Thomas Verdi
How to Minimize Sound Design Costs in Your Film Budget
Sound design can be thought of in a few different ways. What does a sound designer do in film, and what is…
7 Post-Production Tools That Prove Video Editors Can Work From Home
This post is completely un-sponsored. These are tools we love and find useful for our post-production process! 🙂 Whether you’re quarantined because…
Funded Filmmaker Showcase: David Oster
David Oster, writer and director of the short film we funded, “I Love Jazz,” answered some of our questions about why he…
What You Can Learn From These 6 Films Financed by The Film Fund
We’ve been busy here at The Film Fund, and we’re finally ramping up to produce even more films to help independent filmmakers…
How to Get Film Permits and Location Releases
“Do I need a film permit” may be high up on your list of questions. Well, if you want to make sure…
How Winner Don Fanelli Created Conflict in His Movie Pitch
Reading time: 4.5 minutes At The Film Fund, we believe that conflict drives story forward. Without conflict in your script writing, there’s…
How to Get Film Financing and Prizes From The Film Fund
Reading time: 4 minutes Now, there’s no exact way to ensure you will receive funding from one of our contests, but following…
How to Write Short Films: 5 Script Writing Prompts
Reading time: 3 minutes If you’re a screenwriter or are trying to learn how to write a movie script, there’s not much…
The Best Screenwriting Books and Resources
Besides our blog, there are tons of great books and websites every screenwriter should become familiar with ASAP. You’ll find some of the…
How to Find and Hire Film Crew
Finding the right crew for your film is like finding the right employees for a business or the right crew to fly…
Best Tools for Creating and Managing a Film Budget
Note: this post isn’t sponsored. Yet! 😉 Creating a budget is one of the most crucial pre-production steps. Have you ever seen…
How to Negotiate Film Crew Agreements and Contracts
You should always try to pay people’s day rates, but in indie film, sometimes you need to negotiate for the sake of…
