IFH 092: Why Having No Money Makes You a Better Filmmaker

Film Gear in Cinematography Today with Ernesto LomeliOh, the dilemma! What film gear should I use for my film? Which camera will give me the look I want for my project? What gear can I afford? Well as...

12 Touko 20161h 22min

How Marketable is Your Film Idea or Screenplay?So how marketable is your film idea or screenplay? I know so many screenwriters and filmmakers who spend months and sometimes years on an idea that is co...

10 Touko 201612min

Why would you want to ‘Save the Cat’? If you are a screenwriter or aspiring one you should of heard by now of Blake Snyder’s game changing screenwriting book.In his 20-year career as a film producer a...

4 Touko 20161h 11min

So this week I'm doing something different. I occasionally get asked to be guest on other people's podcasts. In these podcast I go over topics I might not of spoken about on the IFH Podcast in the pas...

3 Touko 20161h 3min

I'm always looking for indie filmmaking models to study. I like to analyze how other filmmakers make successful indie films while doing through a new DIY method, self distributing their film or achiev...

27 Huhti 20161h 35min

Do You Need a Movie Star to Sell Your Indie Film?Being in post production for over 20 years, many films have walked through my doors. Some with huge movie stars that go nowhere and other with no stars...

26 Huhti 20168min

Submitting to film festivals is a torture. Did I get in? Did the programmer watch it yet? When will I know? How much to submit? You wait by your email to see if Sundance or SXSW accepted you? Wouldn't...

21 Huhti 20161h 1min

This is a question I've been asked many times."What is an Independent Film?"Is George Lucas an independent filmmaker? He did make all his films outside the studio system and paid for them all out of h...

19 Huhti 201611min