An interview with Andrew Edmark about getting started in filmmaking

Here at the filmmaking fool, I love sharing my experiences diving into the filmmaking world. I thought it would also be great to share some other start-up stories of filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, festival programmers, actors, and anyone else involved in the film world with you all. I hope to include artists …

An interview with Farah Rose Smith about getting started in filmmaking

Here at the filmmaking fool, I love sharing my experiences diving into the filmmaking world. I thought it would also be great to share some other start-up stories of filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, festival programmers, actors, and anyone else involved in the film world with you all. I hope to include artists …

An interview with James Harmon II about starting the Sanford International Film Festival

As the filmmaking fool, I love sharing my experiences diving into the filmmaking world. I thought it would also be great to share some other start-up stories of filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, festival programmers, actors, and anyone else involved in the film world with you all. I hope to include artists …

Pulling focus or zooming: LensShifter is here to help! (Sophia’s Spotlight)

Sophia here, to spotlight low-cost products that might be useful for starting filmmakers! Our first look is at LensShifter! Engineerable (Facebook page) has a crowdfunding campaign happening right now for an excellent little tool that makes it easier to pull focus and zoom (if you must zoom) while shooting video! It’s not quite …

Check out my article on tips for making sure your location is shoot ready over at StudioBinder

In addition to Filmmaking Fool, I occasionally write articles for other sites including this one over at StudioBinder. When I think the articles might be useful for all of you readers here, I’ll point them out! This one is all about assessing your location to see if it’s ready for a shoot. I …

An interview with Porcelain Dalya. How did Dalya get started making films?

As the filmmaking fool, I love sharing my experiences diving into the filmmaking world. I thought it would also be great to share some other start-up stories of filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, festival programmers, actors, and anyone else involved in the film world with you all. I hope to include artists …

The kid stays in the picture: Rachel Eddey on breaking your kids into acting

As the filmmaking fool, I love sharing my experiences diving into the filmmaking world. I thought it would also be great to share some other start-up stories of filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, festival programmers, actors, and anyone else involved in the film world with you all. I hope to include artists …

William C. Martel Script Secrets Interview by Film Courage

In my earlier post on jumping into making feature, I noted that William C. Martel wrote my favorite screenwriting book.

Film Courage did some wonderful interviews with him that are incredibly useful for learning how to start writing. Spend a few hours with him and I promise it will be worth it!

An interview with Jim McDonough of Friday Night Films. How did Jim get started making films?

As the filmmaking fool, I love sharing my experiences diving into the filmmaking world. I thought it would also be great to share some other start-up stories of filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, festival programmers, actors, and anyone else involved in the film world with you all. I hope to include artists …

About the Filmmaking Fool

My name is Michael J. Epstein and I am a filmmaker and a fool. Making films is a terrible idea. It’s the absolute worst. The problem is, we have no choice. We need to find ways to tell stories to make sense of our existences. We need to create and …