If your a filmmaker then you may be an entrepreneur. You may not think so or even feel like one but your are a business and film is your product. Regardless of what your end goal is within the industry these tips will get you focused on entrepreneurship for a change rather than the art... Continue Reading →
Uncle Murda | From the Streets to the Industry
Check out a classic snippet from WiseMindFilms & Enve TV's New Era of HipHop Vol.1 DVD. Here Uncle Murda talks making that transition into the industry and the hardships many up and coming rappers face. Dealing with industry politics from a street mentality can be difficult, since you cant react how you would on the... Continue Reading →
To Answer Hollywood’s Diversity Problem, California Program Hands Kids The Camera : via NPR
When the #oscarssowhite hashtag took over social media a few years back, most thought this would create a dialog and paradigm shift to the film industries lack of diversity on and off the screen. Unfortunately we were wrong. While it did start a dialog within the mainstream(As this is a regular topic among Black and... Continue Reading →
D4Darious | Unsound & Making Unsound- The 7 Year Journey
In today's rapid consumption of content, is YouTube a safe place for a film? I think so. And so does Filmmaker Darious Britt. He took seven years out of his life to complete a feature film that was more than just a passion project. It was his life. The film Unsound, as Darious... Continue Reading →
A Massive List of Summer 2018 Grants All Filmmakers Should Know About | via No Film School
Funding is a Filmmakers dream...and nightmare. Luckily we have the good people at No Film School who understand how painstaking it is to gather resources for funding your next project. They took the time to gather a list of grants with a detailed description of what they are for. Most importantly they include the deadlines... Continue Reading →
Lena Waithe | Mentoring, accountability and Diversity
The multi-talented Lena Waithe discuss various topics while at Cannes Lions. She was apart of a panel discussion titled "Diversity in Filmmaking:From Empowerment to Execution". As filmmakers and storytellers we need to tell more stories that are brutally honest. It can't just come from a place of "I want to see myself" but rather dig... Continue Reading →
Making After Effects easier
After Effects can be a pain in the ass sometimes! But here is something to help make it easier. If your not already subscribed to PremiumBeat then you should be! Check out this very useful article that highlights four very useful and effective AE scripts that can help move your projects along quicker. These scripts... Continue Reading →
Gear breakdown | New camera, new glass – Screen Africa
Every filmmaker deals with these questions at some point in their career. What Camera do I need? and what Lens do I get? The answer should always be: Gear doesn't matterBut we all know gear does make a difference if used properly and effectively. The Good people at Screen Africa have complied a good breakdown... Continue Reading →
The future of Cinema? |Now playing: a movie you control with your mind
Movies have become more and more immersive over the years. Not only has surround sound quality improved to make us feel as if we are there, but image quality and tech puts us right in the middle of the action. What if we can control the actual film and with our minds? That completely changes... Continue Reading →
Everything Custom
Guapo Noir releases the latest visuals to his track "Everything Custom". Guapo laces the track with hard hitting lyrics and paints a picture that boast confidence and excellence. The track starts off immediately setting the tone for the entire song with it's hypnotizing strings. Once the bass hits and the hook begins you will find... Continue Reading →

