Discovering Current Cinema: Beasts of No Nation
Engage with the craft behind Cary Joji Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation, Netflix’s first feature film, to inform and inspire your own filmmaking.
3 Reasons Indie Filmmakers Should Make Horror Films
Why are scary movies so successful? Learn how you can make a strong film even with a low budget.
How to Use Production Design to Make Your Film Stand Out
Spice up your filmmaking with thoughtful locations, costumes, and props on a budget – it all begins with defining the mood of your film and showing it in the environment.
Getting Smart with Story Structure: Open Water
How do you make a strong film? Powerful insights from our breakdown of director Chris Kentis’ “Open Water”.
Why You Need to Build a Creative Team You Trust
How can collaboration benefit your filmmaking? Why simplify a complicated concept? Useful tips in our zombie-themed interview with a music video director.
How Deadlines Can Inspire Your Filmmaking
Discover the power of setting deadlines, shortening your film, and experimenting creatively, as an indie filmmaker takes us behind-the-scenes of his latest low budget success.