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…
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…
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…
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 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…