Big
A heartwarming comedy, Big stars Tom Hanks as a boy who magically wakes up in the body of an adult after making a wish. The film explores childhood dreams, growing up too fast, and the importance of maintaining a sense of wonder. Hanks’ performance is both comedic and touching, making Big one of the most beloved coming-of-age films. The movie’s famous piano scene at FAO Schwarz has become an iconic cinematic moment. With its blend of humor and heartfelt storytelling, Big remains a family favorite decades after its release.
Social Media Strategy For Filmmakers: 5 Awesome Ways Filmmakers Can Use Social Media
Today we have a guest article from Finn of United Magic Studios. UMS are a video production company based in the UK. Finn will be talking about social media and its abilities to connect filmmakers together online. Take it away, Finn! Social media has become…
9 Tips For Making Travel Films That Rock
How does it feel to travel the world and make films? Nathan Buck of City Video tells all in this article on making travel films. He’ll cover equipment considerations, due diligence and many other important points when embarking on travel filmmaking projects. Take it away,…
How to Become Self Employed: 9 Tips For Starting a Business & Becoming Self Employed
Today we have a special article fromLeo Babauta of zen habits. This article is about becoming self employed and finally taking the leap to starting your own business. Zen Habits recently celebrated 10 years of existence, and it’s a great blog on productivity and developing habits, especially…
The Best of Filmmaking & Video Production February 2017
This is the 17th instalment of this feature here on Filmmaking Lifestyle, where we chart the best-of-the-best from around the filmmaking and video production world. This article covers the best posts from February 2017. Every month, I post a round-up article featuring the best things I’ve found around the…
Zacuto Z-Finder Review (Includes Zacuto The Enforcer Review)
The Zacuto Z-Finder has a lot to offer filmmakers and videographers. Let’s take a look at the Z-Finder and what it can do for your filmmaking. As regular readers know, I don’t usually write much about filmmaking gear here on Filmmaking Lifestyle. With a few…
Working For Yourself: 9 Ways to Get More Out Of Freelancing
I recently had a reader email about limiting beliefs when working for yourself that I wanted to tackle in long-form as a blog post. I think it’ll be good to open up my answer to readers of the blog, rather than just keeping it as…
Unpaid Invoices? 7 Tips When Clients Don’t Pay
I often get questions along the lines of, “What do I do if my client doesn’t pay me?” Or, “Are there special methods for chasing up unpaid invoices?” So what happens when a client/customer doesn’t pay you? Not all clients are great clients and occasionally…
A No BS Guide to Marketing, Part 2: Creating Customer Archetypes
Alexander Vaneck is back today with Part 2 of his No BS Guide to Marketing. He’s going to get into more detail with Customer Lifecycle Marketing and how to find and retain customers. Take it away Alexander! My last post about Customer Lifecycle Marketing got a…
Marketing is Not Hard: The 6 Steps to Cutting the BS and Finding a Strategy That Works Everytime
We all know marketing is one of the key aspects to growing a successful and thriving video production company. Marketing is something that we talk about a lot at Filmmaking Lifestyle. Still, it’s great to come at it from multiple angles. With that said, today’s…
5 Tips to Using a Visual Presentation to Promote Your Film
A cofounder of the Slamdance Film Festival, Dan Mirvish is also an award-winning indie film director. On top of that, he also recently wrote a book called The Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Film (Focal Press/Routledge). In this article, Dan takes us on a journey…
