FINDING THE STORY: How Narrative Filmmaker Tamar Halpern Directed Her First Documentary
About Tamar Halpern Tamar Halpern is a writer and director with 9 feature films behind her — all low-budget and produced for less than $1.2 million. She graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with an MFA in 1998, the same year she started filming what would...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS: A Year in Review from Lunacy
Happy Holidays from all of us at Lunacy Productions! We at Lunacy can’t resist a good holiday roundup, which is why we asked our office staff to share some of their 2019 favorites in the video below! Do you agree with our picks? Did we miss your favorites? Let us know...
WHAT’S YOUR CONTINGENCY PLAN? 5 Ways To Catch Budget-Busting Line Items
A film budget can be a moving target to say the least, and honing in on an accurate number before cameras roll is essential to a successful production. Just about everyone at one point in their career is tempted to trim their budget too low, and it is almost always a...
PLUS ONER: How the PLUS ONE Team Gets It All in One Shot
In this followup to our last conversation with the team behind Plus One, we get an in-depth account of the logistical planning and choreography that goes into the oner—a technically challenging but stylistically exciting bit of blocking and camera work. If you’ve ever...
RUST CREEK’s Thanksgiving Ties
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s been a big year for Lunacy, and we’re incredibly thankful for everyone who helped make that possible. That includes all of you who so warmly embraced Rust Creek, which was certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and stands at #104 on their top...