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The Origins of Auteur Theory

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Take the full Filmmaker IQ course on Auteur Theory with sauce and bonus material at: https://filmmakeriq.com/courses/origins-auteur-theory/ Auteur – it’s a favorite term of cinephiles around the world. But what exactly is Auteur Theory? In this Filmmaker IQ course we peel back pages of time and explore the origins […]

The Psychology of Scary Movies

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Let’s go deep in the human mind and dissect our fascination with fright – exploring 8 theories on way we are attracted to the dark.

What Can We Learn About Filmmaking From This Scarlett Johansson Photo

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ John Hess discusses the visual language of this sexy Scarlett Johansson photo and how you can approach the images you see on FilmmakerIQ and other sites.

T’was the Night Before Christmas

T’was the Night Before Christmas – a Sneak Peak of the big things to come on Filmmaker IQ in 2017. Merry Christmas and have a Cinematic New Year.

How a Director Stages and Blocks a Scene

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ How a director approaches staging and blocking a scene dramatically affects the story – in this experiment at YouTube Space LA, we take a boilerplate police detective script and shoot it directing five different ways with different types of blocking to demonstrate how direction and acting can really […]