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Exploring the Intersection of Journalism & Documentary in Laura Checkoway's...
By Oakley Anderson-Moore When is a story better on paper, and when is it better on film? Journalist Laura Checkoway, who’s written investigative features for Rolling Stone, was the former senior editor...
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Using Character to Create an Award-Winning Web Series with 'Shugs and Fats'
By Oakley Anderson-Moore Funny slapstick and nuanced social commentary — in under three minutes. How? The foundation is character, according to the Award-winning creators of Shugs and Fats, the 2015...
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Get Inside 'La Noche Buena': The First American Narrative Short Made in Cuba...
By Micah Van Hove Making films is hard enough, but imagine crossing borders into embargoed territories, dealing with language barriers and dodging the U.S. Treasury. Coming up on the one year...
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When Bigger is Dangerous: Filming on the Frontlines of the Arab Spring
By Oakley Anderson-Moore Filming behind the scenes of the Egyptian revolution would be like any other production except for one thing: you willfully risk your life when you roll the camera. Director...
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Big Vision Empty Wallet Announces 'Kickstart Diversity' Projects
By Oakley Anderson-Moore Would making your feature film or episodic series be easier if you got incentives from the likes of AbelCine and Hive Lighting, as well as mentorship, crowdfunding, and...
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NFS Staff Picks for the Best Films of 2015
By Micah Van Hove Here are the top 5 films of the year from filmmakers and yours truly (the NFS staff). We picked a handful of filmmakers (most of whom we’ve interviewed this year) to spill the beans...
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Musicbed Introduces New Features That Will Change the Way You License Music
By Sponsored Content Finding licensable music is a huge challenge, one that many filmmakers still don’t know how to overcome. This is why the work that the team over at Musicbed has been doing is so...
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The Process of Translating a Poetic Novel On Screen in Ross Partridge's 'Lamb'
By Oakley Anderson-Moore “Books are very seductive to me,” says actor/director Ross Partridge, “but the voice of the book has to be different than the voice of the movie.” In his directorial debut,...
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Download & Read 9 of the 10 Oscar Nominated Screenplays for 2016 Right Now
By Christopher Boone The Oscars have announced their nominees for 2016, and there’s still time to add the nominated scripts to your virtual nightstand. We’ve already featured links to these screenplays...
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Oscar Nominated Felix van Groeningen's Followup 'Belgica' Makes Clever Use of...
By Micah Van Hove Belgica, one of the opening night films at Sundance 2016, is a prime example of new technologies allowing filmmakers more freedom. Felix van Groeningen’s followup the to 2014 The...
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Transitioning into VR Filmmaking with Sundance Short Film 'SONAR'
By Oakley Anderson-Moore Have you played with a VR headset and wondered how you could explore the storytelling possibilities of virtual reality? That’s just what Philipp Maas and Dominik Stockhausen...
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The Magic of Making a Fake Documentary with Sundance 'OPERATION AVALANCHE'...
By Oakley Anderson-Moore Operation Avalanche is no ordinary fake documentary. There’s a fake CIA team making a fake documentary about a fake moon landing, weaving in archival footage, a cameo from...
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Creating the Paranoid Wall Street World in Sundance Thriller 'EQUITY' with...
By Oakley Anderson-Moore “Character driven pieces are what I do,” says screenwriter Amy Fox, known for her nuanced writing in Heights and Summer Cyclone. In the Sundance Dramatic Competition film...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Life & Cinematic Style of Paul...
By V Renée PTA. P.T. Anderson. Whichever monicker you refer to him by, Paul Thomas Anderson is a filmmaker that all students of film should be studying. We’ve examined Anderson’s work quite a bit here...
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Resurrecting a Czech Killer in 'I, Olga Hepnarová', the Film Made by 4 Countries
By Andrew Lapin A bold depiction of a horrifying character emerges from the Czech Republic in I, Olga Hepnarová, the debut narrative feature from filmmaking duo Tomás Weinreb and Petr Kazda. Set in the...
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Listening to the Needs of Your Characters: Director Antonio Campos on...
By Micah Van Hove Christine is Antonio Campos’ sensitive narrative rendering of Christine Chubbuck, the Florida news anchor who shot herself live on air in 1974. Antonio Campos might not be a household...
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Why 'It Eats You Up' Director Kassim Norris Sold His Digital Equipment to...
By Micah Van Hove Think shooting on film is too expensive or too complicated? This short film will prove you wrong. Kassim Norris is a filmmaker and D.I. Colorist from Chicago who was recently...
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Musicbed Introduces New Features That Will Change the Way You License Music
By Sponsored Content Finding licensable music is a huge challenge, one that many filmmakers still don’t know how to overcome. This is why the work that the team over at Musicbed has been doing is so...
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Filming Without Running Water or Electricity: Berlinale's 'Nakom'
By Andrew Lapin The first-ever Berlinale film from Ghana, Nakom was shot with no running water or electricity, with a crew of people entirely from the village. The first-ever Berlinale film from Ghana,...
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No Film School Expands Coverage with New Staff, Actual Office
By Ryan Koo This is a day I’ve been looking forward to for a long time: the beginning of a new era at NFS. Pease welcome Liz, Jon, and Emily — and let us know what you’d like to see more of on the...
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