LUNACY SALUTES FEMALE FILMMAKERS!
In honor of Women’s History Month, this March your friends at Lunacy will be posting content celebrating the contribution of women to the film industry. We kick things off this week by asking our staff to tell us about a female filmmaker who has inspired them. Ava...
“NOW START CRYING” AND OTHER ACTOR PET PEEVES: 5 Things for directors to avoid when working with actors
You’ve cast the perfect actor. They nailed the audition, they were great in rehearsals, and everything is going smoothly on set, and then… you accidentally say or do something that pisses them off. Suddenly they are pouting, questioning your judgement, or just less...
THERE IS NO MAP: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend AD and independent producer Meta Valentic on the challenges of indie filmmaking
About Meta Valentic Meta Valentic has worked as an Assistant Director on films like Avatar and on television shows like Bones, Castle, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. She was nominated for two Directors Guild Awards for her work on Lost. Meta has also produced multiple...
THE RIGHT WAY TO RIGHTS: A beginner’s guide to acquiring IP
Anyone can write a script based on an original idea, but preexisting material, with a built-in audience and some track record of success, is often prized by studios. Be it comic books, best selling novels, remakes of old films, or true stories, established...
UNEXPECTED WAYS TO FIND YOUR NEXT STORY: 5 Brainstorming Methods You Definitely Haven’t Considered
So you’ve written a screenplay. It was a passion project for you, and it was a great learning experience. Better yet, it landed you a meeting with a big time producer! You go in and pitch your script, and things seem to be going well. When you finish, she nods...