From the 'Golden Group' of directors that rebuilt the Hollywood System in the 70s and became 'cult filmmakers' adored by the following generations, Steven Spielberg might be the one that divides people the most. Too mainstream, too successful, too 'all over the place', too sentimental, too ...
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Alfred Hitchcock is considered one of the Master of cinematic storytelling, and decades ago after his films came out, there are always something to learn and discover from them. Hitchcock talked at length with Truffaut about his work, and mentioned his love for the storytelling technique more ...
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After Neil Gaiman and Alicia Keys, it's Robert Rodriguez's turn to launch his project, named Project Green Screen and ask his fans to help him make it happen. Rodriguez, who made his debut 20 years ago now, with one of the first truly DIY film, El Mariachi, participates in the Blackberry ...
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A reversed three-minute video shot in Jerusalem downtown in one take ? Check. Six days ago, filmmaker Messe Kopp uploaded 'Forward', a video following a man from point A to point B through Jerusalem's streets. Or from point B to A, depending on how you look at it. The video, that already h ...
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DIY filmmaker Marc Donahue, who was half of the tandem behind the Youtube hit -and impressive stop motion- Dream Music, has been back this month with new videos sharing the results of his latest experiment: obtaining a live bullet time effect out of 15 GoPros. Donahue had previously shared ...
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Here is a very interesting infographic, courtesy of Oxymoron Entertainment, about the different lesser-known jobs that are part of the filmmaking process, and their salary's average: Thanks to @DigitalDuckInc Subscribe to mentorless weekly newsletter with exclusive bonus links
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Over the years Stanley Kubrick gave several interviews to french film critic Michel Ciment, and thanks to the one and only @LaFamiliaFilm, a video posted on Youtube in 2011 with excerpts from interviews about Barry Lyndon, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket has resurfaced. Kubrick talks abo ...
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In this three-minute video by Film Courage, filmmaker Jack Perez answers the question "What would you say to a 22 year-old Jack Perez?" Perez wishes he had defined what success meant to him early on, and the reasons why he thinks that are an absolute must listen-to. I wanted to quote him, but ...
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Paul Thomas Anderson, that I shouldn't present anymore, sat and talked with the Los Angeles Times' journalist John Horn about writing The Master, finding the character vs finding the frame first, doing research, directing actors from a script you've written etc. PTA is in this very tiny clu ...
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In the last few weeks we've talked about editing Life of Pi with Tim Squyres, and about the #supportvfx movement triggered by Rhyhmes & Hues filling for bankruptcy followed by a sad Oscar win. Today we are going to take a closer look at the actual post-production process of transformin ...
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