FILMINK ARTICLE PUBLISHED - TABERNACELE 101 RELEASE - OUR NEW MOVIE Today, I am republishing an article that appeared in Film-ink Online Magazine reference the Release of Tabernacle 101 on the…
Release Week is finally here for Tabernacle 101, our new supernatural movie This week I married in Los Angeles from Sydney. From the grey winter weather here in Sydney, to sunny blue skys with 32…
Hi it is Colm O”Murchu from Indie Film Passion and Producer Director of the supernatural film Tabernacle 101 “Making a short film is a sprint. Making a feature film is…
https://vimeo.com/340848866 The Trailer must make People want to see your Film Trailers are exceptionally important. We all know this. A great trailer makes people want to see the film. The challenge for…
This Podcast is a so worthwhile listening to. This Podcast will explore with Expert Film Financier Tom Molloy how to raise money for your film. He will talk about…
TOP 10 TIPS FOR DIRECTING ACTORSMany new Directors have no experience with working with actors. Directing Actors in Film is a subtle art. You will get the hang of it, once you start…
1. Camera and Lenses Your Film equipment is really important. Many people can be told which gear to buy. However, the challenge is to learn to use the film equipment. I…
6 Areas you should never skimp on. when you are making your movie. As a Director/Producer of your own films, it is prudent to keep budgets as low as possible.However, there…
Get Work in the Film Business - How to Action PlanMany people want to know how to get work in the film industry and film business If you are starting…
The Box Office results are in for the 2nd quarter. The punter has paid a record breaking $3.3 Billion to see movies at the cinema in the US. This is a whopping…
Make sure you learn about editing from an expert Many filmmakers fall down at the Postproduction Hurdle. They thought it was going to be easy and then find themselves with…
Cannes Film Festival and Market wrapped up last week. I spent 6 very busy days at the Film Festival/Market. The reason I attended is my film Tabernacle 101 is near…
I am off to the Cannes Film Festival on May 8th. Most of you will have heard of Cannes Film Festival in the south of France.It is the biggest Film…
Postproduction is one of the most important areas of filmmaking. So many emerging filmmakers rush or place very little importance on postproduction. A Film is made or broken in this…
Isolation is the enemy of every filmmaker. Filmmaking is a team driven activity. To make a movie, the filmmaker must have a team that takes care of specific areas. Filmmakers…
LA based Film Distribution Executive Jason Brubaker tells you how to get your film distributed and seen by the biggest possible audience. Player at end of page Jason articulates the…
Working as a Crew member on Hollywood Blockbuster movies and how you can break in. Leroy Page: How to Break into the Big End Film Productions as a Crew member…
It is Colm O'Murchu your host for Filmmaking 101 with Podcast 2. This week it is just me on my own. Currently I am editing Tabernacle 101 our new one hour…
Today is a very exciting day for me. This is my first of many future podcasts. In future podcasts, you will hear from experienced filmmakers. You will hear how they made…
Today is a retro post with my 8 top tips for the Indie Filmmaker at the end of this post. It is now 20 years since we first started our…
At this moment, I am editing Tabernacle 101, our 110 minute supernatural thriller movie. I am up at 5am every morning and edit to about 11am and in that time…
Transmission, an Australian Film Distributor, has had massive success in the cinema domestically with the release of Lion. Now grossing over $25 million Box Office in Australia, it will be…
Roadshow Films has been responsible for releasing box office epics The Hunger Games, The Hobbit, American Sniper, Red Dog, Paper Planes, and six-time Academy Award winning film and monster box office…
Postproduction is a detailed process and the more detail and quality that is put into the post process, the better the film will be. In the last tip we focused…
A Director needs to make their very best effort in the season of Post Production. Postproduction on your film is broken down into the following areas. The Picture Edit. Colouring…
Working with Actors is one of the top Directing Skills. Actors play the characters who the audience relates with. The better the performance and the star quality, the more relatable…
The shoot is the most intense part of the filmmaking process. A Director should be prepared to get asked about 1000 questions on each shooting day. This can be stressful…
A Film Director needs to prepare diligently for a film shoot. The areas that a Film Director is involved in, during preproduction is as follows. Casting and Rehearsals with Actors…
Tip 5: Find the Best Crew Size for your production. The best Crew size varies from production to production. I have shot a micro budget short films with 7 Crew and I…
Tip 1 - A Film Director must Prepare Prepare Prepare. Film Directing is divided into four distinct seasons. PreProduction The Shoot Post Production Film Festivals and Screenings Today, lets…
Tip 2 To Direct Like a Pro – Cast like a Pro. When we teach on our Film Courses, we always have a full night of casting as one of…
Tip 4 Network – Surround Yourself with the Best Team Networking is one of the most important Film Maker Skills. There are two types of networking. Networking to meet financiers distributors and…
Tip 3 – Every Shooting Day, Prepare A Shot List It amazes me if a Film Director chooses to wing it on Shooting Day. That means do minimal preparation and…
Three Tips for finding the Best Locations- Casting - The Core of Your Film Locations, and finding them for a film, is one of the easiest parts of preparing a film production…
Casting - The Core of Your Film If the Screenplay is the blueprint for your film, casting is the core. Audiences are drawn into high quality stories; however, they connect…
How to write a professional Screenplay. Part 2: Checklist before you start to write your screenplay. You have totally worked out your story, step by step. You have all the main…
I would like to go into detail about making, directing and producing a professional film. There are 12 steps that one needs to pay particular attention to when creating a…
