Recent content by seanmannion

She's finishing her second feature, shoots on 16mm and had a part in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I enjoy her advice not to listen to anyone and do whatever you want.

Wrote this comparison of the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K versus the 4K version of the camera. Anyone had a chance to take the 6K out for a spin, yet?

KitSplit is raising the bar for gear safety in the rental industry. KitSplit just announced the Owner Guarantee, providing gear owners ultimate peace of mind. The KitSplit Owner Guarantee makes KitSplit the only rental platform to cover owners in all scenarios, whether damage, loss or theft...

I put this guide together on making a call sheet based on the one I've been using for years on my low and no budget productions. You can get the free template for the call sheet at the end of the post. I tried to be as in depth as I could in practical terms on the different sections. Hope it...

On all kinds of projects it can be tough to get an edit started. The amount of raw material from production can be overwhelming. I put together this blog post on strategies and advice on how to manage that dread.

Glad to be able to share these.

Happy to share, hope it's helpful!

Making interesting opening titles sequences has been an interest of mine for a long time. Put together this post with various resources to help guide folks, whatever kind of opening titles they are trying to make.

Thanks! It was a fun one to put together!

This was something I didn't know much about. I had a notion of what the Line Producer was for but didn't have much of a handle on the specifics. Here's an article breaking down the basics of what a Line Producer does.

The festival is next week! We got a lot of wonderful submissions and I"m really excited about what we'll be screening. Here's a link to a list of highlights. In addition to the films we also have some great skill-building workshops and panels. I'm doing a workshop called "Stop Directing Shorts...

Just put together this post on the basics of color correction for anyone who may want/need to do some basic correction themselves on a project: Color Correcting for Video: A Starter Guide

Just wrote this beginners' guide to marketing your film for the KitSplit Blog: Film Marketing 101: How to Build an Audience for Your Film Includes a bunch of resource links that may be helpful as well.

Blog post from video producer Sam Baumel on that production insurance isn't just a responsible decision, but also good business that can help you turn a profit for a video production business. You can read it here

This blog post has tips on lighting for documentaries for when you are wearing a lot of hats and need to get the most out of your lighting while maximizing your time shooting.