🎬 What Separates Festival-Winning Shorts from the Rest? I’ve seen over 3,000 short films  as an Oscar voter  over the past 30+ years....

🎬 Advice for Oscar Nominees: You Already Won Hey, Oscar nominees!  You won! That’s right— the nomination itself is winning . The rest?...

💡 The Power of Turning the Impossible Into Reality Every great innovation in filmmaking begins the same way: 📌 With an artistic vision...

🎬 How to Direct Actors (Without Destroying Performances) I once worked with a (somewhat famous) director  whose entire method of...

Liza Minnelli in the film Cabaret 🎬 The Art of Translating Theatre to Cinema Why do so many great stage musicals  become...

🎬 How to Crew a Movie the Right Way (Without Ruining Your Production) So, you’ve locked in your lead actors, secured your funding , and...

The other day, I was listening to an interview of twenty-one-time Tony Award winning Director-Producer Hal Prince. If it was on Broadway...

🔍 The Filmmaker’s Blind Spot Why do I ask this? Why? And that’s really the question, isn’t it? A colleague of mine recently asked me...

Interrelating the Silent Dynamics on a set 🤝 Why Every Filmmaker Needs a Holistic Approach Filmmaking isn’t just about doing your own...

Joan Allen in Pleasantville 🎬 The Question Every Artist Must Ask As an artist, filmmaker, or performer, you are constantly shaping...

Oh, I know you know the feeling —you walk into a party or industry mixer , and it’s a room full of strangers . 📌 You don’t know anyone....

🌎 Why We Need More Cinema—Not Just “Content” Everywhere you turn, people talk about creating content —YouTube videos, TikToks, quick-hit...