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I'm at that point in my filmmaking life where I need funding in order to achieve the level of quality I need. Problem is, almost nobody wants to fund short films. There's always crowdfunding, but that seems like a gamble at best. So, for those of you that have successfully funded short films...

The more I know about this industry the more it's seeming that the only way to make a decent living is to either make commercials or decent budget movies (let's say $5 million+). I enjoy making music videos, and recently got one accepted into a pretty big festival, but there definitely doesn't...

My guess is, the most important thing is to have heavy backlight and put a soft source pretty far away to fill from the front (you can see that the light in here eyes isn't very bright at all) Specifically it looks like they used kino tubes (or something brighter??) for the backlight and then...

Hey everyone. Hope y'all are having a great new year so far and have lots of good projects in mind for this year! I am currently writing a short film I hope to shoot in the spring. As I was writing, I realized there's an image I have in mind for a feature that would fit perfectly in this...

Hey everyone. Recently directed this music video for the electronic duo Dead?Wait! It was a really fun shoot and I'm happy with a lot of the stuff we got. Please check it out and let me know what y'all think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItbKfHr03M

Hey everyone. This past weekend I directed a music video, and we have only 10 days in post so we can meet the deadline for a major local festival. My question is, does the length of music video majorly effect the chance of getting in? This video in particular has two scenes that will be shown...

Not projects per se, but genres. The kind of genre that you've always wanted to tackle. Personally, I would love to work on: Something hard sci-fi (along the lines of Blade Runner, Alien, Children of Men, etc.) Monster movie Survival film heavily focused on one character (like 127 Hours...

Exactly this. It does nobody any good if the DP or Gaffer holds your hands and lets you get away with not knowing the terminology of the industry that you claim to want to work in. Yes it can be overwhelming at first, and perhaps even "unfair", but I think it's an important and necessary...

On every single production I direct or help my friends with, the audio is ALWAYS the biggest issue. We have a boom pole, an H4N, and $250 microphones. We put the microphone as close as possible to the talent, make sure levels are good. Hit record. Despite all this, the audio always ends up...

You are looking for an answer that doesn't exist. Casting is always a strange process, and there is no formula to doing it correctly. Some films go through thousands of auditions to cast one role (the Harry Potter films for instance, also supposedly Beasts of a Southern Wild), other films go...

An upcoming short film project i'm working on involves snow. While it not essential to the story itself, it is essential in creating the mood we are going for. Big problem is, the area of the country we are in (Southeast) does not reliably get snow every year. We are looking at shooting in...

Hey everyone. I have a music video shoot coming up, and my DP and I have been discussing renting a camera. A really big rental house in the area has a seemingly fantastic deal on a Red One package. For the price range, it's definitely very appealing. Only thing about it that is giving me...

This just went live today, and it's already at $1.2 million at the time of me posting this. Incredible http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project Besides being a huge Veronica Mars fan myself, and obviously being really excited for this, I think this is just...

I've noticed recently that I really love/admire films that do not take the traditional path of coverage (i.e. master, over/over) as their primary tool. I of course don't mind coverage in certain cases, for instance in cars or at tables where it is extremely difficult to get around it. One film...

It's hard to really form an opinion on an entire color grade based one shot. If you could post some more examples, particularly an example of what you did with the skin tones (if there are any people in the video), that would really helpful. But for the particular shot you posted, I do like it...

This might seem like a silly, or whiny, question. But please hear me out, as this is something that is really bothering me at the moment. I'm still in the very early stages of my career. Only made 4 short films to this point, directed my first music video a few months ago, in pre for my 2nd one...

You are probably right. I suppose it just seems to me that with higher resolutions, it becomes easy to get overly excited by how sharp everything can be. I love a good crisp image as much as the next guy, but we don't need to see every pore on someones face.

One of the many reasons why I believe 4k and beyond is somewhat unnecessary. I think instead of just shouting "MORE DETAIL, MORE!", we should take a step back and decide whether more resolution would actually enhance cinema or not. I understand the purpose of extreme resolution for nature...

I'd definitely be interested. The number of quality video tutorials out there is extremely limited.

Hey everyone. In ~2 weeks I will be directing my first action scene ever. I am excited to venture into this new territory, but i'm getting more worried as the pre-production process goes along. The fight itself will be 30-45 seconds long. I want it to take place in a back alley location I...