Every Filmmaker Needs A Competitive Advantage

The mainstream film industry is as bleak as it has ever been – at least from a business…

How To Make A Feature In One Day…

It’s entirely possible to make a feature film in a single production day.   We’ve seen it pulled off…

Avoiding The “2 Year Filmmaking Trap”

The average feature film takes about 2 years to complete from first draft  to final distribution. Most filmmakers…

3 Feature Films To Develop Right Now

So many filmmakers suffer from “analysis paralysis” and as a result never make a single feature film. With…

Making A No-Budget / No-Crew Short Film In 3 Hours On The Sony A7S III

Last week I made a bite sized short film called “Echoes On The Shore”, which was shot in…

A Formula For Failure As a Filmmaker (And How Inversion Thinking Can Help)

One way to improve your results in just about anything (including filmmaking) is by using Inversion Thinking. Humans are far…

Applying Leondardo DaVinci’s “Sfumato Technique” In Filmmaking

500+ years ago, Leonardo DaVinci pioneered the Sfumato technique, which changed the art world forever. In Italian, Sfumato means “to evaporate like…

PODCAST: Shooting A 60 Minute Feature Film In One Day With Filmmaker Mark Mc Auley

In this episode, I am joined by filmmaker Mark Mc Auley to discuss the creative process behind his…

Why “Day For Night” Is Critical For No-Budget Productions

If there is one filmmaking trick to have up your sleeve on a no-budget production, it’s the ability…

5 Coverage Methods For No-Budget Productions

No-budget productions hinge on the quality of your approach to coverage. Many filmmakers make the mistake of focusing…

The Best Focal Lengths For No-Budget Cinematography

I’m often asked “what are the optimal focal lengths for no-budget productions”? While there are no hard and…

The 33% Rule: Shooting Coverage On No-Budget

So much of your film’s perceived quality is rooted in shooting not only the best coverage possible, but…