IMDb Best Practices

The first place a potential employer will likely visit to check your credits – especially for freelance below-the-line gigs –…

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Interview – Writer/Director/Producer Annika Hylmö, Ph.D

I am very fortunate to be in a writing group with Dr. Hylmö, and have the enormous benefit of her…

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Interview – Writer/Director/Producer Scottie Jeanette Madden

Scottie Jeanette Madden is an author, screenwriter, director and producer with a background in independent features, and as a showrunner…

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Interview: Filmmaker and Author, Cali Gilbert

Multi-talented filmmaker, author, photographer and entrepreneur Cali Gilbert has just celebrated the LA premiere of her new film, Invisible, at…

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How to Choose a Project to Join

Click to Tweet this post Sometimes we can feel spoiled for choice. There are so many projects being initiated, especially…

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Film Jobs – Locations Department

The Locations Department works closely with the Production Designer and starts work well in advance of principal photography. The Department…

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How to put together your writer’s One Pager

If you are a professional writer, of any kind, you need a One Pager, occasionally called a One Sheet. This…

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Theater Jobs – Wardrobe and Prop Departments

Wardrobe Once I left acting, I started my professional theater career in the Wardrobe department. This is the group of…

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Film Jobs – Craft Service and Catering

    A film crew, like an army, marches on its stomachs. I’m pretty sure most people outside of the…

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How to Choose a Better Title for Your Short Films

I’m going to cut right to the chase. Many of you choose lousy titles for your short films. These are…

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