musicbed awards official selections

Announcing Our First Official Selections for Musicbed Awards

This month's Musicbed Awards Official Selections have been chosen. Watch them here.

Music Meets Vision: Director David Lynch & Composer Angelo Badalamenti

We explore three key collaborations and how composer Angelo Badalamenti’s music takes director David Lynch’s surreal visions to a new…

How Director Quentin Tarantino Uses Music to Elevate His Films

From building characters to defining the feel, we look the important role music plays in Tarantino films.

Our Short-Film Competition Musicbed Challenge Is Back

We’re all about creative constraints. In fact, we’ve explored the topic several times in blog posts and conversations with filmmakers,…

Looking Back: 7 Filmmaking Lessons from Classic Movies

Filmmaking isn’t immune to trends. Filmmakers are community-based, which means we see what our peers are making, and it inspires…

Symmetry and Color: The Power of Cinematography in The Green Knight

Let’s talk about one of the most visually striking films to be released in recent memory — The Green Knight.…

David F. Sandberg On Creativity in Filmmaking

When you think about all the trials and tribulations that go into making a film career, finding a mentor to…

Vanguard Director Mackenzie Sheppard on Investing in Your Freelance Filmmaking Career

In the filmmaking world, your future work is defined by your past work. Executives and agencies want a sure thing,…

Robert Yeoman, ASC, on shooting Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’

Filmmaker Wes Anderson’s roster of movies embraces both the eclectic and the eccentric, employing distinctive camera perspectives and an ever-increasing…

10 Tips from Oscar-Nominated (and Winning) Filmmakers

We talk to a lot of talented filmmakers at Musicbed, but not all of them win Oscars. And we all…