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IFH 408: How to Attach a Bankable Movie Star to Your Indie Film with Steven Luke

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 25, 2020
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[Watch] Top Ten BEST Filmmaking Courses Online

By Indie Film Hustle | Sep 22, 2020
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IFH 407: The Million Dollar Self Distribution Experiment (Monsters of Man) with Mark Toia

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 18, 2020
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IFH 406: Making an Epic and Impossible Sci-Fi Indie Film with Martin Villeneuve

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 11, 2020
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IFH 405: How to Survive in the Modern Indie Film Landscape with Bob and Margie Rose

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 4, 2020
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IFH 402: Debunking Myths & the Future of Indie Film with Emily Best

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 14, 2020
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Film School Essentials: Understanding Movie Credits (with Template)

By Indie Film Hustle | Aug 10, 2020
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IFH 401: How to Shoot a Feature Film in Two Days with Grant Pichla

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 7, 2020
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IFH 400: Creating a Film Riot During COVID-19 with Ryan Connolly

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 31, 2020
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Film School Essentials: 20 Cinematography Terms Everyone on a Film Set Should Know

By Matt Webb | Jul 30, 2020
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IFH 399: The Wrong Kind of Women in Hollywood with Naomi Mcdougall Jones

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 24, 2020
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Top 50 Filmmaking Quotes to Inspire

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 20, 2020
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IFH 398: Big Budget Visual Effects on a Micro-Budget with Kevin Good

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 17, 2020
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Watch the First 10 Min of the Sundance Feature Film “On the Corner of Ego and Desire”

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 7, 2020
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Film School Essentials: 5 Stages of Indie Film Production

By Matt Webb | Jul 7, 2020
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IFH 396: Confessions of an Ex-Distributor Turned Filmmaker with Jeff Deverett

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 3, 2020
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Will COVID-19 Crush Movie Theaters and Crash Hollywood?

By Indie Film Hustle | Jun 25, 2020
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Can Virtual Production Save Hollywood & Indie Film from Coronavirus?

By Alex Ferrari | Jun 22, 2020
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Film School Essentials: 20 Film Terms You Need to Know to Survive On-Set

By Matt Webb | Jun 15, 2020
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Film School Essentials: YouTube Audio Library -Thousands of Royalty-Free Tracks for Your Films

By Alex Ferrari | Jun 7, 2020
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Film Movements in Cinema: Mumblecore

By Alex Ferrari | May 17, 2020
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IFH 389: Indie Film Production Safety Guidelines in the COVID-19 Era

By Alex Ferrari | May 15, 2020
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Call Sheet Template: FREE Filmmaking Production Documents

By Alex Ferrari | May 14, 2020
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IFH 387: Introducing Indie Film Hustle Academy – Premium Film Education

By Alex Ferrari | May 7, 2020
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IFH 386: Inside the Multi-Window Distribution Model with Simon Swart

By Alex Ferrari | May 1, 2020
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IFH 385: The Film Industry and COVID-19 (The RAW Truth) with Richard Botto

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 24, 2020
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IFH 384: From Adult Films to Directing Men in Black with Barry Sonnenfeld

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 17, 2020
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IFH 382: Filmmaking Side Hustles to Survive the Pandemic

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 3, 2020
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IFH 381: How to Shoot in an Impossible Location with Peter Bishai

By Alex Ferrari | Mar 30, 2020
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IFH 380: How to Raise Money for Your Film in TODAY’S CRAZY World with Franco Sama

By Alex Ferrari | Mar 17, 2020
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IFH 372: Producing Sundance Winning Indie Films with Jonathan Baker

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 24, 2020
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How to Get Bad Ass Prop Guns for Your Film

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 18, 2020
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Joe Swanberg: How to Shoot & Sell Six Feature Films in a Year!

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 24, 2019
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Film School Essentials: Top 10 Tips to Location Scouting & Filming

By Matt Webb | Dec 17, 2019
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Film School Essentials: Mise en Scéne

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 17, 2019
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Film School Essentials: 180 Degree Rule

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 13, 2019
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IFH 365: Rise of the Filmtrepreneur – Listen to Two Chapters for FREE

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 2, 2019
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IFH 364: The New Film Marketplace: Why Your Indie Film Isn’t Worth What You Think It Is

By Alex Ferrari | Nov 26, 2019
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IFH 360: Selling Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark with Cody Meirick

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 31, 2019
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IFH 359: How to Build a Profitable Horror Film with Stephen Follows

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 29, 2019
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IFH 357: The True “Horrors” of Independent Filmmaking with Todd Jenkins

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 22, 2019
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IFH 356: How to Raise $1 Million Using Equity Crowdfunding with David Willis

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 17, 2019
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IFH 348: Making and Selling a Niche Indie Film with Rob Smat

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 24, 2019
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Troy Duffy: A Cautionary Hollywood Tale – Boondock Saints

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 21, 2019
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IFH 339: What to Do When Your Film Project Falls Apart

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 20, 2019
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IFH 338: How to Pay Off Your Film School Student Debt FAST!

