Congratulations to our two grand prize winners from our last funding period, Elia Urquiza and David Oster. We can’t tell you too much about their films just yet, but stay tuned. As we ramp up and streamline our free distribution process, you’re going to see an influx of original films […]
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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. I’m not sure Kubrick or Welles could find success today. No one wants to deal with a megalomaniac, especially when the talent pool continues to increase because of […]
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. This post is more for beginners, but it never hurts to go back to the basics for those who possess a bit more experience, either. We list a […]
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 feather? And when a great story gets you nowhere, it’s all about who you know, right? But what they don’t tell us is that it isn’t just who […]
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 will be donated to The Stan Lee Foundation to promote literacy and the arts. We’re putting out a call. A call to create new superheroes. If you’ve been on […]
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 for a film and asking you to develop it. You should think of it that way, well, because that’s exactly what it is. Except that you’ll likely be […]
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 for the rest of the post: Knowing how to budget a film on a shoestring budget will help you develop practical budgeting skills for the future, when you […]
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 need a voiceover? I’ve been there, sitting on the floor in my parents’ house talking into a shotgun microphone I bought on eBay. We even recorded a voiceover […]
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 regional festivals I’ve mentioned in earlier blog posts about the benefits of posting short films online. I received the congratulatory email on a Friday night while in a bar […]