12 free apps for Mac creatives
Your Mac may make you look more like a designer or filmmaker, but beyond the basic functions of iLife, how do you write screenplays, record audio, develop websites, convert video and all the other...
View ArticleRadiohead's First Concert Film in 15 Years is Fan-made and Free
The best live show I've ever seen was Radiohead performing at All Points West just outside NYC here in 2008 (though this recent Flaming Lips show was pretty incredible too). Radiohead's 25-song,...
View Article200 Movies to Watch in Full, Online, for Free
Open Culture has posted a list of 200 movies that are available to watch in full, online, for free. Alongside their list they also provide a compendium of web sites that offer free movies; definitely...
View ArticleGet the 100-page Indie Film eBook 'The Modern MovieMaking Movement' Free
I'm not the only one offering a free 100-page eBook with the goal in mind of helping other indie filmmakers. Jason Brubaker, who created the MovieMaker Action Pack, has just published a free 100+ page...
View ArticleFree Hour-long Tutorial on Optimizing Premiere Pro and After Effects CS5.5...
Video tutorial site video2brain has published a free tutorial on optimizing your PC/Mac system for running After Effects and Premiere Pro CS5.5 (currently 50% off as part of Production Premium). Click...
View ArticleDaVinci Resolve Lite is the Free Version of a $29,995 Color Grading Suite
Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve is a high-end color correction suite replete with an elaborate control surface designed for professional colorists. It costs $30,000. There's also a $1,000...
View ArticleFree Must-Download eBook 'Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul' Coming...
Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul is a free, awesome-looking eBook coming in September from some heavy-hitters in the indie film scene. The book is a series of case studies that "dive deep...
View ArticleEssential Book for Filmmakers 'Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul'...
I've been waiting for this one for quite some time, and after flipping through it quickly, it looks to be an absolutely essential read for filmmakers. I'm talking about the free eBook Selling Your Film...
View ArticleJon Reiss on Actually Making Money from Self-Distribution: a Case Study
This is a guest post by filmmaker/author Jon Reiss, whose brand new co-authored book Selling Your Film Without Selling Your Soul is 100% free (until the end of September) and 100% essential reading for...
View Article'PressPausePlay' is a Free and Timely Feature Film on Art and Technology
PressPausePlay is a feature-length documentary on "hope, fear, and digital culture" that has been making the festival rounds for a while and is now available gratis on the internet. It's highly...
View ArticleAll Automatic Duck Plugins are Free for a Limited Time
I am way late with this, but better late than never -- and better free than $500. Wes and Harry Plate, the father-son duo behind Automatic Duck, were recently hired by Adobe. Automatic Duck makes...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Give Away Your Film's Soundtrack for Free
On Feb 1, 2008 Mark Cuban posted to his blog about a far-fetched, impossible-to-execute marketing concept that he desperately wanted film studios to adopt, in order to leverage the value of free...
View ArticleHow Amazon Studios is Trying to Get Free Options to Privately Submitted...
Many aspiring screenwriters want Amazon Studios to be the key to being discovered -- a company with billions of dollars and an open door policy that wants to find content in new ways to make movies....
View ArticleGet a New Royalty Free Music Track Every Day for the Month of July
Looking to add some new music to your filmmaking arsenal? Neumann Films is giving away a free music or sound element track every day for the month of July. All of the tracks being released in the Daily...
View Article69 Free Tutorial Videos to Help You Learn Adobe Premiere Pro CS6
Over at Creative Cow, Andrew Devis has been hard at work creating a slew of videos for his ongoing series of Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 tutorials. The videos cover a multitude of topics like the basic...
View ArticleWeekly Freebie Project: 100% Royalty Free Music Available Every Week from...
Luke and the team at Neumann Films are trying to do us a favor. We in the production world aren't used to getting much for free, and that's because we don't -- but that doesn't mean the things we do...
View ArticleWin 130 Royalty Free Songs During December Just by Tweeting
If you've been enjoying Luke Neumann's weekly music freebies and the daily free music he released this past July, here's a chance to add even more free tunes to your collection. This time the sonic...
View ArticleHow to Get Free Music for Your Film from Moby
For independent filmmakers making non-profit films and student filmmakers working on projects, budgets can be non-existent and favors are called in left and right just to get the projects "in the can."...
View ArticleDaily Freebie from Neumann Films is Back: Get a New Royalty Free Music Track...
It might not be the first thing on your mind when producing content, but a quality music track can make a huge difference, and greatly improve the quality of the final piece. And who doesn't love free...
View ArticleAre You a Writer in LA? Need a Place to Write? Apply for a Free 6-Month...
As screenwriters, we all have to find places to write. Some are lucky enough to have an office in their own homes. Many of us find ourselves at the local coffee shop, enjoying the caffeine, avoiding...
View ArticleNew Docurama App for Documentary Lovers Streams Docs to You for Free
Where do you watch documentaries? Docs aren't big-ticket sellers in the movie theater. Traditionally, TV broadcast is the platform of most exposure, but for those of us who stream a majority of our...
View ArticleNoBudge Announces 2014 Award-Winning Films (Now Streaming Free)
NoBudge is one of the premier destinations for "true" independent movies with a thriving viewership of filmmakers. Check out the best of the crop from 2014. 2014 is over and we've got our share of...
View ArticleAmazon Launches New Free Screenwriting App Amazon Storywriter
With Storywriter, Amazon now provides a free screenwriting app with auto-formatting, and a new gateway into Amazon Studios. Amazon Storywriter is a free cloud-based screenwriting app whose main...
View ArticleDownload Over 100 Free, Legal Screenplays!
