Final Cut Pro 4
Digital non-linear video editing has crept into the life of nearly every filmmaker. From independents on shoestring budgets to high…
Making Films
“What I Want My Words to Do to You” Voices of Women in Maximum Security Prison
The documentary, What I Want My Words to Do to You, tracks a writing group led by playwright/activist Eve Ensler,…
Building a Killer Press Kit
The press kit is the most important tool for any filmmaker seeking media coverage, but many independent film press kits…
Getting Coverage
One of the great truths of media is that there is no such thing as bad press, but how to…
High-Tech Homebrew
The past few years have seen significant advances in the tools for creating visual effects with desktop computers. Yet these…
The Strange and Wonderful World of “American Splendor”
From American Splendor’s first shots, you know you are watching something unusual: It’s Halloween, 1950, and the neighborhood runts are…
Living the Indie Life
The notion of the starving artist is a romantic one. Sepia-toned images float through our collective minds of creative geniuses…
Field Report
Independent producers in Los Angeles are finding more ways of getting their work produced, critiqued, and distributed. Still, there is…
Site Seeing
While cleaning out my attic in 1998 I had an idea for a short film. I found a box of…