Filmmaking
Discover the newest articles from filmmakers about their experiences, skills, and more.
On December 7, 1972, floating 28,000 miles above the surface of the Earth, the crew of Apollo 17 snapped the…
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Nothing is as powerful as a good story. Filmmakers spend their lives seeking them out, pursuing them, developing them, and…
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Documentary filmmaking takes a lot of grit, to say the least. The conditions can be anything but favorable, the stories…
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Documentaries excel when they don’t hold back, when they give an “unmitigated” perspective on someone’s life, as director Garrett Bradley…
Tom Levinge’s comedic short, Mister Biscuits, is silly. It suspends reality by putting humans in the roles of beloved pets.…
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Sometimes the most compelling way to present a story is to take a step back. A narrative can, and will…
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Dylan Allen’s The Privates manages to tackle sci-fi, indie-rock, group dynamics, and merge them into one brilliantly thoughtful short film.…
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There's a lot of strategy that goes into starting a YouTube channel. Skip "hard way" and take a few notes…
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There’s a moment in Free Solo during Alex Honnold’s historic, rope-less ascent of El Capitan when the audience sees cinematographer…
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There are a lot of ways you can learn how to make films. You can go to film school. You…
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