All posts by Caleb Hammond
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Frame of Mind: To Blend Real and CG FX, The Osiris Child’s Team Built A Sci-Fi Set On Their Sound Stage Roof (Video)
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the... -
Moviemaking on Ice: Jay Baruchel on the Transition from Acting to Directing for Sequel to Cult Hit Goon
After co-writing surprise cult hit Goon back in 2011, actor, comedian and Canadian Jay Baruchel now steps behind the camera to deliver its... -
“Darkness on the Beach”: Writer-Director Eliza Hittman Chose 16mm to Help Create the Eerie New York of Beach Rats
In her second feature Beach Rats, writer-director Eliza Hittman has once again crafted an atmospheric coming-of-age story set in her native New... -
“Not Wall Street”: Marc Webb’s Coming-of-Age Drama The Only Living Boy in New York Delves into a “Fantastical Literary” NYC
Director Marc Webb’s latest The Only Living Boy in New York continues his recent pivot back into smaller dramas (after directing two installments of... -
Threads of Melancholy: In Ensemble Piece Person to Person, Dustin Guy Defa Proves a Tonal Prowess
With his new ensemble comedy, Person to Person, Dustin Guy Defa seems poised to break through to a wider cultural consciousness outside... -
Visual Framework: Watch How Wong Kar-wai Uses Frames Within Frames in In the Mood for Love (Video)
An integral aspect of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai’s mastery is his recurring use of frames within the film frame. The below... -
Need For Speed: Don’t Write Off Using Differing Shutter Speeds In Your Project (Video)
A comprehensive filmmaker’s toolkit is grown slowly over time: picking up technical knowledge here and there until one is equipped to really... -
Killer Instincts: Florence Pugh’s Steely Performance in Lady Macbeth Foretells a Rapid Ascension
“Everybody get the bongos out,” laughs 21-year-old Florence Pugh when describing her English childhood. A bohemian upbringing she says was “von Trapp-esque”... -
Book Review: Shooting Better Movies: The Student Filmmakers’ Guide Should Be a Rookie’s Go-To Reference
“You have to know the rules in order to break them.” This oft-repeated cliché might be considered irksome if not for the... -
Demetri Martin. Indie Moviemaker. The Dean Star and Director Takes a New Step in an Already Accomplished Career
With his directorial debut, Dean, comedic multihyphenate Demetri Martin stars alongside an impressive ensemble cast in a bicoastal comedy-drama about loss and grief....
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Mads Mikkelsen
From Star Wars to Marvel, from prestige TV (Hannibal) to high-profile Oscar contenders (At Eternity’s Gate), Mads Mikkelsen can be seen stretching his dramatic skills across the board these...Inside the Issue: Directing
The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the 112 features selected, 45 of their makers were first-timers. The fest’s...1Inside the Issue: How To
Breaking and Entering, Part One: How To Shoot Down Self-Doubt and Pay the Rent While Making It In the Film Industry
Becoming a moviemaker seemed like an impossibly ambitious goal when I was growing up. I was living in Brazil, watching bootleg copies of David Cronenberg films and, with...