INTERVIEW WITH TOMMY DRAPER
We talked with Tommy Draper, the writer of “The Maid” (Pro Kopf in German) about the challenges in making a film in just one location,...
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Michael Tracy
- Apr 26, 2016
- 3 min
A FIVE POUND SHORT
How do you keep going when you have a day job, busy family schedule and financial commitments that just can’t be put off? I came into...
Cindy Maples, Director of RANDOM
- Apr 22, 2016
- 2 min
RANDOM THOUGHTS
For me, writing, directing, producing and starring in a short film was kind of “sure let’s do that and see how it goes” kind of thing. It...
An Interview With Top Shorts Director, Roy Zafrani
- Oct 1, 2015
- 1 min
"WE NEED TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN FILMMAKING"
"I’ve come across Roy’s works while working for an NGO. And I couldn’t resist not to contact him. As we started to talk I began to feel a...
Top Shorts Team
- Jul 10, 2015
- 3 min
TWO DETERMINED INDIVIDUALS | Alex Bains
Creating a movie is a fragile process which requires dedication and the endless refinement of your work. Like Michelangelo sculpting the...
Top Shorts Team
- Jul 1, 2015
- 3 min
VOYAGE OF PERSONAL GROWTH | Adam Nelson
As a young filmmaker, I constantly try to make a point of evaluating the personal growth that I gain as a result of making a film: I ask...
Top Shorts Team
- Jun 30, 2015
- 2 min
GUESS WHO RULES THE WORLD | Thomas Kaufmann, Michael Mehring
Alekto is a science fiction short film which invokes questions about conspiracy theories and the entire evolution of man. An earthling is...
Top Shorts Team
- Jun 28, 2015
- 2 min
THE ABSENCE OF PRESENCE | Justin Suttles
Making Hominid was an absolute joy. In fact, it might have been the best filmmaking experience of my life thus far. It's amazing what you...
Top Shorts Team
- Jun 8, 2015
- 1 min
LIVE OR DIE! | Michael McCallum
TAKE A PENNY came about from a few tough years that I faced. I lost three close friends one after the other. Two to cancer and one to a...
Top Shorts Team
- Jun 7, 2015
- 4 min
BEING A KID AGAIN | Gabe Rodriguez
The story behind SF OLYMPICS probably says more about me than the filming process. For years now, I’ve been an indie filmmaker in NYC,...
Top Shorts Team
- Jun 4, 2015
- 2 min
THE DELICIOUS AGONY OF WRITING | Mark Renshaw
What if you were talking to a charming stranger, while the rest of your family were being murdered close by? What if you were so wrapped...
Top Shorts Team
- Jun 1, 2015
- 4 min
BOMBS IN BOURNEMOUTH | Toryn Westcott
In 2012 I was working in Philadelphia, and one evening I was lying in my hotel bed trying to get to sleep. I was drifting off nicely,...
Top Shorts Team
- May 21, 2015
- 3 min
TIMEZONE TBD | Gabriel Galand
A filmmaking story - On shooting at night and working with different timezones. Hi! I'm Gabriel, I'm a 23 years old director from France...
Top Shorts Team
- Apr 26, 2015
- 3 min
GOING THE EXTRA MILE WITH YOUR FILM | Ruben Navarro
When I decided to make a short film, I had some ideas to take into consideration. The tricky part was to find the right story, something...
Top Shorts Team
- Apr 11, 2015
- 2 min
THE ETERNAL DANCE OF FILM | Emmet O'Brien
Animation has always been a huge passion of mine. Ever since I was a child I thrilled to the world of ink and motion and have wanted to...
Top Shorts Team
- Mar 23, 2015
- 4 min
RAMBLINGS ON WRITING FROM A RANDOM DUDE | Rob Carpenter
So it's 2015. I seem to find myself awe struck at those numbers. Of course, It's really about the amount of time that has passed since I...
Top Shorts Team
- Mar 8, 2015
- 4 min
YOUR CREW COULD MAKE OR BREAK YOUR FILM | James Peaty
There’s an old saying that goes: you’re only ever as good as the people you work with. That’s certainly true, but in my experience those...
Top Shorts Team
- Mar 5, 2015
- 6 min
WHY I’M ADDICTED TO FILMMAKING | Daniel Webb
I often believe that filmmaking is an addiction. Most people that you talk to, after they have poured their heart and soul into a single...
Top Shorts Team
- Feb 23, 2015
- 2 min
MAKING A FILM WITH FEMALE CHARACTERS ONLY | Karlos Alastruey
Along my filmography I have been finding certain details that define a way of understanding film creation on my own terms. One of them...
Top Shorts Team
- Feb 22, 2015
- 2 min
THE FLAME BURNS BRIGHTLY | Mike Messier
It was an easy shoot. We captured a feeling, an transcendent nature of time and space, in a relatively short period of time. I was a...
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