Blog | Will von Tagen

Jan 238 min read

Marketing, Distribution and Film Release

Distribution is weird. It’s complicated and ever-changing. It’s also something few filmmakers ever find themselves having to deal with,...

Jan 237 min read

Shooting Pick-ups

In November of 2014 year I flew to LA with a 92-minute first cut of Almosting It. I returned with a much tighter version, running at a...

Mar 19, 20237 min read

Post-Production and Editing

We’ve wrapped. The crew has gone home. Cameras have been returned. For many it’s a big sigh of relief: we made it, we’re done, we shot a...

Mar 19, 20236 min read

Production

I’m not entirely sure what I can say about production that hasn’t already been said in hundreds of other articles throughout the web. For...

Mar 10, 20239 min read

Development and Pre-production

Development and pre-production. I know for many of my peers this is the most dreaded and dreadful phase of the process: having to sit,...

Mar 8, 202310 min read

Casting 101

I had drinks the other night with my cinematographer because, well, it was a Tuesday. Over glasses of wine he commented on the insane...

Mar 3, 202313 min read

Film Financing

Disclaimer: Film financing is the topic I get asked the most about, and therefore, I anticipate this being one of the more-read articles...

Mar 2, 20238 min read

Script Writing and Rewriting

INT. My Bedroom – 4:13 am. I throw a glance to a clock across the room to be sure the one on my laptop wasn’t lying. Damn. Call time to...

Mar 1, 20234 min read

How To Indie

Scene 36. INT. Gala – Night Fumbling with my tie in the mirror of the borrowed motor home, I threw glances down to the three pages of...