Project Spark 2023: NANLITE & NANLUX Filmmaking Contest with $135K in Prizes
The current era that we live is an era of spreading information and exploding creativeness, and a new wave of creating has been pushed strongly……...
Category: Film Business
Descent: Press Release for a CSN College Thesis Film
My name is Zachary Fried and I am from the College of Southern Nevada. This semester, for my thesis film, I am partnering with a……...
10 Simple and Essential Tips for Working with Beginning Composers
Written By Tony Halliwell Working with a student or beginning composer? Deriving from my experiences working as a startup composer, I’d like to share with……...
10 Must Know Tips for Getting Staffed
By Neil Landau In Hollywood, where episodic TV production budgets tend to be most substantial, showrunners will hire a staff of dedicated writers to bring……...
How to Maximize Your Productivity at Film Festivals
Pictured above: Filmmakers and festival managers drop by the Student Filmmakers Magazine exhibit booth at the NAB New York Show in Manhattan, NYC, to say……...
Puppeteering: More Than Just the Character
By JC Cummings We’ve always enjoyed productions with fun-loving puppet characters. Puppeteering is an art and one of the first forms of entertainment throughout the……...
How to Network at Live Events
By Amy DeLouise, Producer/Director Film festivals and industry events are back in person! Can we remember how to do this? Here are some of my……...
Finding Balance as Filmmakers
By Shane Stanley It’s that time of year to brush the sand off your feet, let your suntans fade and the hangovers heal as you……...
Is Film School in Your Future?
Written by Christina Hamlett Years ago, I interviewed a prominent producer and asked him whether he thought a film school degree was essential to a……...
Production Equipment Rental Advice
Production Equipment Rental Advice from John Marino Key Ingredients To me, the key ingredients to a successful equipment rental company is not just the equipment……...
Film Contracts in Indie Filmmaking
Photo by Jakob Owens. Visit his website at www.directorjakobowens.com. FILM BUSINESS Film Contracts in Indie Filmmaking What You Need to Know Written by Peter John……...
Crew Your Video Shoot in 3 Steps
Pictured above: Photo by Siri Louis, Director of Photography, Video Creator. Follow Siri on IG at instagram.com/siri_ous. PRE-PRODUCTION Crew Your Video Shoot in 3 Steps……...