search engine queries
some funny search engine queries people used to find my site: craft service extra crazy actor needs – 12/03 film producers don’t like writers – 11/29 – ha ha. i…
why make a short film
even working industry folk have to go through the process of making a short film. alex epstein, screenwriter and author of the excellent book Crafty Screenwriting, talks about his decision…
manager vs agent
craig mazin shares his thoughts on managers vs. agents. it’s in reference to screenwriters but i’m sure it can’t be all that different for directors. http://artfulwriter.com/archives/2006/12/wither_managers.html
bad short film ideas
here’s a funny because it’s true collection of things to avoid when you’re making your short film. http://www.filmmaker.com/DUMPS.html the sad thing is i’ve seen many shorts that have several of…
film school – yes or no?
there’s an interesting post at DV Guru listing 10 reasons to go to film school and 10 reasons not to go to film school. i didn’t go to film school,…
film festival submissions
i sent off my submission to slamdance yesterday. so far i’ve only submitted to sundance and slamdance. i’m also considering submitting to these festivals which all have submission deadlines before…
interesting article on film festivals
i think this is a transcript of some forum. nice tidbits of info. mostly about features and documentaries, but helpful nonetheless. “The question that filmmakers need to know, is which…
short film budget so far
i’m not going to disclose how much the actual dollar amount of my budget was, but i spent 70% of my budget to shoot it. i’m pretty happy with that,…
storyboards vs shot list
so looking over my footage, i realized i missed some shots. i should have had a more detailed shot list. i made one for some of the scenes, but not…
book recommendations on making short films
i’ve read a bunch of books on filmmaking. here are a few that stood out for me: Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video this one is the best…