Philip Walker

How To Do A Script Breakdown
Your script is finally ready for production, now what? Now, you need to open your laptop back up and once again, go through your script, page-by-page, to conduct a script breakdown….

Pre-Production Tips: The Most Important Things To Remember
Pre-production is where all your planning and organizing takes place. It’s arguably the most important phase of any film production, which will require a great sum of effort. Even some of the top-notch producers struggle with this part of the filmmaking process, so don’t be discouraged….

Best Visual Effects Tools For High-Quality Post Production
Visual effects, also known as VFX, has taken the creative and imaginary world of filmmaking to the next level. It has brought stunning and alluring visuals to our films and has given filmmakers a lot more creative freedom. …

The Most Important Things To Know About Film Budgeting
Film budgeting is a very crucial component to the pre-production phase regardless of the type of film you’re planning to make — whether it be a low budget short film, an independent feature, or a high budget Hollywood blockbuster….

How To Get Your Independent Film Financed
Figuring out how to finance an independent film can be just as hard — if not harder — than actually coming up with and developing a strong idea or screenplay. Oftentimes, independent filmmakers determine the type of film they’ll make based on the amount of money and resources they will be given or have access to while making the film. …

How To Make A Music Video
Music video production, like most other artistic projects, can be a very challenging and demanding process. However, it can also be a very thrilling and exhilarating experience. …
How to Come Up with Ideas for Music Videos
So, you’re interested in making a music video but you may also be struggling with coming up with an idea. First things…
Why Music Video Production Can Make You a Better Filmmaker
Are you a filmmaker looking to broaden your horizons? Perhaps you’re interested in expanding your resume and experiences as a filmmaker, but…
How to Turn a Story Idea into a Script
Before you embark on the long and arduous yet thrilling journey that is writing a screenplay, you should make sure you have…
How to Get Producers to Listen to Your Story Idea
In today’s massive and largely competitive film industry, it’s becoming harder and harder to stick out of the screaming crowd of like-minded…
Funded Filmmaker Showcase: Malcolm Johnson
Malcolm Johnson received three months of Adobe Creative Cloud to finish post-production of his short film. More details on his project coming…
Funded Filmmaker Showcase: Giorgio Miraflor
Giorgio Miraflor received a gift card for KitSplit equipment rentals for production of his short film. Check out our one-sentence pitch competition…