Archive - The Film Frontline

What it Will Really Take to Have Indie Films Stay in LA (part 2)

Why keeping TV production in LA is the most helpful thing for indie films!

Aug 20 •

July 2025

What it Will Really Take to Have Indie Films Stay in LA (part 1)

The issue no one really seems to be talking about...

Jul 30 •

Greetings from The Film Frontline!

New name, new mission, same love of filmmaking!

Jul 16 •

April 2025

My 5 Point Plan for Running and Revitalizing a Major Studio

Five simple ways to get this studio back on track!

Apr 2 •

November 2024

And So We Go On

In times like these it can be easy to slip into a malaise or feeling that the world just doesn’t make any sense.

Nov 8, 2024 •

October 2023

Pragmatic Optimism in Filmmaking

Envision your movie ahead of time and then go make it happen

Oct 11, 2023 •

April 2023

How to Write Emails That Work

5 tips to get a response and avoid getting lost in the blackhole of their inbox

Apr 6, 2023 •

March 2023

The Other RRR or: The Best Advice I’ve Ever Received

How I learned to say an easy YES or NO to a project and avoid FOMO

Mar 22, 2023 •

How to Make Good Films (and Why)

Why I chose to start writing about filmmaking and how did I get here anyway?

Mar 9, 2023 •

January 2023

This is The Film Frontline, a newsletter about Practical advice and stories from making tiny indie films to studio pictures.

Jan 3, 2023 •

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