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…

Building Cadillac’s Oscars Spot From Scratch

We’ve talked many times about creative constraints and their value, but sometimes as filmmakers we don’t have the luxury of…

Breaking Down the 2020 Oscar Nominations

Now that the 2020 Oscar Nominations have been released, it got us thinking a little bit. How much weight should…

Behind ‘Body Team 12’, an Oscar-Nominated Short

The Oscar-nominated Body Team 12 would be a sci-fi horror film if not for the fact that it really happened.…

An Oscar-Nominated Animator on How to Tell Catchy Stories

Three recent design school graduates are sitting in a room somewhere in the Netherlands, listening to an album. The record…

The Directors of ‘Free Solo’ on Risk, Collaboration, and Achievement

There’s a moment in Free Solo during Alex Honnold’s historic, rope-less ascent of El Capitan when the audience sees cinematographer…

If You Aren’t Failing, Then You Aren’t Trying.

It’s that time of year again. From Sundance to the Oscars, the Globes to SXSW and Tribeca, nominees and winners…

Finding Traction: A Conversation with DP Rachel Morrison, ASC

There is a point at which most creatives wonder if they’ll ever get where they’re going. Usually, it comes along…

DP Linus Sandgren Breaks Down the Visuals of ‘First Man’

Roger Deakins said, “People confuse ‘pretty’ with good cinematography.” In a way, he’s saying cinematographers’ work is more important than…

Embrace the Terror: Behind an Oscar-Nominated Short

At just 26 years old, Daisy Jacobs was nominated for an Academy Award for her animated short film, The Bigger…