The CineBlog is a publication about how films actually get made: the craft decisions, the production mechanics, the money, and the people on set who make a schedule hold.

It is written by François Rivette, a director and former cinematographer who has spent his working life in French and North American independent film. He writes about pictures he admires and about the dull, decisive work behind them: the stripboard, the breakdown, the day the location fell through. He does not name the productions he has worked on or the people he worked with, and the column is written for readers who understand why.

Who it is for

Working filmmakers, small production companies and the people who fund them. The pieces assume you know what a C-stand is and would rather learn how a night exterior was lit for very little money than read red-carpet coverage.

What it is not

It is not a review site, although many pieces start from a single film. There are no star ratings, no release-week coverage and no trailers.

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