Jul 10, 2018 | Interviews
About Alexandra Shiva Alexandra Shiva is a documentarian known for critically acclaimed films like Bombay Eunuch, Stagedoor, and the Peabody Award winning How To Dance In Ohio. Her most recent film, This Is Home: A Refugee Story, won the audience award for World...
Jun 26, 2018 | Five For Filming
Have you been dreaming of a career in film and television? Well, I’ve got good news for you: Lunacy Productions (and every other production company, agency, studio, and ancillary business in Los Angeles) is full of people who had that same dream and are making it a...
Jun 19, 2018 | Five For Filming, Greatest Hits
There are three directions you can move your camera: along the horizontal x-axis (pans and dollies), the vertical y-axis (tilts and booms), and the z-axis (moving forward or back). Used separately or in conjunction, these movements can serve utilitarian purposes, such...
May 22, 2018 | Five For Filming
Whenever you are pitching a project, be it to a production company, an investor, or a collaborator, you are not only selling the project, you’re selling yourself. After taking the time to prep your script, treatments, and other physical documents, the most important...
May 15, 2018 | Five For Filming
Audiences can be very forgiving when it comes to indies. Poor picture quality, shaky camerawork, amateur performances… almost anything can be overcome by a talented filmmaker with a compelling story. But one aspect that ironically costs the least can also impact...
