Making polished videos no longer requires a computer, or even a separate camera.

by John DeMaio
The world of television and film production is a magical place. It seems like a dream job for most, spending time creating entertaining shows and movies that people enjoy. Who wouldn’t want to do this for a living? Unfortunately, this…

What’s the best way to make sure people stay on your site longer? Add compelling online video. Here’s how to do it right.

Video creators and major brands can work together if there’s mutual trust and room for viewer voices.

New wide releases The Pirates! Band of Misfits, The Five-Year Engagement, Safe and The Raven failed to snatch the number one spot out of the hands of last week’s winner, Think Like a Man, which returned to the top of the box office for the second week running. Second place went to Pirates, while another holdover from last week, The Lucky One, claimed spot number three.

The difference between someone’s who’s proficient at Final Cut Pro and a true editing wizard is their use of keyboard shortcuts. Get on board with these FCP7 time-savers.

Online tool lets video makers write and format scripts, and it’s no longer tied to Adobe’s Creative Suite.

by Jessica Nin
The Florida Film Festival, (one of many festivals near & dear to our heart) took place last week at the Enzian Theater. The Florida Film Fest been a consistent festival partner of ProductionHUB’s year after year, and to have a…

Felicia Day, Kristin Chenoweth, Michelle Phan and more tell attendees how to build an audience with social media.

by Katrina Diamond
What does next generation advertising look like? 
We are in the midst of entrenchment, similar to what the music business was going through in ’98 with the creation of Napster. 
Advertising hasn’t changed, but everything else …

With The House of the Devil and Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, writer-director Ti West showcased an uncanny ability to pay tribute to the classic horror films of the 1970s and ’80s while reinvigorating the genre with a bold indie spirit. His latest effort, The Innkeepers, was an award-winning hit on the film festival circuit and landed on Blu-ray and DVD on April 24th. Here, the horror-icon-in-the-making shares his golden rules of moviemaking.

by Katrina Diamond
About Ben Silverman, Founder & Chairman
Ben Silverman announced a partnership with IAC, led by industry veteran Chairman & Senior Executive Barry Diller, in July 2009 to launch a new company, Electus, which will capitalize o…

Unlike the many American teens who first encountered the work of Edgar Allan Poe in English class, James McTeigue, director of the upcoming thriller The Raven, discovered the Gothic writer in the lyrics of 1970s punk rock, specifically the song “Descent Into the Maelstrom”—named after a Poe story—by the band Radio Birdman. The first assistant director on all three Matrix films before making his directorial debut with V for Vendetta, McTeigue was never a Poe fanatic. But when producer Aaron Ryder (Donnie Darko, Memento) suggested that they work together on a fictionalized account of the legendary writer’s life, he couldn’t say no.

The first thing you need to know about Richard Linklater is that he’s a Texas moviemaker. From his breakout hit Slacker, which told the poly-vocal story of several eccentric Austin residents, to his latest film Bernie, which is based on the true story of a murder that took place in Carthage, Texas in the mid-1990s, the bulk of Linklater’s films have taken place in his home state. MM caught up with the director on his home turf, at the SXSW Film Festival, to talk about truth, justice and the moviemaking way.

Boyz II Men, the multi-platinum GRAMMY award-winning group, recently selected Full Sail University’s campus as the host location to film the music video for their latest single “One More Dance.” They were assisted by a crew of students who worked on th…