by Brent Forrest & Tobias Schlage | 10 February, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Post-Production, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
It takes constant work, self-motivation and CG is a symphony of headaches. Tobi and I met in 2017 at a studio called Animation Cafe in Tokyo. We’re both compulsive filmmakers and we’d both just finished making our own animated shorts. Tobi’s was...
by Incamera | 2 February, 2021 | Filmmaking, Post-Production, Technical Craft
CGI in recent years has become the go to method for producing special effects due to its innate predictability and reliability, which is a major benefit when dealing with film budgets. It should not be seen as a ‘cheap’ alternative however, as CGI when done well can...
by Ofer Tirosh | 28 January, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Post-Production, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution
You worked hard on your independent film, so it makes sense to share it with as many people as possible. A great way of finding a wide audience is promoting your independent film overseas. To do that, you’ll need to use video translation or film translation services....
by Finnergan Pierson | 26 January, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Post-Production, Producing, Screenwriting
The film industry presents an alluring goal for aspiring filmmakers. To be making films in Hollywood is what success looks like to amateur filmmakers. But it takes a lot to get there. You’ll need to leverage every asset you have in order to make a professional film...
by Mal Williamson | 23 January, 2021 | Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Post-Production, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
Making films has so far been a team game. A film director being the author of the work was a lovely critical theory but not real. Bergman had Sven Nykvist to do the filming, Bresson had Ghislain Cloquet and Hitchcock had his favourite camera trickster Robert Burks....
by Raindance | 14 January, 2021 | Contest, Directing, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Post-Production, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Raindance Film Festival, Screenwriting
Welcome to the #lockdownlover, a brand new Valentine’s Day Short Film Competition. So you’re stuck in lockdown over Valentine’s day. Dinner over zoom, amazon delivered flowers, maybe a deliveroo date. How about making a film about it? What is it like for lovers in...
