Christopher Nolan On Working With Actors
Posted on July 7, 2010 in Acting, Directing, Interviews | 3 Comments
Christopher Nolan discusses the virtues of being honest with Actors during an AFI Harold Lloyd Masters Seminar.
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Four Pieces of Unbreakable
Posted on November 15, 2009 in Directing, Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
A critical analysis of four pieces of M. Night Shamalan’s “Unbreakable” by Jim Emerson.
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Why doesn’t anyone respect me as a Director?
Posted on August 15, 2009 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
In here Q&A column, Heidi Van Lier deals with a director who feels like he’s getting snubbed for lesser directors.
…This question came from a twitter message I got a few weeks ago, the filmmaker was convinced that other directors, “of lesser talent”, were for some reason getting “more respect” than he was. We’ll call him [...]
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Citizen Kane: Opening with Bogdanovich & Ebert commentary
Posted on June 18, 2009 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
The opening scene from Orson Welles’ 1941 film “Citizen Kane”, starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten.
Roger Ebert’s commentary on Citizen Kane is without a doubt the best DVD extra ever. Not only do you get the best film ever made, you get the best film school you’ll ever have for under $20. [...]
What About Directors Do You Hate?
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Acting | No Comments
Andrew Salomon grabs a few quotes on the foibles of Directors – from an Actor’s standpoint.
…A few years back, I had just come off this Off-Broadway play when I was immediately hired for an independent film. The filmmaker had absolutely no clue how to deal with actors. In fact, at some point he was seen [...]
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On Directing Actors for Film/Video
Posted on March 25, 2009 in Directing | No Comments
By IQ forum member: KillerCordova
Before we start, know this, I can only teach what I know, and I know only what I was taught, and a small bit more. I acknowledge that this isn’t complete, but it’s worked well for me, and hopefully it’ll work well with refining your technique a bit more as well.
This [...]
How Good Directors Work With Good Editors
Posted on February 13, 2009 in Editing | No Comments
Norman Hollyn discusses the relationship between Directors and Editors
…One of the biggest complaints I hear from editors (after lack of work and oppressive schedules) is when directors treat them like “a pair of hands” meaning that they use them merely to push buttons and not make creative contributions. Quite often I’ll hear a director say [...]
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Nonprofessional Actors Give European Films a New Realism
Posted on December 5, 2008 in Directing | No Comments
Tobias Grey examines the trend in Europe of using everyday people in films to achieve realism.
…When the Italian film director Matteo Garrone began formulating how he wanted to make “Gomorrah,” his unflinching portrait of the Neapolitan Mafia, his inspiration came from a movie made more than 60 years earlier. It was the 1946 neorealist classic [...]
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Building a Spectacular Spec Reel
Posted on October 7, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
Jessel Monteverde breaks down how to build a success Spec Reel to break into the world of advertising: Submitted by Gospel John
Part1:
…There is absolutely nothing more important to a commercial director’s career than a demo reel. Not education. Not connections (although this is important). And not experience.
A jaw-dropping reel will facilitate a director’s entry [...]
Good Shooting Guide: The Basic Principles.
Posted on October 4, 2008 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
The BBC’s Training & Development site has a excellent course on improving your sound, making the available light look good, ensuring your shots cut together, making the best use of time, understanding cameras better and more.
…Do you need to shoot a sequence and are not quite sure where to start? Have you shot unusable material [...]
Visual Language of Schindler’s List
Posted on September 30, 2008 in Directing | No Comments
Cineobscure is one of my favorite sites. Among other things they offer insightful visual breakdowns of landmark films such as Jaws, War of the Worlds, Christine, Aliens, Braveheart, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tombstone and of course Schindler’s List.
…Spielberg, along with long time collaborator Janusz Kaminski shot the film with a [...]
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Quentin Tarantino – Use of Music
Posted on August 1, 2008 in Music | No Comments
How does the way Quentin Tarantino’s characters talk about and react to music relate to the manner in which that music is heard in his films?
… pop music can serve as a film’s memory, instantaneously linking it with its audience, tapping into a nostalgic past or fixing the film firmly in the present.
— Netribution | [...]
Francois Truffaut: Encountering Directors
Posted on August 1, 2008 in Interviews | No Comments
by Charles Thomas Samuels
“Encountering Directors”
Paris, September 1 and 3, 1970
The image presented when Francois Truffaut played the principle role in The Wild Child—that of a short, compactly built, but expressionless and ordinary-looking young man in his late thirties—leaves out his most striking features: a smile no less charming than his most charming films and the [...]
Film Noir – 4 Minute Film School
Posted on August 1, 2008 in Cinematography | No Comments
Are you a fan of the darker movies? Do Batman, Touch of Evil, Sin City, and The Maltese Falcon make you pee your pants (You don’t pee your pants while watching your favorite movies!?!…well…yea…me neither)? Learn how to get that look with the right lighting, writing, and tons of other great tips. Even if you [...]
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I’ve Been Framed
Posted on July 28, 2008 in Cinematography | No Comments
Good video starts long before you sit down to edit: it begins in the camera with good lighting and strong shot composition. In this episode, we’ll take a look through the lens to help you compose yourself so you can frame up fantastic shots.
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