How To Grow With Criticism Of Your Work

As an independent filmmaker, it is important to react to constructive criticism the correct way, by taking it gracefully and using it to better yourself and your moviemaking skills. Microfilmmaker Magazine has … Keep reading >>

 

Tips For Directors and Producers

If you are looking for a starter guide on directing and producing, an article entitled “Directing and Production Tips: Techniques to Keep You Organized” over at DMN may be just the thing … Keep reading >>

 

How To Build Your Own Green Screen

Compositing is really fun if you have the right equipment, but that equipment can be very expensive sometimes. Indy Mogul has posted a tutorial on how to make your own green screen … Keep reading >>

 

DIY Rain Machine for Under $50

Here is a good, old-fashioned DIY project from Curbly called, “How to Make a Rain Machine.” It is actually a pretty simple process, and just seeing the finished … Keep reading >>

 

Top Ten Tips for Beginning Indies

Seems that Mike over at HDForIndies is back in the swing of things with more great content that you shouldn’t miss reading if you are a professional (or aspiring to be one) … Keep reading >>

 

Great Tools for Filmmakers

DependentFilms.net offers a whole slew of useful templates and other tools for videographers. You will find a ton of files here including logs, contracts, releases, script templates, storyboard tools, and other great … Keep reading >>

 

Moby Offers Free Music for Indies

Musical artist Moby has created a new section on his website simply titled, “Moby Gratis.” This new section’s purpose is to provide music for “independent and … Keep reading >>

 

Canon HV20 24P Workflow

HDForIndies has an amazingly (as usual) detailed post on working with 24P footage from the Canon HV20. The post has been updated a few times already … Keep reading >>

 

HD For Indies Premium Announced

Gotta give some link love to Mike Curtis over at HDForIndies. He has just announced “HD for Indies Premium,” a special, pay-to-access website that will provide new, deeper coverage on certain topics … Keep reading >>

 

Canon HV20 Hacks to Manually Control Exposure

If any of you bought or are going to buy the Canon HV20 to use for Indie filmmaking you will definitely want to read an article over at … Keep reading >>

 

Final Cut Pro Render Tests On 8-Core Mac Pro

Wondering whether or not to spring for that 8-core Mac Pro? Well, when it comes to Final Cut Pro, it seems that loading up on extra … Keep reading >>

 

HDForIndies and Silverado Team Up for Editing Packages

OK, this is really cool. Remember that article Mike Curtis of HDForIndies wrote a couple months back on how to build your own HD editing workstation? He has now partnered with … Keep reading >>