Modern Filmmaking
How to Achieve a More Cinematic Feel in Your Films
Yes, there are ways to make your film look professional if you’re not a professional (yet)! Especially when your specialty is guerilla…
Why we’ve given away over $14,000 in film funding to films that won’t make us any money
Congratulations to our two grand prize winners from our last funding period, Elia Urquiza and David Oster. We can’t tell you too…
10 reasons filmmaking and entrepreneurship require the same skills
Gone are the days where you could be the crazed and isolated artistic genius driven solely by artistic vision and achieve success….
How to create digital storytelling that matters (or seemingly doesn’t matter)
Visual storytelling must captivate for today’s audiences to maintain engagement. People say that millennials have short attention spans. I’m not sure if…
How to make a short film with these 7 resources
In this post, we list some resources that will help you learn how to make a short film from pre-production through post-production….
5 storytelling tips from an award-winning producer
Everything starts with a concept. A story. Like, where did this guy get his hat? Has he always smoked? What’s with the…
Your Pitch Could Support The Stan Lee Foundation
TLDR: If your entry to The Film Fund pitches anything about a new superhero story, 50% of the proceeds from your entry…
How you can get jobs from our film funding community
TLDR: When we post a project in the network, think of it like a producer coming to you with a basic concept…
How to make a high production value 4K SAG-AFTRA film with two crew members on a $300 budget in 3 easy steps
First things first: you and your friend are the two crew members. Second, there were no sponsors for this post. Okay, now…
Will the iPhone XS stereo audio recording become the go-to voiceover mic for guerilla filmmakers?
Obviously, you’ll want to use the best equipment whenever possible, but what if you’re an aspiring filmmaker just starting out and you…
Why 4K filmmaking doesn’t really matter, and what you should do if you can’t afford it
I received some exciting news the other day. My latest short film, “Son of Blackbeard,” was just accepted to one of those…
Why these 5 female filmmakers need to be on your radar
Sofia Coppola’s breakout film Lost in Translation remains one of my favorites, and I recently watched a VICE Guide to Film profile…
