ORIGINS OF INSPIRATION: 5 Creators and the Films That Inspire Them
What do Scream, Jaws, and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? have to do with one another? They all inspired Jordan Peele in the writing of Get Out, the Academy Award-winning screenplay that lent a fresh voice to an ongoing discourse about race in America. That got us...
STICKER SHOCK: 5 Surprising Expenses That Could Bust Your Indie Budget
One of the best ways to stand out in the film business is to make a successful low-budget movie. Like Paranormal Activity, shot for only $15,000. Or Get Out, made for $4.5 million. Or Split for $9 million. Or A Quiet Place, $17 million… Hold on! This is starting...
SATURDAY MORNING FILM SCHOOL: 5 Film Lessons From Your Favorite Cartoons
We filmmakers often look to other cinematic works to get inspiration: the acting of Lily James, the directing of James Cameron and the writing of Cameron Crowe. We look at successful projects like Black Mirror and Black-ish and Orange is the New Black. And we study...
