Spielberg’s Advice to Young Filmmakers
In a recent interview with Collider, Steven Spielberg shared one piece of advice to young filmmakers. “The only piece of advice I love to give is don't worry so much about technique and don't worry so much about where to put the camera or have a light. Worry about one thing or think about one thing, preoccupy yourself with, how do you...
The Dogme 95 Film Movement, and What Christian Filmmakers Can Learn From It.
The Dogme 95 film movement was created in the Spring of 1995 by a group of Danish filmmakers lead by Lars Von Trier and Thomas Vittenberg. The movement was a response to the commercial, hi-tech, and industrialized methods that came to dominate filmmaking, with it's common menu of special effects, camera rigs, polished lighting, and...
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Rare Book Room Series with Derek Thomas
Derek Thomas lectures on the life of John Bunyan and his classic book The Pilgrim's Progress. Dr. Thomas is well known for his love of Bunyan's famous work, and he has lectured through the book numerous times in his life, including a series that you can purchase...
Season 2 Premiere of the Chosen is tonight!
The premiere of The Chosen season 2 is tonight. Click below to watch. The Chosen Season 2 Premiere Last year I interviewed Dallas while he was wrapping season 1. You can listen to the interview below.
The Undercover Revolution: How Fiction Changed Britain in the Late 1800s
Entertainment can change the culture -- this is not news, especially for those of us who are working in Christian film. What might be new to us is that the impact of entertainment was seen 150 years ago in the British publishing industry. Iain Murray has chronicled...
MMP is moving to a new podcast host
The Ministry of Motion Pictures Podcast is moving to a new podcast home with Anchor.fm. Over the next 30 days the MMPP feeds from your favorite podcast apps will be changing. If you need to reconnect return to our home page to find any new links. Find MMPPAnchor...
Tyler Smith’s Reel Redemption Doc Wins at FIIFF
The 2020 Franklin International Indie Film Festival (FIIFF) awarded Tyler Smith's documentary "Reel Redemption" as Best Faith Based Feature. Though it's not an exhaustive look at the history of Christian filmmaking, it does offer a compelling perspective of this...
Kappa Studios Christian Film Finishing Fund
Kappa Studios has launched a non-profit 501c3 Christian Film Finishing Fund to help producers complete their Christian film projects. Kappa is often requested to assist gospel-centered projects that, for a variety of reasons, stall out before they are able to finish....
Todd Interviewed by John Grooters
I recently had great fun being interviewed by filmmaker John Grooters on his No Shame podcast. John is the filmmaker behind some of the many great projects produced by Voice of the Martyrs.
Production Next Access is Free During COVID-19 Sheltering
Production Next provides a suite of tools for filmmakers and production teams to use to manage and collaborate in their productions, from budgeting, equipment lists, location forms, task lists, and more. They have a basic free plan and a paid "BetaPlus" plan with even...
Corey Mandell offers free training for writers
Famed screenwriting instructor and consultant Corey Mandell is providing free training via Youtube for writers as we shelter for the Coronavirus pandemic. His first lesson is "How to Improve Your Writing Style." You can visit his website CoreyMandell.net His Youtube...
Indie Film Hustle TV
You might know of Indie Film Hustle, Rise of the Filmtrepreneur, and Alex Ferrari, but you might not know about Alex's curated streaming service called Indie Film Hustle TV, or IFHTV. Alex has produced and curated a wide range of resources for filmmakers, covering...