The average salary of an average indie film is $1,400 a week. However, due to the small indie production, most films can only survive if they are supported at a high level to get the film produced. With very modest funding, a film can only survive about 50% of the time. Even if you are […]
We can say that video editors make more money than most. In fact, it almost seems like video editors in general are able to survive on video editing jobs more than most people. Most people make about $9,000 a year, some are making $20,000. It’s a pretty wide range of pay. You can find one […]
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I have been fortunate enough to work for several people who have helped shape my career along the way. First and foremost, my mentors and advisors have been directors James A. Michener (A Dangerous Method) and Paul Schrader. Both men were instrumental in my career and, with whom I have collaborated on numerous other projects […]
The most important thing about movies, in other words, is money. If the money comes with a lot of pain and suffering, I don’t want to do it anymore. I want to do the movies I want to do. The fact that I haven’t made movies for a long time, which is a shame, speaks […]
The best way to learn filmmaking is to watch good movies – you can watch my film A Trip Down The Rabbit Hole for a simple introduction to storytelling. If you are not interested in watching a movie, you could consider starting with a short film project and learning the fundamentals of the craft through […]
Well, it’s very, very difficult to say. We’re at a very exciting time in the art of filmmaking. With a generation of creative filmmakers who are very driven, they really think deeply about where filmmaking should go and the choices that are available to it, and how to get there. We don’t like to jump […]
Well, it’s actually quite simple. There’s a lot of people saying this now, but the first thing that you think about when you watch a movie is “This is a big, complicated movie.” And you think of it like “Ah, that’s easy to do,” but the first thing that you think about is “Is there […]
How do you move from shooting weddings to cinematography weddings? “If you know the film, you go in all day with the director and he tells you in short order what the look will be and you go to set and just stay there and work through the day. You shoot so much that you […]
Yes. But it is more important than ever. What do you want people to learn from your films? What can you do that they won’t do? We can’t say anything about those because they’re under wraps. And we wouldn’t want to reveal what we want. There’s been talk of the film being part of a […]