Stop shooting in front of boring white walls! In today’s episode, we examine the importance of production design in the creation of your short film. Learn how props, costumes, and locations can really give your movie projects that “filmic” look as we examine Hollywood favorites and the all-stars of the shorts world, including filmmaker Jamie Travis.

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Review of the Crowdsourced Short "Live Music"

Live Music is a short animation that has been buzzed about in creative and traditional media circles for several months now based primarily on its unique production history. Mass Animation, a company specializing in "crowdsourcing"—the process of enlisting the time and expertise of a volunteer force, managed to put together a large creative community to work on the film via a custom Facebook app.