by Geraint Anderson | 3 June, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
The legendary film producer Samuel Goldwyn famously said that “Pictures are for entertainment; messages should be delivered by Western Union” and I suspect that many cinema goers across the world probably agree with him. However, I believe his assertion is simplistic...
by Steve Conway | 1 June, 2020 | Filmmaking, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
Approximately 33% of a film’s budget goes on marketing, a handy rule that should be applied to any film whether it’s got a small budget or a large one. Those films with a huge budget spend marketing money on big trailers, TV and cinema ads and billboards; they also...
by Holly Faulkner | 31 May, 2020 | Filmmaking, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Technical Craft, Web Content
The spread of the coronavirus and the ensuing crisis put the brakes on many industries, including both the film industry and the events industry included. Live events were postponed or cancelled one after the other, as companies and festival organisers grappled with...
by Nina Romain | 30 May, 2020 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing
How to Put Together a Successful Call Sheet Ever arrived on set in a forest in a hostel crammed with nearly 40 cast and crew members and thought…how are we going to organise everything? While working as a production manager assistant (PMA) for a horror short in the...
by Celeste Ramos | 29 May, 2020 | Filmmaking, Screenwriting
Our task as (screen)writers is to find intriguing ways to tell the “same” stories. The issues of death (releasing the old) and rebirth (entering into the new) are at the core of pretty much every film. Employing a unique brand of visual lyricism through symbols will...
by Paul Baichoo | 28 May, 2020 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Screenwriting
Let’s make a movie! Ok, so who do I know who can produce? Who’s good with a camera? Who can carry off that lead role I’ve written which let’s face it is loosely based on me or some part of me that I like/dislike? If you’re an indie filmmaker you’ll be used to writing,...
