Archive - Little Scraps of Filmmaking

A conversation with Elaine McMillion Sheldon. PART TWO.

A website for your film, collaboration, and trust

Aug 13

Absolute beginnings

Starting a film, and how a film starts.

Aug 5

July 2025

What to take, what to ignore, and how it all gets into your head anyway.

Jul 29

How Much Do You Say, and How Much Do You Leave Out?

A conversation with James Sturm about adapting his book Off Season

Jul 22

Collisions of the mind, part 2.

Elusive characters and letting go...

Jul 12

Collisions of the mind

Characters, casting and change

Jul 9

Moments in sound

FilmStack Challenge Of The Month #4

Jul 3

June 2025

Ease Down the Road

Remaining a human being whilst in a film bubble.

Jun 24

Establishing shot: A street full of diapers.

Birthday walks, a sense of disconnection and how to open a scene.

Jun 17

Giving audiences a doorway into your film

Via a cat named Lemon

Jun 11

5 films to fall in love with cinema (a Filmstack challenge)

Life, death, terror and tenderness.

Jun 5

What do you do after Black Mirror?

Chris Barrett on gut instinct and balancing ambition with family

Jun 3

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