TV and Film People Break the Rules on Twitter
Social media experts have devised a formula for success on twitter: 70% sharing information with others, 20% engaging in conversation and 10% promotion. I’ve never been one to follow rules...
You Cut the Budget to What?!
There are really only two tricks to producing on a small budget – hire the right people and do as much as you can yourself. Gone are the heady days...
Hire a DP that’s braver than you are
When I hire a DP I have a couple of musts – they must have a terrific eye, they must have a personality, and they must be braver than I...
Stand Up and Make Your Production Go Right!
Producers by nature are supposed to be good communicators. Remarkably I’ve found many who aren’t. Shocker, right? It’s astounding how many production companies don’t let their ‘rank and file’ know...
What goes into making a documentary?
Ted Fisher is a multi-talented writer, producer, editor and documentary short film maker. His documentary Bend & Bow can be seen on Netflix as part of the International Documentary Challenge...
The secret behind getting the untold story
Today I’m talking with Emmy award winning Executive Producer David P. Levin. David’s work includes TV Land Confidential, Inside the Kid’s Choice Awards, MTV’s Uncensored and most recently the VMA...