Jamie Benning, the man behind the excellent filmumentary Raiding the Lost Ark is back with a 2h30 piece dedicated to the making of Jaws and it's worth every minute of it. Benning spent 16 months collecting old archives, getting exclusive interviews and putting together this homage to Spielb ...
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I've recently read 'The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind''s script for the first time and I was surprised to discover a prologue and epilogue in it that not only I couldn't remember from the movie, but that also changed quite dramatically the story's interpretation. Charlie Kaufman and Mi ...
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Like the Art of Steadicam or the View, Breaking the Fourth Wall is an homage to a filmmaking technique used since The Great Train Robbery (1903) in every genres and that still has good days ahead (just think House of Cards). We have to thank Leigh Singer for this video and here is what ...
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The Hollywood Reporter has released its Drama Showrunners Roundtable for the Emmys. This year is a mix of old blood and new blood (but mostly old blood) with newcomer: Beau Willimon (House of Cards) D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) Matthew Weiner (Mad Men) Alex Gansa, (Homeland), ...
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During the NAB SuperMeet last April, vfx veterans Scott Ross and Scott Squire, gave a passionate, funny and highly informative speech about the state of VFX: why it is in the situation it is now, what is going to happen if things don't change and how things can/should change for a better worl ...
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If you've one of mentorless.com avid readers, you are aware of my admiration for Darren Aronofsky and his body of work. Discovering that two of the behind-the-scenes shot by Niko Tavernise were available online in their full version was pretty much like fast forwarding to Christmas 2013. T ...
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Making-of Voila - Picture by Ferhat Sen For this second and final part about Low to No Budget Filmmaking, Miles Maker, No-Budget Film School, Sean Baker and more participants gave great insights about: how to produce a low to no budget film how to hire a crew how to handle casting and ...
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Martin McDonagh first directorial effort for a feature film didn't go unnoticed by film lovers, but very few interviews from his promotional tour for 'In Bruges' are available online. Fortunately, Gordon and The Whale recorded theirs (with a mac and an odd frame) and shared it. Until 2006, ...
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From Gangs of New York, Directed by Martin Scorsese - Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus - moviesincolor.com Movies in Color is the latest awesome tumblr filmmaking related that will feed your need to learn more and understand better how movies are made. (sounds sweet, right?) Created at ...
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12 Monkeys is one of my favorite sci-fi movie and yet, it took me a long time to watch The Hamster Factor after @LaFamiliaFilm pointed out its existence. The Hamster Factor is both a full-length documentary and 12 Monkeys' official behind-the-scene, ordered by Terry Gilliam himself to protect ...
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