The Nuances of Film Editing
The word “edit” has a bad reputation. To lay folk, the word brings to mind overindulgence, censorship, and the property…
Scriptwriting
Hometown Hitter
First-time screenwriter/director Tom McCarthy didn’t stray too far from home when he decided to make his debut film The Station…
Story Is As Story Does
In 1997, I had a decent career as a freelance magazine writer when at the beach one day I told…
Screening No More
Earlier this year the Carnegie Museum announced it would close one of Pittsburgh’s oldest and most renowned screening series and…
Copyright Basics
Copyright is the law that protects the creations of artists and authors by allowing them to have exclusive rights to…
New Paths in Storytelling: www.bornmagazine.org
When you begin reading a book, it is a given that if you start on page one and read each…
The Ten Commandments of Independent Film Production
Alongside our producer clients, Rudolph and Beer, LLP attorneys have weathered numerous campaigns in the trenches of independent film production….
The Future of Screenwriting
Twice a week, Marc Bacus comes home from his day-job as an administrator at Southern Illinois University and logs on…
Mark Borchardt: The (Other) Indie Prototype
During the Q&A after the first screening of American Movie at Sundance, director Chris Smith hailed his subject Mark Borchardt…