Three ways to Edit your film perfectly and make your film work. I am writing about editing a film today because it is close to my heart. I feel so…
5 Attributes you must have if you want millions of people to see your work. I am out of town this week. Yes, I am currently on a bus travelling…
How to Produce Stellar Actor Performances 4 Areas that the Film Director needs to Focus On To people in the know, film making is a Director and Editor's Medium. What…
Three Big Cock-Ups When Creating An Awesome Shot List For Your Film. A shot list is a list of shots that are used to cover a scene. An experienced Film…
Screen Acting: Today I would like to talk about the craft of screen acting. Screen Acting is a wonderful way to make a living. There are many actors who train…
Times have changed and today there are three types of Film Makers/Video Makers in the independent Film World: The Traditional Crew/ Director - Films made this way generally have reasonable…
Making your film happen is more a state of mind than circumstances aligning. Whether it is a $2.2 million film or a micro budget film, the principal is still the same. Make…
Quentin Tarantino is one of the most famous writer/directors. But he was a low achiever at school and found academic studies very difficult. He had a troubled childhood. How did Quentin…
Film Directing is such an important part of the film making process. Often, beginner or ineffective film directors destroy a really strong film script. The effective Film Director should be…
Film Shoots are always the fun part of Film Production. I have been on so many film sets over the years and to this day I find that people find…
I woke up this morning and heard the very sad news that one of America's best actors Philip Seymour Hoffman had died of an apparent drug overdose. This is such…
Raising money for films really comes down to a Value Proposition for people who invest in your film. The most difficult process is raising money for films. The easiest money…
Its the 12th of January and I finally have time to write my first blog of 2014, "Finding the best Locations." I have spent the first 12 days of 2014…
Today, I would like to talk about the holy grail of Film Making, The Feature Film. Some of you may feel like the Feature Film Production is an impossible task,…
When you complete your short film or indie feature film, its a great idea to enter multiple film festivals with your film There are some very compelling reasons to do…
Its taken 29 days exactly to complete the first draft of 'Absolute Freedom'. In the hope of helping you with your own projects, I would like to share my own…
Should I shoot my own film or hire an experienced DOP (Cinematographer)? This is a question that I am asked by my clients on a regular basis. So here is…
Screenplay Update on Absolute Freedom – Week 1 of a 5 Week writing Process. Once again I am sharing my experiences in creating the 110 minute feature film, 'Absolute Freedom'. …
It has been a big decision to make. The decision is this. Do I share all our confidental information about the financing of our film, 'Absolute Freedom'? Do I publish…
One of the main reasons I have decided to keep a regular blog is to highlight the process of creating our next feature film, Absolute Freedom. I want to include what works…
Casting is one of the most important directorial duties. Even experienced directors sometimes rush casting and make bad choices which then destroy the film. When we teach casting at the 4…
I am sitting up here in Palm Beach about 40 kms north of Sydney. I am watching the sunset over Kuringai National Park reflecting on a few different shoots that…
This weekend has been a glorious weekend in Sydney. The weather has been unseasonably warm at 27C and the water in the ocean is at an incredible 24.5C. We…
Casting is one of the most important parts of indie film making. The reason I am writing this article is that we had a successful casting last week in Melbourne…
Three Critical Areas you Must get Right When you Make your FilmMany people who enrol on our film courses…
On Saturday Night I saw the film "Hitchcock". I learnt a few things about the making of Psycho which of course became Alfred Hitchcock's most successful film. Yes Psycho was…
When you are learning filmmaking, it is very important to get on Big Film Sets that are shooting movies or television drama or are commissioned by the Streamers. That is…
Why you need a really good trailer and poster for your film When marketing your short or feature film, there are two essential items you will require. The Trailer The…
Many filmmakers place their limited budget totally into Film Production. They ignore the equally important part of the process. That is finding your audience and marketing. Therefore only about 10000…
Today I want to break a low budget film production into five stages. Like with any goal, a film production is a goal and therefore you need to break it…
On Thursday there were so many people in the line at the city newsagent. Even with exceptionally poor odds, each person hoped that they could win the $100 million jackpot.…
Once you have made a successful Short Film, many filmmakers then set their sights on a Feature Film. How does one make this happen? How does a Filmmaker green light…
When you are starting out as a beginner filmmaker, it can seem daunting. As we have 5 Month Film Schools in Sydney and Melbourne and have run them for 27…
Writing Screenplays can be a very enjoyable process, where you are the inventor of the Story. Over time you will find the best way for you, to write a screenplay One…
Working on you own and in isolation can prove to be a tough challenge for Filmmakers. That is why Experienced Filmmakers like to go to supportive events in the filmmaking Calendar.…
Deadlines force a filmmaker into action. Sometimes a week out from shooting there seems to be an insurmountable amount of work to do. Sometime its 70% of the preproduction. The big temptation for procrastinator filmmakers is to postpone the shoot.
Why do you need a strong focused mindset? It is essential primary ingredient you will need, to get your film made. Without a strong directed and focused Mindset, it is…
The Filmmakers Winning Mindset A Strong Filmmakers Mindset is the most important requirement for the up and coming emerging filmmaker. A Strong Filmmakers Mindset helps the Indie Filmmaker to consistently make…