Skip to main content
No Film School

Listen:

How 'Nope' Editor Nicholas Monsour Creates Perspective and Meaning
Login
No Film School
  • Popular
    • 1. If You're from Poor or Middle-Class Families, Hollywood Is Nearly Impossible to Navigate +382,547 views
    • 2. 'Nope' Explained—the Meaning Behind Jordan Peele's Alien Movie +254,391 views
    • 3. John Carpenter Says Horror Directors Take Themselves Too Seriously Now +3,143 views
    • 4. Are the New DJI RS 3 and RS 3 Pro Gimbals Worth Upgrading from the RS 2 and RSC 2? +2,111 views
    • 5. Is This Quentin Tarantino's Worst Take Ever? +5,641 views
  • Topics
    • Newest in Screenwriting How Can You Navigate Hollywood if You Aren't Rich or Connected?
    • Newest in Directing How Can You Navigate Hollywood if You Aren't Rich or Connected?
    • Newest in Distribution & Marketing David Lynch Knows 'Inland Empire' Is Ugly, So He’s Remastering the Film
    • Newest in Movies & TV How Can You Navigate Hollywood if You Aren't Rich or Connected?
    • Newest in Marketplace & Deals Film Gear Under $100 That You Absolutely Need In Your Kit

Tommy Luca

CEO/Filmmaker/Inventor, DreamFactory Studios

DreamFactory Studios is a film, TV, commercials and entertainment parent company with divisions in New Jersey.

Websites LinkedIn Website IG
NFS Score 263 (Sophomore)
  • Recent Activity
  • Recent Posts
Article Comment – 3 Ways Crowdfunding Platforms Are Bridging the Distribution Gap for Filmmakers

We haven't used any of these Crowdfunding platforms except for kickstarter in 2017 But didn't get anywhere with that campaign. So now I'm thinking of trying either Indiegogo or Seed&Spark or even Patreon? To procure capital to move into Preproduction on our intellectual properties. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice I could discern to take for a successful campaign? We'll need to hire a Crowdfunding Campaign Manager.

4 weeks ago
Article Comment – One Location and $33,000 Made This Micro-Budget Horror Classic Come Alive

A Classic picture. Thank you for the article. And the SHOT of the car over the bridge, I could swear that the writers and Director of the picture BEETLEJUICE (1988) borrowed that?

2 months ago
Article Comment – The DP of 'Fargo' Talks About Why Location Matters & How to Succeed in the Film Industry

Great article. But I see some here bashing film or Celluloid, Silver Halide, Photochemical, Nitrate. Why? If digital is truly just a tool and you say get over it and use digital because it's today's tool? Then why get bent out of shape when a dedicated Film fan opts to use film? After all, they are both "Tools", are they not? I happen to prefer Kodak Motion Picture Film Stock, that is 35mm, 16mm, and 65mm over digital. And I exclusively film on or with PANAVISION and ARRI whether Film or Digital. Maybe SONY too now added to my arsenal recently. But I know they are both tools so I often talk it over with my trinity group of advisors, my DP, Production Designer, Editor. To see which is best to suit the Story. I'm also a Supervisor at my Design/Construction/Special Effects Division, Imagination Workshop Studio, and even in those Departments we all know that both Traditional Practical and Mechanical Special Effects and Digital Animation/Visual Effects/CG are best when it's a marriage of the two. That's what I like to call... MOVIE MAGIC.

5 months ago
Article Comment – The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do to Build a Successful Career in the Film Industry

Great article. Thank you. Nothing to say here about feedback, just listening. Except, that I heard from a colleague that the best thing one could ever do is just show up and do your best to be of service or help make the picture or series or commercial, finish well. That's the mark of a professional. No one could ask for more.

5 months ago
Article Comment – Adobe is Going to Hollywood: David Fincher's 'Gone Girl' Being Cut Exclusively on Premiere Pro

No Film School: Adobe is Going to Hollywood: David Fincher's 'Gone Girl' Being Cut Exclusively on Premiere Pro
Hardware and Software and Equipment and Supplies are just Tools. I work by a philosophy I've learned from someone in the business a long time ago and that's, "Its not the How's in this business, it's the Why's you should be concerning yourself with. Master that technique and you can achieve any job or problem that comes your way." In other words, the tools we use to get the job done are just subservient to us, no matter how technologically advanced they become they'll always be tools for us, but it's the knowledge of knowing or figuring out the problems on set or in the studio we encounter that we should hone and sharpen.

5 months ago
Article Comment – The Top 10 Line Producer Tips That Will Keep You Under Budget

Great article. I still need to tighten up my Production Office and Staff. But... "What if you can't hire someone seasoned to handle those tasks?" Well, you just dive in and do them yourself because you need to know them anyway. Or maybe it's time to start boning up on hitting the books to learn. "What if you need to wear multiple hats and take the more DIY approach?" Relax, have fun, and to coin a phrase...just do it. Many Filmmakers, including me, still wear multiple hats on a picture or series or commercial, even #MasterofCinema Steven Spielberg. "What if you just want to make sure the person you hire is doing everything correctly?" That's an easy one, you hire someone you can count on in the first place and someone you trust unequivocally so you don't have to follow or shadow them around. That's how. And besides, don't do that. Would you like it if someone did that to you all day long? I don't think so.

5 months ago

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • »
BOARDS POST
Kickstarter for a feature?
5 years ago
BOARDS POST
Film Crew
6 years ago
circle

The DSLR Cinematography Guide

Get your FREE copy of the eBook called "astonishingly detailed and useful" by Filmmaker Magazine! It's 100+ pages on what you need to know to make beautiful, inexpensive movies using a DSLR. Subscribe to receive the free PDF!

No Film School

  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Community Guidelines
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • DMCA Takedown Notice

Sections

  • Gear Guides
  • Podcasts
  • Popular
  • Topics
  • Pitch to us
  • Boards

Follow NFS

  • circle Facebook
  • circle Twitter
  • circle YouTube
  • circle RSS
© 2022 NONETWORK, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
No Film School