by Colin McCormack | Jul 5, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Gaining experience on a film set is always a good idea before taking on the mantle of director. And filmmaker MEL ESLYN has experience that would put most people to shame. Starting out in the Seattle indie film scene as a co-producer on Lynn Shelton’s Your... 
by Colin McCormack | Jun 5, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
BOMANI J. STORY started his creative output at a young age, writing short stories as a child and finding early inspiration in an 1818 sci-fi horror novel written by a teenage prodigy, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Story graduated from USC’s School of... 
by Colin McCormack | Apr 24, 2023 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Like many indie filmmakers, FRANKLIN RITCH made a proof-of-concept to help sell his vision of a potential feature debut. Unlike a lot of other proofs-of-concept like sizzle reels or trailers, the scene Ritch shot made it into the final product; in fact, it encompasses... 
by Colin McCormack | Nov 3, 2022 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
Filmmaker MALI ELFMAN has made movies in all genres but has found a particular niche in horror. Her newest film – her first as a feature director – melds horror, sci-fi, and romantic comedy elements into the stylings of a road trip movie. In the... 
by Colin McCormack | Oct 2, 2020 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews
When it comes to filmmaking – and perhaps also surviving an earth-shattering emergency – teamwork is key. ALEX H. FISCHER and ELEANOR WILSON both had directing careers of their own before they decided to expand their real-life partnership and into a...