Two nights ago I helped host a meetup for ambitious professionals who want to MASTER their psychology… I learned two things: Don’t pat a lady’s stomach and say “Omg, how many weeks?” no matter HOW sure you are she’s pregnant. It doesn’t matter if you earn
Here’s an updated funding guide for 2018 for you, because it’s the holidays… and I’m lovely. You’ll get an updated USA / UK funding guide when you join indiefilmTO too… and if you’re looking for a faster way to get funding, here’s my crowdfunding lesson on how
I saw something today I’ll never forget. There was this guy on a unicycle on Bloor doing tricks while riding, and it was AMAZING. I wanted to see how other people would react so I watched as he passed three people, each looking down at
Most advice you’ll get in filmmaking is people talking down to you, as if they’re better than you. It can feel icky, like that one night stand you unfortunately remember. Instead, I wanna talk with you for a second. I know how hard it is
How do you get into a top tier festival? Is there any value in the “lower tiered” festivals? I studied questions like this for years now — both as a filmmaker and as a festival programmer. You ever feel like festival submissions are this black
One of the things I love most is figuring out the maximum amount of time I can get away with not replying to a girl’s txts before she thinks I’m an asshole. (HINT: I probably am an asshole) Another thing I love most is helping
You’ve been appealing to all the wrong parts of the brain. And actually, you’ve been pitching wrong your whole life. Wealth, power, and celebrity are sources of status, means of attention. You have none of these. They’re in the power position. You humbly say things like,
Here with Jason Brubaker of filmmakingstuff.com and distribber.com to give you a different perspective on the filmmaking process. This was supposed to be kept as a bonus to one of our premium courses but we decided to unlock the full thing for free now, as a
I recently had the pleasure to sit down with Liz Taylor, an indie filmmaker who just started off 2 years yet has accomplished more than most people have in 10 years. We go deep in this interview on topics such as her best networking trips
“The cavalry is not coming.” This is a phrase I‘ve heard repeated over and over again and throughout this article so will you. The reason it’s important is because we’ve all heard the tales of the “exceptions.” You know, like that one guy who worked