Thomas Verdi
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…
11 Netflix genres that independent filmmakers will love
At the time of this writing, there are 5,579 movies on Netflix and $7,285 TV shows. Some are indie films, and some…
FF-produced “AMERICANO” indie film nominated for FIVE festival awards at FirstGlance Film Festival (so far)!
UPDATE: “AMERICANO” has won Best Editing at FirstGlance Film Festival, a premier independent film festival in Philadelphia. “AMERICANO”—a short film written and…
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…
10 creative ways to develop better screenplay topics
A dentist once told me about this amazing idea he had for a movie… about a dentist. The scene went something like…
Watch: Director Mike Thompson tells us why producers don’t care about your logline and why you should ignore them
“I had a producer asking me about international sales, and he hadn’t even heard the logline yet.” For our third Community Spotlight,…
Watch: Director Tim Viola wants you to “f*ck all of it,” trust your gut, and sharpen your logline
“For me, The Film Fund is one word—simplicity. It is all about asking you for one thing, and that’s basically a sentence—what…
Watch: Filmmaker Alexander Cooper decides to pursue his dream and make movies after losing his father and his job
“I found some stories that needed to be told. No one else would do it, so I thought I might as well…
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…
