How to Write Strong Short Film Characters

My Methods, Filmmaking, Thoughts & Opinions, WritingClint TillJune 29, 2021writing, screenwriting, screenplay, script, my methods, advice, opinion, filmmakingComment

The Importance of Your Opening Shot

Cinematography, Filmmaking, My Methods, Thoughts & OpinionsClint TillJune 15, 2021director, directing, filmmaking, film production, cinematography, tips, advice, opinions, my methods, my style, my approachComment

How to Shoot Better Documentary B-Roll

Cinematography, Filmmaking, My Methods, Production, TutorialsClint TillAugust 24, 2020cinematography, documentaries, filmmaking, tutorials, video production, my methodsComment

Best Practices For Working With Non-Professional Actors

My Methods, The Business of Video, ProductionClint TillFebruary 15, 2018production, advice, thoughts, video shoot, my style, shoot, actors, my approach, my methods, talent, video production, directingComment

6 Ways You Can Make Your Hand-Held Shots Better

Cinematography, My Methods, ProductionClint TillApril 25, 2016cinematography, camera, tips, advice, production, documentary, methods, my methodsComment

How You Can Make Post-Production More Organized & Efficient

One of the most important skills you can bring to post-production is organization. Knowing how to keep track of all your assets will only help make your workflow faster and more efficient. This is especially true if you work in a shared environment where there may be several different editors working on the same project at different times.

In this post I thought I would demonstrate how I arrange assets on my hard drive so that I know exactly where everything is at any given time. This is a method that I actually learned from my work at St. Jude and it has proven to be very helpful for our team. Since we sometimes re-visit projects months later to re-cut for a different need, having a nice, tidy file structure on our servers helps future editors to get up and running much faster.

Here's a look at how I divide up my assets on my hard drive, starting with the main project folder:

Blog