Working with Actors for Film
The first thing any director intending work with actors on a film needs to understand is that acting for film…
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Thinking About Distribution Before Starting Production
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately from filmmakers who haven’t gone into production yet with their films, as to whether or…
‘A Self-conscious Mise-en-scene’ a filmmaking experience
“Mise-en-scene” is an original French word applied to the theatre, and it referred to any material component added to the…
What to Do until the Money Arrives
If you are not busy making your movie, you should get busy making your movie. “How can I start,” you…
Writing Effective Dialogue
In a visually driven media the importance of good written dialogue is often ignored or at best underestimated. Good dialogue…
War of the Words
“It’s launching on multiple targets tomorrow, the targets have shifted we’ve just been fighting for so long…there’s a more advanced…