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Approaching a New Film Project

Written by: Charles Matthau Summary: Get your mind and body ready for a new project with these tips. Before approaching a project as director, you have a lot to consider. Your life is about to become very hectic for the next few months. You need to be prepared to handle that level of stress, and…




The Importance of Setting

Article by Charles Matthau. When you read scripts for a living, you get used to shooting them down if they don’t grab you within the first few lines. What makes it so easy to turn a film down based on those first few lines? For starters, volume has a lot to do with it. The…




Digital Film Making: The Indie Film Maker’s Dream

As a filmmaker, I benefit greatly from the advent of digital. Hardcore filmmakers like Tarantino will say that film is the epitome of cinema. I don’t disagree. The quality of film is incredible and you can’t get the same look in digital. Not even in post. Still, film is awfully expensive. Trying to raise funding…