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Hint: Being a property master has nothing to do with real estate. A property master, at least in the world of film, is the person responsible for all portable...
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“There are only 24 hours in a day, and my top priority is working on my films, but I love short film experiments.” -David Lynch Let’s start with why you...
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Horror movies are a universe unto themselves when it comes to making movies. There’s a segment of the general audience that just loves to be scared by a movie! Additionally, horror movies...
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So, you’re a director or filmmaker about to embark on making your first film. You’ve got a good working script and you have broken things down into a shot list....
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High key lighting uses reduced contrast lighting that is dominated by white tones and has minimal mid-range and black tones. Often the background is white or brighter than the foreground...
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Okay, so you’re a kid. Whether you’re 12 or 17, you’re still living at home and your parents are still in charge of most of your schedule, where you go,...
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The shot list is a pre-production step that falls in between the script breakdown/storyboards and the actual shoot. It is a full list of all the shots you want to...
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During the Golden Age of Hollywood, studios called the shots, using a producer to pass their wishes on to the directors, actors, and crew – essentially a one-way street. Studios...
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This is not meant to be a glossary of all of the common film terms. For that, check out our glossary here. As for their etymology, some of them are...
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