Ridley Scott on Creating a Convincing Universe
Ridley Scott discusses the challenge of creating a convincing cinematic universe.Read More
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AFI Tribute to Orson Welles
In these clips from the 1975 AFI Life Achievement Award show honoring Orson Welles, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman and others pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker.Read More
AFI Spotlight on…Roger Corman
Director Roger Corman discusses his first time filmmaking, the rapid pace that he made his films, and the effect that his films have had on “Big Budget Hollywood. Read More
THR’s 25 Best Film Schools Rankings
The Hollywood Reporter ranked up a list of the top 25 film schools in the world in their inaugural list. Not surprisingly, AFI and USC top their list:Read More
Morgan Freeman Discusses the Craft of Acting
Actor Morgan Freeman and director Ed Zwick at the AFI campus discussing the film GLORY with AFI Fellows in April 2011. In this clip Freeman discusses the craft of acting and how good actors must “be true” to their characters by immersing themselves in the role.Read More
Steven Spielberg on the Importance of Studying Classic Films
In this video clip, director Steven Spielberg talks about the importance of studying films beyond the recent past, how films of the CITIZEN KANE era influenced him and his filmmaking contemporaries, and how he requires his own children to watch “the classics.”Read More
Morgan Freeman says “Keep Tap Dancing”
Legendary actor Morgan Freeman reminds students at the AFI Conservatory that it takes time and persistence to succeed; Freeman himself didn’t get his first big break until age 50.Read More
Quentin Tarantino Talks Pulp Fiction, the Gangster Genre and Visual Style
In an interview recorded just after AFI named Pulp Fiction to it’s Top 10 Gangster Films in 2009, Quentin Tarantino reflects on the film and the inspiration behind it.Read More
AFI: 10 best films/TV shows of 2010
It’s that time of year – AFI leads off with their 10 best films/TV Shows of 2010. Read More
George Lucas sits down with AFI
Here is a collection of short interviews with George Lucas produced by AFI:
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Bits of David Lynch
David Lynch has been part of AFI’s Harold Lloyd Master Seminar. We’ve collected a few of the clips courtesy of AFI to shed a little light on the mind of one of the masters of dark eclectic cinema.Read More
A Seminar with Steven Spielberg… from 1978
Going all the way back before “Minority Report”, “Saving Private Ryan”, “Schindler’s List”, “Jurrasic Park” and even before “Indiana Jones”… Here is a young Spielberg in 1978 at an AFI’s seminar fresh from three major features, “The Sugarland Express” (1974), “Jaws” (1975), and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977).Read More