David F. Sandberg, Filmmaker (a.k.a. Ponysmasher on Youtube): It was always my dream to make movies and it was always my dream to be a Hollywood director. Erik Bork, Screenwriter/Author: I pursued being a film major in my undergraduate in Ohio which is my home state and got a four-year degree, a BFA in motion […]

via How Do You REALLY Break Into Hollywood? — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Can you explain the collaboration process between writers, directors and producers? Mark Travis: Okay, I would add another category which is actors. Writers, directors, producers AND actors. First of all, the whole process of making a film is a collaboration process, that if a writer didn’t want to collaborate they would write a novel. If […]

via How To Write And Direct A Great Movie by Michael Hauge and Mark W. Travis — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Knowing that maybe you rushed into your first feature film and you have lots of things you might have done differently, do you think it’s better you did that, rather than still be talking about making a feature film 10 years out? Dui Jarrod, Writer/Director: It was the right decision to make. I […]

via The Climb To Be An Artist Is Much Harder Than It Seems by Dui Jarrod — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: When you were in film school what were some of the things teachers did where you said This really works for me. If I become a teacher, I want to emulate this and then the reverse (what shut you down)? Aleem Hossain, filmmaker and AR/VR creator, assistant professor in media arts and culture […]

via Art Is A Process Not A Result by Aleem Hossain — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: We took a break for a moment and off-camera you said something about character and dialogue and how you help your students and how in some ways they are the same thing? Corey Mandell, Screenwriter/Instructor: I talked about this sort of more globally in the creative integration video (and people can go back) […]

via How To Write Authentic Characters And Dialogue by Corey Mandell — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: When was the first time you picked up a camera? Walid Azami, Photographer/Youtuber: The first time I picked up a camera professionally…I’m going to backtrack just a little bit. I worked with Madonna and I worked on her world tour and I befriended (a good friend of mine now) named Jamie King who […]

via Why An Artist Should Follow Their Instincts by Walid Azami — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Filmmaking is not math, it’s jazz? Lawrence Sher, ASC, Cinematographer: Yeah, that’s a Todd [Phillips] thing. I just love saying it. I remember him saying it ages ago (like three movies ago). I just love it, it’s such a great expression because we talked about someone we both worked with who was super […]

via Filmmaking Is Not Math, It’s Jazz by JOKER Movie’s Lawrence Sher, ASC — FilmCourage.com

How Do You Edit To Build Tension? by Lawrence Jordan, ACE via FilmCourage.com.

via How Do You Edit To Build Tension? by Lawrence Jordan, ACE — FilmCourage.com

This Tip Will Transform Your Cinematography Overnight by R.L. Scott via FilmCourage.com.

via This Tip Will Transform Your Cinematography Overnight by R.L. Scott — FilmCourage.com

by Drew Chial The gatekeepers who once decided what art was worth publishing are losing relevance. We need not kneel at their feet to gain entrance to the public square. There are paths in everywhere. Director J.J. Abrams told the audience at the Anaheim Star Wars Celebration that they could all be […]

via How Writers Can Make Gatekeepers Work for Them — A Writer’s Path