How I Found a Story Worth Telling, Then Crowdfunded 11K to Make It
There are two super frustrating parts of getting started with telling your own stories. The first is constantly feeling like you have no fresh ideas. And the second is when people tell you to work on "developing your own unique voice."
Ironically, both of these challenges combine into one magnificent feedback loop of bullshit.
The Long, Winding Road to Making Films You’re Truly Proud Of
When I first moved to Los Angeles, my goal was to make a feature film within one year of moving. It’s now been 9 years and I’ve only just released my first short film, “The Long Goodbye” which by my original standards is depressingly off the mark.
One Year Later: What We Learned Distributing Our Micro-Budget Feature
In 2019—when filmmaking has long since been revolutionized by digital technology, when movies shot on smartphones open at Sundance, when there are festivals dedicated to vertical filmmaking, and when so many people are making features that the ‘mystique’ of it has long since dissipated—the one area that still seems to hide behind a shroud of secrecy is distribution.
Why Indie Film Producers Must Find Their Niche & Brand Themselves
When producers start their careers and jump from horror to drama to doc back to narrative, they learn a hell of a lot, but they’re not developing a solid career path for themselves. They’re not giving themselves that opportunity to become known for something in the way directors do.
The Best Guest Articles Published on Filmmaker's Process in 2016
As we come up on the one year mark since Filmmaker's Process officially launched, I wanted to look back on the year and pull out some of my favorite guest submissions that have appeared on the site so far. There are some seriously great ones.
