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7 Secrets to Smart Location Scouting

Everyone knows writing and acting are two significant parts of success when producing a movie. However, the sets and locations can make all the difference for a viewer. How do filmmakers pick their sites? They send scouts to locations worldwide and gauge where the best places are for their films. Use this guide for seven secrets in smart location scouting.

Documentary Funding Tips from Producers

Wrapbook chatted with several documentarians about their documentary film funding experiences. Filmmakers David Alvarado, Jason Charnick, and Heidi Hornbacher discussed what’s been successful for them regarding how to raise money for a documentary.

Inside Professional Trailer Editing

Trailer Editing. It is an art unto itself and it comes with very specific techniques, procedures and requirements that make doing it successfully a huge challenge. All editors should learn to cut trailers – because doing so will teach you important skills and ways of considering storytelling through sound and images, in a way that other projects can’t.

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7 Secrets to Smart Location Scouting

Everyone knows writing and acting are two significant parts of success when producing a movie. However, the sets and locations can make all the difference for a viewer. How do filmmakers pick their sites? They send scouts to locations worldwide and gauge where the best places are for their films. Use this guide for seven secrets in smart location scouting.

Documentary Funding Tips from Producers

Wrapbook chatted with several documentarians about their documentary film funding experiences. Filmmakers David Alvarado, Jason Charnick, and Heidi Hornbacher discussed what’s been successful for them regarding how to raise money for a documentary.

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