The internet is full of opinions, tips and inspirations for filmmakers but not all of them are worth your time. Here’s some that I think are:
- The Camera Assistant – ha! Even though this site is full of in jokes for people involved in much higher productions than I am, there’s still something for anyone involved in the technical side of video or film production.
- The Black and Blue – a site full of tips for camera assistants. Again, this is aimed at people in much bigger crews than I’ve ever worked in but I still found a lot of useful content here. Oh, the luxury of having a focus puller
- In The Mood for Doyle – Insightful Doc about DP Christopher Doyle. Again, someone way out side my circle and league, but so worth listening to.
- Unorthodox DIY Film Studio Ideas That Are Also Ridiculously Cheap & Easy – falling back to my usual speed, here’s some great, cheap tricks.
- 10 Tips for Making Great Build Videos – from MAKE magazine. If you ever have to do some kind of table-top, instruction video this is a great article.
- Alexis Ohanian: Sucking is the First Step to Being Sorta Good at Something – well, I’ve got the first part down …
- MasterClass Series: How To Get New Clients With “Super-Niching” – I may have mentioned that I’m Shmuel’s biggest fan and here’s a great interview he did with someone who “super-niches”. As a through and through generalist it made for interesting listening.
- Five Things Not To Do When Shooting a No-Budget Film By Yourself (And Why I Did Them Anyway) – great non-advice
- How to get the most from your online video – back to the business/corporate stuff and some useful reading.
- How to Boost Income When Work is Slow – good advice from Caleb from DSLR Video Shooter, for when times are tough for the independent film producer.
- How to Close More Sales Deals with Video – good advice from SalesForce
- How Rethinking Your Demo Reel Could Help You Land a Dream Job – who doesn’t want to land their dream job?
