Here are the three points that most resonated with me from Austin Kleon's latest book. ...

Ariston Anderson conducted a fascinating interview with Francis Ford Coppola that was recently published on Behance’s The 99 Percent blog. Among some excellent tips on improvisation, working with powerhouse actors, and developing your artistic style, he offers these three rules to aspiring filmmakers: Write and direct original screenplays make them with the most modern technology ...

If you consider yourself a working artist, you're likely a starving artist. If you're starving, it's very likely your own damn fault. Do you want to do something about it? Excellent! Read on. ...

Having a good idea is great, unless it's distracting you from an important task. Rex shares one of his own tricks for dealing with distractions while getting stuff done. ...

Cost-conscious studio execs are increasingly using product placement as a means to offset spiraling production costs. But does it make for good art? ...