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 15, 2019
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IFH 337: Directing 70+ Feature Films & Making Money with Mike Feifer

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 13, 2019
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IFH 335: How to Attract an Oscar Nominee to a $10K Indie Film with Nick Psinakis

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 6, 2019
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IFH 332: Is Artificial Intelligence Putting Screenwriters Out of Work?

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 17, 2019
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tanner beard, Mammoth Film Festival, Knight of Cups, Voyage of Time, Terrence Malik

IFH 328: Producing Terrance Malik & Building a Mammoth Empire with Tanner Beard

By Alex Ferrari | Jun 25, 2019
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How NOT to Follow Your Filmmaking Dream

IFH 317: How NOT to Follow Your Filmmaking Dream

By Alex Ferrari | May 9, 2019
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10 Tips To Closing the Deal in the Film Business

By Suzanne Lyons | May 6, 2019
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Filmmaking Books You Need to Read – Top Ten List

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 24, 2019
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IFH 313: Why You Are Failing Your Filmmaking Dream

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 17, 2019
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Shooting for the Mob, Alex Ferrari, Shooting for the Mob Audiobook, Shooting for the Mob free, Boris

IFH 312: FBI Witness Relocation Interview with Boris “The Cinematographer” from Shooting for the Mob

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 15, 2019
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IFH 304: The Meditating Filmmaker – How to Be More Creative

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 28, 2019
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DARIOUS BRITT, D4DARIOUS, Unsound, YouTube star

IFH 302: The BRUTAL & RAW Truth about Indie Filmmaking with Darious Britt

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 22, 2019
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Jakob Owens, The Buffnerds, buffnerds, riviting entertainment, music videos

IFH 301: How to Make Money as a Filmmaker with Jakob Owens

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 19, 2019
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Top 10 Filmmaking & Storytelling Masterclass

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 19, 2019
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Filmmaking Fear

IFH 300: What Are You Afraid Of? How to Break Through Your Filmmaking Fear!

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 14, 2019
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Robert Rodriguez, 10 Minute Film School, robert rodriguez Guacamole Gun,

[WATCH] All of Robert Rodriguez’s 10 Minute Film School

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 6, 2019
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TOXIC MINDSET, FILAMMKER MINDSET, BELIEFS

IFH 297: The Toxic Filmmaker Mindset and How You Can Change It

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 5, 2019
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How Bad Do You Want Your Filmmaking Dream?, filmmaking dreams how bad do you want it

IFH 295: How Bad Do You Want Your Filmmaking Dream?

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 28, 2019
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Storyboard Template, Storyboard Templates, Storyboard Tutorial

Download FREE Storyboard Template + Tutorials

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 25, 2019
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Film Marketing, Marketers, Personal Branding, Social Media, Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk, Indie Filmmakers

IFH 294: All Filmmakers are Marketers – Branding, Marketing & Social Media

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 24, 2019
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IFH 291: I Want to Give You $30,000 to Make a Web Series

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 14, 2019
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Alex Ferrari, Shooting for the Mob, Shooting for the Mob book, Shooting for the Mob audiobook

IFH 290: How I Almost Directed a $20 Million Film for the Mob

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 10, 2019
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NEW YEARS 2019, new years resolution, alex ferrari

IFH 287: How To Have Your Best Year Ever in 2019!

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 1, 2019
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IFH 286: How People Around You Can Hurt Your Filmmaking Dreams

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 21, 2018
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Josh Doke, Community filmmaking, Goodland, Goodland, Kansas

IFH 285: Community Indie Filmmaking with Josh Doke

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 18, 2018
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iPhone Filmmaking, iPhone Cinematography, Jason Van Genderen, Filmbreaker

IFH 284: iPhone Filmmaking & Cinematography with Jason Van Genderen

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 6, 2018
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Mira Nair Masterclass, Independent Filmmaking, Salaam Bombay!, Academy Award nomination, Masterclass, Indie Film, Filmmaking

Mira Nair Masterclass: Learn Independent Filmmaking

By Indie Film Hustle | Nov 27, 2018
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IFHTV, Indie Film Hustle TV, Indie Film Hustle Television, Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Netflix

IFH 275: Indie Film Hustle TV is LIVE! It’s NETFLIX for Filmmakers & Screenwriters

By Alex Ferrari | Nov 1, 2018
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Production Assistant, PA, On set Production Assistant

4 Ways Anyone Can Be The Best Production Assistant On Set (Infographic)

By Guest Post | Oct 11, 2018
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Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking, Suzanne Lyons, Indie Film Producing - The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking, Indie Film Producing Masterclass

IFH 265: Indie Film Producing – The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking with Suzanne Lyons

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 11, 2018
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Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player, The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, The Thank You Economy, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance, The Prophet, Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, Top Ten Books That Will Change Your Life, Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda

IFH 262: Top Ten Books That Will Change Your Life!

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 30, 2018
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Film Production Books You Need to Read – Top Ten List

By Alex Ferrari | Aug 27, 2018
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Production Equipment Insurance, Athos Insurance

IFH 257: Complete Guide to Understanding Film and Production Equipment Insurance

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 30, 2018
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Desiderata

IFH 256: Desiderata: Blueprint for Being a Successful Filmmaker, Screenwriter and Person

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 26, 2018
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1st assistant director, first assistant director, Brandon Riley, 1st AD, Line Producer

IFH 254: What Does a First Assistant Director Really Do? with Brandon Riley

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 17, 2018
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IFH 253: No Film School Needed – Direct & Sell Six Features in Two Years with Elizabeth Blake-Thomas

By Alex Ferrari | Jul 10, 2018
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Independent Film

IFH 250: The Secret to Making Money with an Independent Film

By Alex Ferrari | Jun 26, 2018
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Carole Kirschner, CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program, WGA Showrunner Training Program, Hollywood Game Plan

IFH 249: How to Breakdown the Door in Hollywood with Carole Kirschner

By Alex Ferrari | Jun 21, 2018
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MAJOR DODGE, BOMB CITY

IFH 248: Bomb City – Tapping into Your Audience with Major Dodge

By Alex Ferrari | Jun 19, 2018
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Tommy Wiseau, The Room, Robyn Paris, The Room Actors: Where Are They Now?, The Disaster Artist

IFH 244: Inside the Worst Movie Ever Made (The Room) with Robyn Paris

By Alex Ferrari | Jun 1, 2018
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UDEMY FILMMAKING COURSE, IMPROVISED FEATURE FILM, FRIENDS, FOES & FIREWORKS, IVAN MALEKIN, SARAH JAYNE, How to Shoot & Direct an Improvised Feature Film in 24 Hours

How to Shoot & Direct an Improvised Feature Film in 24 Hours

By Alex Ferrari | May 30, 2018
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How to Make Money as a Filmmaker, how to make money as an independent filmmaker, how much money does a filmmaker make, how filmmakers make money, how much money do filmmakers make, how do filmmakers make money, how do filmmakers make money, how to make money as a filmmaker

IFH 243: How to Make SERIOUS Money as a Filmmaker

By Alex Ferrari | May 29, 2018
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Option a Screenplay, screenwriting, screenplay, screenwriter, suzanne lyons

IFH 242: Indie Film Producing Masterclass – How to Option a Screenplay with Suzanne Lyons

By Alex Ferrari | May 24, 2018
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Film School Essentials: Walkie Talkie Lingo Cheatsheet Everyone on Set Should Know

By Matt Webb | May 10, 2018
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Case Study: “CON” a 7,000 Euros Irish Feature Film

By Guest Post | May 4, 2018
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Follow Your Dreams

IFH 237: Why You Need to Get Up Off Your Ass NOW & Follow Your Dreams

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 30, 2018
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Jeff Goins, Real Artists Don’t Starve, The Art of Work, Your a Writer (Act Like One), The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do, The In-Between: Embracing the Tension Between Now and the Next Big Thing

IFH 233: Real Filmmakers Don’t Starve with Jeff Goins

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 16, 2018
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Crowdsourcing, Mile... Mile & a Half, Kia Kiso

IFH 231: How to Engage an Audience Before & After You Make Your Indie Film with Kia Kiso

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 9, 2018
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Production Insurance, Camera Equipment Insurance, Equipment Insurance, Truman Van Dyke, TCP Insurance, Film Emporium, Front Row Insurance, InsureMyEquipment.com, Athos Insurance

The Ultimate Guide to Camera Equipment & Production Insurance

By Alex Ferrari | Apr 6, 2018
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IFH 228: How to Deal with Residuals & Paying Back Investors with David Zannoni

By Alex Ferrari | Mar 27, 2018
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Assistant Director, first assistant director. 1st AD, 1st Assistant Director

How to Become an Assistant Director

By Guest Post | Mar 21, 2018
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Jeff Leisawitz

IFH 226: The NO Bullsh*t Guide to Making Your Indie Film with Jeff Leisawitz

By Alex Ferrari | Mar 20, 2018
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FRIENDS, FOES & FIREWORKS, IVAN MALEKIN, SARAH JAYNE

IFH 225: How to Shoot a Feature Film in 24 Hours with Ivan Malekin

By Alex Ferrari | Mar 13, 2018
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IFH 222: How to Shoot and Sell a $5000 Micro Budget Feature Film with Claudia Pickering

By Alex Ferrari | Mar 8, 2018
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Tiffany Boyle, Ramo Law, film packaging

IFH 220: How to Package an Indie Film for Investors with Tiffany Boyle

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 21, 2018
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Robert Rodriguez Interview: How to Build a Indie Filmmaking Empire

By Alex Ferrari | Feb 7, 2018
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10 Tips to Move You From Rejections to Enthusiasm

By Suzanne Lyons | Feb 7, 2018
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10 Tips on How to Turn Your Passion into Prosperity

By Suzanne Lyons | Jan 31, 2018
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Kickstarter, Kickstarter film, Elise McCave, Director of Narrative Film, Crowdfunding

IFH 217: Insider Tips on Crowdfunding Your Film on Kickstarter with Elise McCave

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 29, 2018
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DAVID PERMUT, Hacksaw ridge, Blind Date, Oscar nominated producer

IFH 216: From Indie Films to Oscar Nominations with David Permut

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 25, 2018
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10 Tips for a Killer Sales Presentation

By Suzanne Lyons | Jan 24, 2018
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10 Tips to Creating Your Mission Statement

By Suzanne Lyons | Jan 17, 2018
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APPLE BOXES, Apple box, apple boxes for sale

What You Didn’t Know About the “Legendary” Apple Box

By Indie Film Hustle | Jan 17, 2018
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10 Tips on Creating Your Annual Theme

By Suzanne Lyons | Jan 10, 2018
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Beginner Filmmakers, Filmmaker mistakes, filmmaking mistakes

Top 15 Mistakes Most Beginner Filmmakers Make

By Indie Film Hustle | Jan 10, 2018
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What is a Film Business Plan? – The Ask Alex Show 005

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 5, 2018
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10 Tips to Creating and Designing 2018” and Having Your Best Year Ever!

By Suzanne Lyons | Jan 2, 2018
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eric thomas, etinspires.com, getting off your ass, getting off your butt, Goal Setting, making it happen, motivation, motivational speech, secret to success podcast

IFH 211: How to Get Up Off Your Butt & Make It Happen in 2018 w/ Eric Thomas

By Alex Ferrari | Jan 1, 2018
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10 Tips to Wrap Up 2017 and Giving Yourself the Best Holiday Gift Ever!

By Suzanne Lyons | Dec 25, 2017
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10 Tips to Put You on the Leading Edge of Your Career Part 2

By Suzanne Lyons | Dec 18, 2017
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LEADING EDGE, Suzanne Lyons

10 Tips to Put You on the Leading Edge of Your Career

By Suzanne Lyons | Dec 13, 2017
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The Room, Tommy Wiseau, Cult Classic, James Franco, filmmaking, indie film, The Disaster Artist

The Room: The Best WORST Film Ever Made!

By Indie Film Hustle | Dec 12, 2017
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IFH 206: Crossover Episode with the Just Shoot It Podcast

By Alex Ferrari | Dec 7, 2017
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Suzanne Lyons, Weaknesses

10 Tips for Turning Your Weaknesses into Strengths

By Suzanne Lyons | Dec 6, 2017
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Mark Gantt, The Bannen Way, Crackle, Sony Pictures

IFH 203: How to Shoot & Sell Digital Series (The Bannen Way) with Mark Gantt

By Alex Ferrari | Nov 30, 2017
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Killer Ways to Brainstorm Short Film Ideas

By Indie Film Hustle | Nov 30, 2017
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Goal Setting, Suzanne Lyons

10 Tips on Goal Setting for Your Career

By Suzanne Lyons | Nov 29, 2017
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Film Finance, Film Financing. Franco Sama, Samaco Films

IFH 202: Film Finance & How to Raise REAL Money for Your Indie Film with Franco Sama

By Alex Ferrari | Nov 28, 2017
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What is Itis, Suzanne Lyons

