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Heart and Soul: an Interview with Andy Serkis
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is upon us! And to celebrate, we’ve got a fantastic interview with none other than Andy... -
New Filmmakers LA: Director Interviews Part 5, “Great Western” and “Kate”
New Filmmakers LA is back with yet another dose of indie filmmaker interviews. This week we are featuring interviews with “Great Western”... -
Editor’s Weekend Pick: Director Felix Van Groeningen’s Exclusive Account of The Broken Circle Breakdown
“Every day I was crying,” says director Felix Van Groeningen about his experience in production on The Broken Circle Breakdown, Belgium’s official... -
We Make Movies (Better): How to Score, Indie Style
The We Make Movies (Better) blog returns for a new installment about another new music option for independent moviemakers, by Sapna Gandhi,... -
We Make Movies (Better): How I Learned to build an Avid Editing bay for under $1,500
MovieMaker is reintroducing the We Makes Movies (Better) blog from our friends over at We Make Movies! Look for their brilliant, practical... -
Screenin’ in the Rain: Notes on Cannes 2013, Part I
It wasn’t until the midpoint of a drizzlier and gustier than usual edition of the Cannes Film Festival that the red carpets... -
RxSM: The self-medicated film festival is one of the best things to do in Austin, TX
Of the myriad things to do in Austin, film festivals are near the top of the list. And a new kid on... -
Vegas Indie Film Festival!: The “premiere” Vegas film festival has a giant set of bulbs
The Premiere Vegas Film Festival Vegas Indie Film Fest! (VIFF!), which happens in the spring of each year, programs an impressive showcase... -
Big Apple Film Festival: This NYC film festival supports microbudget moviemakers in the Big Apple
You basically have to be crazy to make movies in a city as chaotic and bustling as New York, but for those... -
Austin Film Festival: The best film festival in Austin?
In 2009, my first feature, ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, screened at the Austin Film Festival (AFF) in the Alamo Draft House. It...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2