May 1, 2018 | Five For Filming
Acquiring financing for an independent feature film can feel like an insurmountable obstacle. It’s a high risk investment in a product that might stall or collapse at any moment due to incompetence or misfortune. Yet it can also be very rewarding, both financially and...
Apr 24, 2018 | Five For Filming
Shooting days tend to begin the same way, with everyone moving slowly, wiping the sleep out of their eyes, chatting at the crafty table, and savoring their morning coffee. But by hour twelve everyone is usually scrambling frantically, trying to squeeze in a few more...
Dec 19, 2017 | Five For Filming
We cannot stress this enough: filmmaking is a collaborative process, and one of the keys to effective collaboration is good communication. Conveying information to your team quickly and concisely is a must, as is being able to recall that information at a moment’s...
Nov 7, 2017 | Five For Filming
Whew! You took our advice and now you have a finished script! Maybe you’ve even done some rewrites. Finally, your work is ready to be seen by another set of eyes. Or is it? No matter how great your story is, how much talent and hard work you put into it, these five...
Sep 12, 2017 | Essay, Greatest Hits
Ok. So you’ve skimmed Save the Cat!, logged on to Writer Duet, and bought a tiny fedora. Congratulations! You’re ready to write your first screenplay! But if you’re looking for an edge over all those other MacBook-pecking-future-scribes at your local coffee shop, here...