Heather Ostrove

The Storyteller Series: Editing (or The Final Rewrite)

Countless hours spent writing turned into the challenges of pre-production, which led to the mad speed marathon that is...

We’ve previously discussed that being on set is an amalgamation of all three stages of production; you’re enacting the...

Let’s frame (no pun intended) this article – a rather crucial one in our series on filmmaking – with...

Let’s talk about Mise-en-scène for a minute – the old French expression that literally means “placing on stage”. The term...

Time. It’s the most valuable currency during any film production. Whether the film is a multi-million dollar blockbuster production or the...

A key part of the pre-production process is building a schedule. A schedule isn’t limited to when you’re going...

Feedback. It’s a stage of the screenplay process that every writer both yearns for and fears. It’s marks an...

What do Argo, The King’s Speech, The Butler and Stoker all have in common? Besides being great movies, they...

I want you to think about your favorite scene from your favorite movie. Can you tell me how many...

So you had the idea, you’ve written your script, you’ve gathered finance – now comes one of the most...