Category Archives: filmmaking

In this post I hope to demolish once and for all any delusions you may have about the merits of going to film school. First things first: I have a lot of respect for higher education and I myself had the privilege of attending a wonderful University,

In this post I will share some skills and lessons that I learned from some of my favorite film directors. Some quick points: 1. None of this should be taken to imply that these films are mandatory material for filmmakers – I enjoy sharing, but you

Following my hugely popular post on Steven Spielberg’s film techniques, here are my thoughts on Stanley Kubrick’s film techniques. The same disclaimer applies: one cannot do justice to any decent artist in writing, but at the same time I

Film networking is one of the filmmaking topics that is most replete with fantasy, wishful thinking and downright nonsense. In this post I will share my experience of film networking and make a distinction between what works and what doesn’t, based

Copyright © 2011 LAvideoFilmmaker.com – All Rights Reserved. __________________________________ I have been admiring and studying Steven Spielberg’s filmmaking techniques for some years now and in this post I will share some of my findings.

It’s been one hell of a slog: you have written, shot and edited your film or video.  Congratulations!  But the work is not over yet: your film or video is not complete until you combine it with music. At this point you have essentially two op

Following my very popular posts on filmmaking tips and how to direct, this post will look at some nitty-gritty film techniques that every filmmaker needs to have in his or her toolbox. Some of these techniques are very basic and others are more advan

After attaining the hard-won goal of completing an independent feature film, filmmakers are confronted with the equally gargantuan task of securing distribution. It may seem like a tedious task, but without some form of distribution, your film will l

Independent film self-distribution is now unquestionably the way forward for the overwhelming majority of small independent films. Even before the massive economic recession, it was next to impossible to secure meaningful distribution for small indep