As the screenwriting and filmmaking niches have grown, so the challenge for the aspiring creative has changed. Now, the great challenge is one of time: you can’t read every blog, book and resource. You can’t test and trial every bit of software, app, product and filmmaking tool.
Figuring out which tools and resources are worth your time and energy, and which aren’t, is half the battle…
Fortunately here at Greater & Grander we’ve put together a tight, succinct list of the best resources out there. From great blogs and screenwriting software, through to the best contests, markets and YouTube channels, you’ll find only the best here.
As a member of the Hollywood community, and as a Jew, I never thought I would be writing these words, but we need to Blacklist MAGA Trump supporters from Hollywood. For those unaware, the Hollywood blacklist was the colloquial term for what was in actuality a broader entertainment industry blacklist put in effect in the Read more about Why We Need to Blacklist MAGA Terrorist Supporters[…]
Kim Delgado has worn many hats in the entertainment industry which include: Writer, Director, Actor, Marketing Consultant, and Branding Creative Director. He has also taught screenwriting and acting as well as coaching actors for over twenty years. Why did you get into the entertainment industry? I enjoyed the theater and felt great joy in my Read more about The Dancing Rabbit: Kim Delgado[…]
You cannot build a house without a blueprint. You cannot engineer an invention without a schematic. You cannot command an army without a strategy. And you cannot create a film project without a budget. I have been line producing and creating budget breakdowns for 15 years, and have broken down everything from small commercials to Read more about How To Draft A Budget?[…]
I fell in love with filmmaking as a teenager, and I was determined to be a filmmaker, specifically a producer. I set my sights on USC because on a list of film schools, they were ranked as the best in the world. So, because I was a Shakespeare geek in high school, I sent in Read more about Why I Quit Hollywood, and 5 Reasons You Should Consider It[…]
In today’s modern age, we are blessed and inundated with film festivals from around the world to around the block. Greater & Grander has made it easier for filmmakers with this handy guide on when the best 21 film festivals from around the world open their calls, and when their regular deadlines are. Submission Date Read more about The 21 Film Festivals You Need to Submit Your Short Film To[…]
Buy art online, purchase beautiful art for your home. This week’s contribution comes from noted artist, and Greater and Grander contributor, Ricardo Tomasz.
Looking For Project Partners Do you have a cool project you want to create? Do you want to expose your talent to 10,000 people? Do you want the assistance of someone who has technical and logistical resources to give your project a high-quality polish? Greater & Grander is here to help! We are looking to Read more about The Art of Projects, and The Projects of Art[…]
Mychal Simka, a casting director turned producer of small cartoons, was recently caught harassing and engaging in cyberbullying over his Evangelical Christian beliefs. While promoting pro-life ideas on his personal Facebook page (which has less than 1,500 followers), Mr. Simka began lashing out at commenters. The self-proclaimed family-entertainer began angrily insulting individuals, and aggrandizing his Read more about Producer, Mychal Simka, Engages in Cyber Harassment[…]
47 years ago this week, the Godfather opened to historic audience acceptance. A society’s moral code is never solid or tangible. It is fluid, ever-changing, and selective. In Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, we meet several characters who are heinous criminals, a sampled cross-section of the Italian-American gangster sub-culture. While the mobsters go about stealing, Read more about The Godfather – 47 Years Ago[…]
Los Angeles – As part of GreaterAndGrander.com’s ongoing Puppet Experiments project, we are announcing a series of puppet related videos which will be in production during November of 2018, and will post in December and in early 2019. Our previous announcement, PUPPET EXPERIMENTS is open for wide-collaboration on Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s collaborative platform, hitRECord. PUPPET EXPERIMENTS is Read more about Seeking Submissions for Puppet Videos[…]
