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5 Essential Tips on Making an Indie Film in Your Backyard
Sure, New York and L.A. are super cool places to make a movie, but if you're an indie, no-budget filmmaker, chances are most of your films will be shot right in your hometown. David Beltoft and his...
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From 'Psycho' to 'The Departed': A Side-by-Side Comparison of Original Movies...
With the new Ghostbusters trailer dropping today and myriad more remakes in the works, it's apt to check out the huge swath of films that have been subject to remakes throughout cinema history. Three...
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How to Do #GivingTuesday, Filmmaker-Style
Support the organizations that support you. In the US, holiday consumerism rules this time of year. From Black Friday to Cyber Monday to gift exchanges left and right, shopping is the name of the...
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Here's How You Can Learn to Make a Movie (By Making a Movie)
This no-budget fantasy short teaches us that one man's trash is another man's spaceship. The Gapvoid is a short fantasy film that follows Black, an intergalactic smuggler who gets into trouble while...
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Should You Get a Writing Partner? Advice from the Team Behind 'Villains'
It takes two... Writing and directing duo Dan Berk and Robert Olsen have been creative partners since their days at NYU. They took some time before their premiere at SXSW to discuss why their...
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'I See You': How Director Adam Randall Handled Twists and Tone
There's always a new way to craft a new surprise. How difficult is it to surprise your audience without jumping the shark? The answer is: very difficult. Adam Randall's third feature film is a SXSW...
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Transmedia Pioneer: How I Paved My Own Road as a Filmmaker
Zeke Zelker is a pioneer of transmedia, which is storytelling through multiple platforms. Today, he shares his experiences with No Film School. Zeke wrote this op-ed for us to share his new work in...
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How 'Easy Rider' Changed Everything About Indie Film
The 1969 counterculture film "Easy Rider" shook the studio system to its core and helped usher in one of Hollywood's most creative eras. The film is a revolutionary road movie, starring Peter Fonda as...
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How This Filmmaker Got Jay Duplass' Help on His Very First Feature
Cooper Raiff's film Shithouse got made through a combination of hard work, creativity, and helpful input from Jay Duplass. Shithouse tells the story of Alex (played by Raiff, also the...
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Sundance and Adobe Partner To Get More Women Making Films
The inaugural Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellowship class was announced today. Meet the 11 fellows. The fellowship is the product of a partnership between the Sundance Institute and Adobe and was...
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How 'Sputnik' Puts a Unique Spin on Sci-Fi Horror
Director Egor Abramenko's first feature brings a new sci-fi movie monster to 1983 Russia. I've spent enough time being obsessed with space exploration, Laika, and Ridley Scott's Alien that I knew this...
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How Anna Kerrigan Created a Modern-Day Western in 'Cowboys'
Writing, location, and performance come together in the delicate, heartbreaking father/son story of Cowboys. Cowboys is just about everything you want in an indie film. It's a character-driven story...
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"You Ain’t Gotta Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here"—What I Learned Directing...
Perseverance is the most important trait of an independent filmmaker. To get your movie made, you have to stick to the mission, no matter what. Of course, you can (and will!) make your film at some...
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How a Micro-Budget Feature Scored Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Won Awards, and...
This is how I shot my feature in seven days, and tips you can use for your next project. Written by Andrew de Burgh I am a Los Angeles-based filmmaker. Since 2015, I’ve been grateful to have directed...
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How We Made a Film Remotely (And It’s Not Another Zoom Film)
We decided to push remote shooting even further. Here's how. This post was written by Mathilde Suissa. You’ve seen those films taking place only over Zoom, like Host, Unfriended, and countless others....
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How I Made a Feature Film at Age 20 for $5,000
Want to be a filmmaker? Go make films! This post was written by Sam Hartshorn. This is the advice I’d heard time and time again. Whilst it may feel like cinema is teetering on the verge of extinction...
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Joe Russo Wants to See More Indie Movies in Theaters
When was the last time you saw a true indie movie in theaters? While the Russo brothers are known mostly for their work in the Marvel world, and maybe on Arrested Development, they are passionate fans...
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How We Shot Our First Feature Film in 10 Days for $2,500
And got it screened at Comic-Con International and on Prime Video. This post was written by Greg Pope. “Write it this winter. Shoot it over the summer. Release it in the fall. Rinse and repeat!” My...
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Sundance Film Festival Cancels In-Person Program (Again)
It looks like we are back to virtual events... The Sundance Film Festival had all of us excited to return to an in-person gathering to celebrate independent filmmaking. After two years in the...
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Could the Slamdance Channel Be the Home for Your Next Indie Film?
Finally, a streaming platform made by filmmakers for filmmakers. Slamdance just announced its new streaming platform for independent films. It's called the Slamdance Channel. The new streaming...
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