I would describe script development as this: long, intense, often lonely part of the creative process that takes place before everyone falls in love with your script and wants to jump on board to work with you. Without that however, nothing can be produced because there is nothing to produce. The idea spark lands on…
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If You Are New to Filmmaking …
There is one unbreakable rule of filmmaking; if you want to be a filmmaker, you must make films. You can study books, films, and videos, but if you don’t put all that knowledge into practice, you will never know what works and what doesn’t in the filmmaking process. Luckily, we live in times with easy…
Filmmaking Isn’t Just Pointing Camera in One Direction and Recording
Many people go into the business of making videos and films, believing that pointing the camera in one direction and pressing record is the way filmmaking works. Unfortunately, this idea is hugely misleading since filmmaking is not only about pointing your camera in one direction and recording whatever happens in front of it. Of course,…
Filmmaking Is Much More Than Just the Equipment
Telling a story, developing a story, organising production, selling the finished product, finding the audience; all those elements are part of every filmmaking process. Unfortunately, nowadays it seems that quite many filmmakers have forgotten that having the newest or most expensive equipment is not the beginning, the middle, or the end of the filmmaking process. Every production…
Should You Agree to Work for Free?
This is a question many people in the creative sector will be asking themselves throughout their careers, and unfortunately, the “offers” to work for free don’t end the older you become or, the more experience you have. When I left film school, it was believed that you needed to work for at least two years…
Filmmaking Is Like Training For the Marathon
Filmmaking takes time, and I’m not only talking about the time it takes to make a film, from start to finish. I’m also talking about the time it takes to establish yourself in the industry. When I graduated from film school in 2004, the Internet was around but wasn’t dominating our lives or the creative…
Filmmakers Need to Ask Questions to Get the Job Done
I was recently talking to someone about co-operating on a project together, and I immediately started asking him questions. Very basic questions such as: – What are you offering to other filmmakers? – What’s in it for me? I had a feeling that he was caught off guard but at the same time very appreciative…
How Many Hats Does a Filmmaker Need to Wear in the 21st Century?
When you are an independent filmmaker, you must wear lots of hats; especially when you are the brains behind the project. When I was making my feature film “Anna & Modern Day Slavery” I was: – the writer – the producer – the director – the editor – the marketer and promotor (sales agent) –…
When You Are New to Filmmaking, You Should…
1. Pay constant attention to what is happening in the business. Find few of news publications you like reading and check them on a daily basis. I’m not asking you to read every article but check the headlines and see what is in and what is out. 2. Learn, learn and learn even more. This…
Why Making Short Films Is Worth Your Time?
1. Making short films gives you the practical experience on the set you need to become a successful director. Every time you make a short you become more confident in yourself and your abilities and this business is all about confidence. 2. You practice your storytelling techniques. Storytelling is not only about technical abilities or…