Running a Crowdfunding Campaign: An Interview with Liz Manashil
It’s scary, it’s dramatic, and it puts a lot of pressure on a campaign, but it also incentivizes people in a different way because they know you’ll lose everything.
An Interview with Writers Nilanjana Bose and Jakub Ciupinski
“How do you guys write together and stay married?” ... the only arguments we have in our marriage are about the motivations of our character.
Author & Screenwriter Katharyn Blair—The Burden of Glorious Purpose
“Write something you care about, then find out why afterwards.”
Below the Line: Makeup Artist Nicki Ledermann
You can be the best makeup artist in the world, but if you don't get along with people and can't read the trailer, the room, the atmosphere, the actor … If you don't have that, then you will never make it in the film business.
The Fantastic Two: An Interview with Screenwriters Ian Springer & Jeff Kaplan
... desperation can kick in—you chase “what’s popular” rather than staying true to your creative vision.
The Very Model of a Modern Major Musical
It may start with our mother’s heartbeat, but when we enter the brutal reality of the world, we hear the cascading rhythms of human voices, outside world noises … and, if we’re lucky … some form of musical notes.
Interview: Screenwriter Turned USA Today Bestseller, Jamie Lee Scott
... as soon as you get your first one-star review, you have made it. I mean it ... Then, have a glass of wine, stick your tongue out and move on.
Birth/Rebirth: A Profile of Writer-Director Mx. Laura Moss
Consistently writing and producing your own work is the only thing you can control.
Below the Line: Script Supervisor Stacy Rowe
"You’ll find that so many people are willing to help you if you work hard and tell people what you want. We all had to start somewhere. You just need the confidence to speak up and make it happen."
Q&A: Filmmaker Wendi Tang
... as I was suffocating in my dream, I saw a goldfish land in my palm. And then I woke up.
More Rambling Conversations with Multi-Hyphenate Dan Mirvish: HBO, a Fictional Pundit, and Advice All Artists Need
Film is like a tree in the forest. If nobody sees it, it doesn't really exist.
A Rambling Conversation with Dan Mirvish: Co-Founder of Slamdance, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Indie Darling, Bestselling Author, and Trendsetter
I wrote new scenes, and I acted in the film. I got shot in the chest twice, and survived both times, miraculously. So, I really saw how to make a movie.
Below the Line: Location Assistant Melanie Roddy
If anybody ever reads about our business, I hope people take away that quality of life is the most important. You make enough to live and you get with good people. That's the important shit.
Interview: Problem-Solving Producer Linda Burns
"Over time, I realized, you have to read between the lines."
Below the Line: On-Set Photographer Alison Cohen Rosa
"I would pinch myself sometimes on set, going, 'I'm so fucking lucky to be in this room.' Like, I get goosebumps. I am so lucky."
