by Nick Rizzini | 23 November, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking Career, Producing
Thomas Law as “Karl” in Framed In this new digital era, many films are being produced with no-budget or close to no-budget. If we fall for the simple assumption that something is better than nothing, dealing with a “micro” budget could seem easier than dealing with...
by Premiere Crew | 21 November, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Post-Production, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting, Technical Craft
November 5th 1955. Marty McFly has just arrived, from 30 years in the future. AND, the archaic methods of crewing up films – which we still use today – are first being invented. Ok, that’s an exaggeration, but isn’t that how “old school” it still seems?...
by N'cee van Heerden | 13 November, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Can you tell us about your background and past projects? My background is actually in theatre. I specialized in bare-boned theatre – no set, no props, just miming and dialogue. I began working on films in 2005, starting from the bottom as a runner. I did start...
by Celeste Ramos | 25 October, 2020 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
The ultimate symbols for duality, twins are typically found in opposite film genres – thriller and comedy. Wouldn’t it be funny – or wouldn’t it be scary – if there was more than one of “you”? While twins and further multiples are certainly individuals, part of their...
by Isabelle Karpinski | 23 October, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Producing, Screenwriting
When did you realise you would have to work ten, twenty, thirty times harder? Rosalie Carn is the actress, director & producer of ‘The Flip Side,’ a short thriller exploring how celebrity and an identity crisis can lead to cold revenge. She thinks there’s...
by Nitin Gupta | 22 October, 2020 | Acting, Directing, Filmmaking, Post-Production, Screenwriting, Technical Craft
The first short film is the point in the filmmakers’ lives where they fly the nest to dive into their storytelling careers. They learn a lot about the practical aspects of filmmaking during that time by making big and small mistakes. Some see it as a cosmic filter to...
