Posted on February 1, 2012 in Directing, Pre-production | No Comments
As a filmmaker, be it as a producer or director or both, you are like a captain of a ship. Once the production day starts and the ship has left port, everyone will be looking to you for guidance and direction. Nothing will sink your project faster than indecision – an issue that can be mitigated with proper pre-production work.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 in Directing, Filmmaking 360, General Screenwriting, Interviews | No Comments
Ariston Anderson interviews Francis Ford Coppola (“The Godfather”, “Apocalypse Now”) on how to bridge the gap between distribution and commerce, screenwriting, and directing great actors.
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Posted on January 10, 2012 in Directing | 1 Comment
In this clip provided by Lions Gate for the Blu-ray release of Pulp Fiction,Tarantino directs Bruce Willis on set; Willis likens Tarantino’s directing to theater work.
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Posted on January 4, 2012 in Directing | 2 Comments
The visionary director of Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam offers 10 tips for the Directors of today:
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Posted on December 14, 2011 in Directing, Interviews | No Comments
Charlie Rose looks at the film “Moneyball” with director Bennett Miller and actors Brad Pitt & Jonah Hill. Among other topics Pitt discusses why he doesn’t want to direct.
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Posted on December 12, 2011 in Acting, Directing | No Comments
In this clip from a recent AFI Harold Lloyd Master Seminar, Director David Cronenberg shares his approach to working with actors.
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Posted on November 3, 2011 in Directing, Interviews | No Comments
Academy Award winning director, producer, and occasional actor, Martin Scorsese, is guest ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’, hosted by James Lipton. This is the 6th episode of the 9th season, aired on December 15th, 2002.
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Posted on October 27, 2011 in Directing, Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
In this video from Birth of the Image, the four basic elements of visual language are discussed from: Shot Type, Height Relationship, On Screen direction, and Camera movement.
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Posted on October 25, 2011 in Directing, Music | No Comments
Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership — then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. Yes he’s talking about musical directing, but the leadership lesson here is applicable to all sorts of artistic directing.
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Posted on October 11, 2011 in Directing, Production Design | No Comments
Food shots look simple. Plate a scrumptious dish and shoot away right? Not so fast. It takes lots of hard work, dedication, and perfect timing to bring out that perfect wipe-the-drool-off-the-screen shot. Michael Schrom is one of those few “table top directors” who has been able to stand the heat of the kitchen and make a living shooting food.
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Posted on September 5, 2011 in Directing, Interviews | No Comments
Samuel Jackson being interviewed by James Lipton on “Inside the Actor’s Studio” talking Quentin Tarantino’s enthusiastic directing style.
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Posted on September 2, 2011 in Directing, Editing | 1 Comment
This video from the Canon Learning Center covers the thought processes behind the “Same Day Edit” where you are turning around a finished product on the same day as you shot it.
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Posted on August 19, 2011 in Directing, Interviews | 2 Comments
A rare audio interview with late director John Hughes from 1985. He discusses his professional transition from the National Lampoon to writing and directing films, the back-story on casting 16 Candles and The Breakfast Club, studio interference, happy endings and more.
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Posted on July 28, 2011 in General Production | 1 Comment
Vimeo User Bob Phelps covers some basic documentary tips for shooting a human interest stories including how to prepare your subject and what kind of questions to ask.
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Posted on June 27, 2011 in Acting, Directing | No Comments
Morgan Freeman discusses with director Ed Zwick what he feels makes a good director.
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