips on receiving notes.
THE A-B-C-Ds OF SUCCESS: Advice from Cinematographer Matthew Irving
Matthew Irving is a cinematographer and screenwriter. Here he shares the four attributes he believe are critical to success on set.
YOU ARE THE SHOW: 5 Things to Remember When Putting Together a Great Pitch
Want to make your pitch more effective? Here are five ways to do it:
FILLED WITH HOPE AND POSSIBILITY: An interview with GoldenEye scribe Bruce Feirstein
Bruce Feirstein the screenwriter of GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough.
Hre he shares some advice from his 20-plus years in Hollywood.