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first film tips
  • Tips for Making Your First Film: Choosing a Topic, Interviewing Like a Pro, and One Aspect of Filmmaking That's Often Overlooked
    Getting ready to make your first film? First read these tips from leading youth filmmaking organizations.
    POV Staff 6 min read July 25, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Struggles: The Making of 'Only the Young'
    Filmmaker Elizabeth Mims shares advice for first-time directors as she takes POV behind the scenes of Only the Young.
    POV Staff 5 min read July 11, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 4 Don'ts for Teen Filmmakers Making Their First Documentary
    Based on the experience of making his short doc Little Steps, Project VoiceScape alumnus and Tribeca Film Fellow Matthew Seife offers four warnings for young filmmakers.
    POV Staff 5 min read July 11, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • First Film Tips: Morgan Wilcock
    Morgan Wilcock, whose short documentary This Gay And Age was part of the 2012 PBS Online Film Festival, offers suggestions for other teen filmmakers.
    POV Staff 3 min read July 11, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments