Noam Kroll
5 Tips for Getting Your Indie Film Into Festivals
Prepping your film for a festival run? Consider these 5 tips for your best chance of acceptance and success.
Proper Set Etiquette Will Get You Hired Again and Again
One of the most important things you can do when starting out in the film industry, is learn to abide by the unwritten rules of the set.
Why All Directors Need to Take Up Acting
Indie film directors today have largely become more concerned with gear, effects, and post-production than with story and acting, which is one reason so many indie films …
Aspect Ratios Explained: When To Use The Major Three
It seems like every filmmaker these days likes to throw a 2.35:1 letterbox on their footage to give it a more ‘filmic look’. The truth is though, …
Tips for Success: Adapting a Novel Into a Screenplay
Successfully adapting novels into screenplays means that the film version must become its own work of art – a slew of changes must be made to the …
How Micromanaging Your Indie Film Set Could Ruin Your Project
Many amateur directors decide to write and direct their first film before they have had much on set experience in other roles. This is a viable approach …
Painting With Light: How To Fundamentally Approach The Craft Of Cinematography
Many of us focus heavily on cameras, gear, lenses, and other equipment as a means to create a cinematic image, but there is so much more that …
8 Screenwriting Tips for the Emerging Writer
These screenwriting tips are fundamental, simple, and have worked for many writers time and time again.
Why You Should Be Investing In Fully Manual Lenses
Most DSLR shooters are accustomed to working with electronic lenses, but there are a handful of great manual lenses out there (old and new) that can provide …
First Time Filmmakers: 5 Things To Do Before Shooting Your Film
What can you do before getting on set to make your production process smoother? In this post, we share tips for making sure your productions go off …
3 Easy Ways to Get Rid of Writers Block
Struggling to develop or finish your screenplay? We share 3 tips that will get your head clear and back on track.
Why Mastering Deep Depth Of Field Is Crucial For Becoming A Better DP
While DSLR technology has opened up a whole world of possibilities when it comes to capturing cinematic like images, it’s also caused an overuse of extremely shallow …