Thomas Verdi
Why you should bring on a filmmaking partner for film financing
Going it alone works for some industries, but according to Casey Neistat, filmmaking is a sport. And most sports require teams to…
How to make a film that’s festival-worthy
The festival process can be excruciating. Entry fees, ticket prices, screening blocks that are less than ideal. They can fun, too, and…
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 we got free services and a boat to make an independent film
Hey, it’s me, Tom, founder of The Film Fund. In addition to being a film producer and a financier with The Film…
6 Filmmaking Drills You Wish You Had in Film School
Okay, so I didn’t go to film school. I still might. Who knows. But I have spoken with many filmmakers who’ve attended…
5 ways writing prose will improve your screenwriting
This post won’t just help you become a better screenwriter. It will show you techniques that will make you a better all-around…
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….
Why you should ignore trends to receive short film grants
It’s interesting data that tells a story, but it probably won’t help you tell your story. This infographic, created by Bo McCready…
7 advantages screenwriting has over literary fiction
Many literary writers say that screenwriting does’t represent real writing. Television carries even less merit in their eyes. I had a creative…
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…