Scripts. Everyone loves them, and today, we're giving you 100s of them, all free, and all legal. Time was, it was difficult for anyone outside of Hollywood to lay their hands on legit screenplays;...
View ArticleFandependent is the No-Fuss Platform for Watching Rare Indies (For Free!)
In today's flooded online entertainment ecosystem, Fandependent is a refreshingly simple self-moderating curation platform for indies. Getting your film seen is the biggest challenge facing most...
View ArticleStream 70+ Top Documentaries for Free Right Now
Spring rain got you down? Cuddle up with these streaming films from POV. POV is PBS’s flagship documentary series, having won over 30 Emmy® Awards and numerous other accolades. Throughout the summer,...
View ArticleEvery Filmmaking Form You'll Ever Need in 99 Free Templates
Ease your workload (and your mind) with these free templates for everything from storyboarding to contracts to accounting. [Editor's Note: No Film School asked Adrijana Lazarevic to collect these 99...
View ArticleNew to Screenwriting? The '100 Most FAQ About Screenwriting' Has Your Answers
This free e-book could help kickstart your screenwriting career. Are you confused when someone says they are going to "break story"? Have you always wondered what a one-step deal is? Maybe you just...
View ArticleWhy Release a Feature for Free? 'collective: unconscious' Sets the Trend
The creators of a new dream anthology are releasing their film for free on BitTorrent. What's in it for them? BitTorrent just awarded the first installment of its new initiative, The Discovery Fund,...
View ArticleGet Summer Schooled with Free Online Film Courses from Top Universities
From pilot-writing to 50 years of Hitchcock, educate yourself for free this summer. One of No Film School’s core beliefs is that you don’t necessarily have to go to an expensive college in order to be...
View ArticleWatch: Sigourney Weaver Takes Out Aliens in Neill Blomkamp’s New...
Neill Blomkamp's 'Rakka' is gloriously true to form. Director Neill Blomkamp is known for inventive depictions of extraterrestrial warfare, like in District 9 (2009) and Elysium (2013). True to form,...
View ArticleMake Your Sci-Fi Sound Legit with These Free SFX Libraries
Stock up on these free sound effects while you still have the chance. Sound designer Phil Michalski is doing a solid for filmmakers everywhere by unleashing his sonic creations on the world at zero...
View ArticleDiscover 2018’s Biggest Creative Trends in Filmmaking, Photography, and Music
Want to know what visual trends are increasing in popularity? Look up. The good folks at Shutterstock, home to millions of royalty-free stock photos, illustrations, and vectors, have revealed a...
View ArticleWatch Thousands of FREE Tutorials All Organized in One Place
Is this too good to be true? Reddit user u/kinkare90 has in his own words, "created a site that makes it easier to discover and watch free tutorials", and at first glance, he's not exaggerating. 2uts...
View ArticleDon’t Write For Free -- And If You Do, Remember These Rules
Useful screenwriter tips to make sure nobody tries to take advantage of you. Heads up: this article is aimed at screenwriters who might be a little further along in their careers, but everyone in a...
View ArticleFree Sound Effect Packs for No Film School Readers
The new audio production company Epic Sound Effects designs high-quality, royalty-free sound libraries for filmmakers, composers, and content creators of every stripe. Now they're giving sound effects...
View ArticleWin Cash and Top Gear in FilmConvert's Free Short Film Competition
Did we mention it's free? Film Convert, the creators of color enhancing and film imitation software, is running their 2019 Short Film Competition right now...for free! The competition features 6...
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450 Ivy League courses are being offered for free online. Take one on Hollywood History! Sometimes good things do happen, even as the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe. Right now,...
View ArticleArc Studio Pro Offers Free Screenwriting Software During the COVID-19 Crisis
Among the other businesses trying to help out quarantined people, Arc Studio Pro begins offering its screenwriting software for free. While we're stuck inside and trying to be productive, there are...
View ArticleGet Your Hands on 230 Glitch Transitions for Absolutely Free
Filmmakers Guide is giving away 230 free glitch transitions. All transitions are built with Premiere Pro and include 30 glitch sound effects. If you're stuck inside editing, you might be blowing...
View ArticleWant to Write a Movie with a Ready-Made Market? There's a FREE Webinar For That
Holiday movies have a giant market on streaming and networks. Learn how to write them for free! There are lots of writing jobs out there you might be able to get, but only if you know who's hiring....
View ArticleHere Are 1000+ Free Post Production Assets You Can Download Right Now
Finding free assets for your film can be tough, which is why we have compiled a massive list of free assets for filmmakers. This list contains some of the best free presets, plugins, LUTs, sound...
View ArticleRegister for a FREE Panel on How to Pitch Your Script to Producers
Pitching an idea is hard. Learn from the pros for free. One of my least favorite things to do is pitch an idea to producers. I can see the project so clearly in my mind but it's hard to vocalize the...
View ArticleTake a Free Webinar on Crowdfunding Your Short with Kickstarter
Getting your Kickstarter funded! Tell me if this sounds like you: you had an idea for the best short film ever, but complications from putting that idea on ice. Maybe the timing, content, or tone...
View ArticleHere's a Free Screenwriting Contest for You to Try
The Script Lab's free screenwriting contest is the right price. One of the sites I like to frequent is The Script Lab. I think they usually have interesting articles and ideas. Now, they have...
View ArticleYou Can Download These Free 'Tenet' Inspired Sounds from Premiere Cut
Premiere Cut has recreated some of the cinematic sounds and sound effects from Christopher Nolan's Tenet using their Solaris SFX Library. We love cool sounds and music, and we love it even more if...
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