Bombing a pitch happens to everyone, but sometimes you have no idea why it did. Let’s go over a few scenarios. Pitching a movie or TV show is an art form. You go in, weave an entertaining tale in around fifteen minutes, and...

Tokina kicks off its new mirrorless lens line with an 85mm f/1.8 for Sony E-mount. Meet the debut lens for Tokina’s mirrorless atx-m series, the atx-m 85mm f/1.8 FE for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras. ...

From the makers of Platypod comes an innovative, new ball head system that is tough, sleek, and has an electronic leveling system. Platypod has made a name for itself for giving filmmakers unique, compact, and rugged pieces of gear on...

Headlining our Deals of the Week, save over $300 on the CLAR Maxin Series Bi-Color LED light. This week in filmmaking deals: Every production needs a trusty slate, and the CLAR 9-Section Production Slate is currently only $25. Also,...

Successful filmmaking is all about forming good habits, so here are some bad ones you should avoid. New to filmmaking? Good for you! This is going to be such an exciting ride full of thrills, chills, and a whole heap of...

Knives Out is a great script that started from a simple outline. Check it out. At one point or another, every great film starts as the germ of an idea. That germ spreads, and suddenly you have the writing disease. Sorry, this...

Following Uncut Gems, the Safdies reunite with Adam Sandler for something interesting…and frankly, kind of weird. Enjoy! Uncut Gems is one of my favorite movies of the year. It unlocked an incredible Adam Sandler performance...

Want to turn your smartphone into a powerful filmmaking machine? Here are some tips to get you started. Gone are the days when you’d need a camera package worth tens of thousands of dollars to make a film. These days, all you...

Taxi Driver’s ending has been talked about since the movie came out. We’re here to show you how it’s viewed today. Let’s go. It seems like so long ago, but at one time, Martin Scorsese was a director...

A lot of hard work goes into things that never see the light of day. Well… unless they get leaked! The AV Club, among others, reported that Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly’s Star Wars...