While Terrence Malick’s highly anticipated Tree of Life has yet to see its theatrical release, there is already a great deal of buzz surrounding the highly acclaimed writer/director’s latest film. In an interview with the LA Times, Malick’s cinematographer, Emanuel “Chivo” Lubezki, describes working on the set with Malick: “Once you think you got the

Chan-wook Park, an award-winning South Korean filmmaker is about to release his film, Night Fishing, which was filmed entirely on the iPhone 4. Park’s film is yet another example of how technology is empowering filmmakers to work in innovative ways. Remarkably, Park’s 30 minute film was not, actually, extremely low-budget, having a budget of about

Chan-wook Park, an award-winning South Korean filmmaker is about to release his film, Night Fishing, which was filmed entirely on the iPhone 4. Park’s film is yet another example of how technology is empowering filmmakers to work in innovative ways. Remarkably, Park’s 30 minute film was not, actually, extremely low-budget, having a budget of about

If you haven’t checked out Gen Ip’s 2010 movie trailer mashup yet, it’s worth a few minutes of your time. The video is yet another excellent example of an innovative way of gaining notoriety, eyeballs, and street cred for the young filmmaker. While I’m always interested in seeing well-edited YouTube clips, I am even more

If you haven’t checked out Gen Ip’s 2010 movie trailer mashup yet, it’s worth a few minutes of your time. The video is yet another excellent example of an innovative way of gaining notoriety, eyeballs, and street cred for the young filmmaker. While I’m always interested in seeing well-edited YouTube clips, I am even more

If you are as yet unfamiliar with Creative Screenwriting Magazine’s podcasts, now is the time to get acquainted! Host (and Senior Editor) Jeff Goldsmith does excellent, in-depth interviews with many top screenwriters (both independent as well as big-budget filmmakers). I recently listened to his interview with Edward Burns and felt compelled to post about it.

Before beginning I should add the disclaimer that I have not yet watched Gareth Edwards’ low-budget (but big-budget-looking) movie, Monsters. Regardless, his story is an inspiring one…and if the film is half as good as the trailer, it should be worth tracking down. Even if the film is most notable for its use of effects

Before beginning I should add the disclaimer that I have not yet watched Gareth Edwards’ low-budget (but big-budget-looking) movie, Monsters. Regardless, his story is an inspiring one…and if the film is half as good as the trailer, it should be worth tracking down. Even if the film is most notable for its use of effects

For those of you that frequent Inside Indie, you know that I have become a great promoter of using DSLRs for filmmaking (I presently shoot with a Canon T2i and plan on upgrading to whatever follows the Canon 5d Mark II). So, when I stumbled upon Macworld’s DSLR Buyer’s Guide, I knew I’d have to

For those of you that frequent Inside Indie, you know that I have become a great promoter of using DSLRs for filmmaking (I presently shoot with a Canon T2i and plan on upgrading to whatever follows the Canon 5d Mark II). So, when I stumbled upon Macworld’s DSLR Buyer’s Guide, I knew I’d have to