10 Tips to Cure “What is Itis” in Filmmaking

By Suzanne Lyons | Nov 23, 2017
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Suzanne Lyons

10 Tips on Staying Focused & Inspired in This Crazy Business (Part 2)

By Suzanne Lyons | Nov 22, 2017
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Joshua Caldwell, Josh Caldwell, Layover, Nervous, Being Somebody, South Beach, Seattle International Film Festival, SIFF, RESIGNATION, Dig, Negative, Micro budget film

IFH 199: How to Go From a 6K Micro Budget to Directing a 100K Feature Film with Joshua Caldwell

By Alex Ferrari | Nov 15, 2017
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ProductionNEXT, Pre-Production Tasks

How to Automate 7 Mind-Numbingly Tedious Pre-Production Tasks w/ ProductionNEXT

By Guest Post | Nov 10, 2017
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Liz Manashil, Bread and Butter, Bobby Moynihan, Lauren Lapkus, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The Orchid

IFH 196: Total Transparency: How Much Revenue Can a $100K Indie Film REALLY Generate with Liz Manashil

By Alex Ferrari | Nov 9, 2017
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Low Budget Filmmakers

IFH 195: Top 10 Tips for Low Budget Filmmakers

By Alex Ferrari | Nov 8, 2017
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4k Feature Film, Killer Christmas

How We Made a 4k Feature Film for Under $50k (with FULL Budget Breakdown)

By Guest Post | Nov 8, 2017
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Staying Focused

10 Tips on Staying Focused & Inspired in This Crazy Business (Part 1)

By Suzanne Lyons | Nov 8, 2017
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investors, film funding, film investors

10 Tips to Attracting “Real” Investors to Your Indie Film

By Suzanne Lyons | Nov 1, 2017
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Blair Witch Project, The Blair Witch Project, Eduardo Sanchez, Blair Witch, Daniel Myrick, Curse of the blair witch

IFH 191: Blair Witch Project: Directing an Indie Film Phenomenon w/ Eduardo Sanchez

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 23, 2017
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studio system

This is What Scares the HELL Out of the Studio System – IFH TV

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 20, 2017
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legal mistakes, filmmakers, entertainment attorney. entertainment lawyer

10 Painful Legal Mistakes Indie Filmmakers Always Make

By Guest Post | Oct 20, 2017
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Television Pilot, Game Over, Dave Bullis, TV Pilot

IFH 189: How NOT to Direct a Television Pilot with Dave Bullis

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 16, 2017
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LOVE TO PARADISE, Julian Galea, Malta, Myko Olivier, Marysia S. Peres

IFH 188: Making a Micro Budget Film That Cracks iTunes’s Top 3 with Julian Galea

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 11, 2017
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How to Get Meeting in the Film Business

10 Tips on How to Get Meeting a in the Film Business

By Suzanne Lyons | Oct 11, 2017
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Amazon prime series, Please Tell Me I’m Adopted!, Chris Sobchak

IFH 187: How to Create an Amazon Prime Series with Chris Sobchak

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 9, 2017
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Hollywood Directing MasterClass, Gil Bettman, How To Move the Camera, eye candy

Hollywood Directing MasterClass: How to Add Eye Candy to Your Shot

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 3, 2017
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The Atoning, Michael Williams, Gravitas Ventures, OzLand

IFH 186: How to Make a Killer Horror Film in One Location with Michael Williams

By Alex Ferrari | Oct 2, 2017
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Networking in film business, Networking

10 Tips on Networking and Creating Relationships in the Film Business

By Suzanne Lyons | Sep 27, 2017
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wrapal, location scouting, location scout, film locations, wrapal.com, Brian L. Tan. Brian Tan

IFH 184: How to Location Scout on a Budget with Brian L. Tan

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 21, 2017
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10 Tips to Getting a Filmmaking or Screenwriting Mentor

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 20, 2017
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Straw Weisman, American Beachouse, Trunk, Bikini Model Academy, Abel's Field, Without Men, What The Bleep Do We Know!?, Hatchet, The Toolbox Murders, Marquee Productions

IFH 183: How to Have a Sustainable Career in the Film Business with Straw Weisman

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 18, 2017
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Indie Film Hustle Tribe, IFH Tribe, Alex Ferrari, Indie Film Hustle

IFH 182: The Indie Film Hustle Tribe Interrogates Alex Ferrari with Rob Alicea

By Alex Ferrari | Sep 13, 2017
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10 Tips & Techniques to Put the Business Back into Show Business

By Suzanne Lyons | Sep 12, 2017
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IFH 032: How a Post-Production Supervisor Can Save Your Butt!

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