All posts by Caleb Hammond
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“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.... -
Subverting Rom-Com Expectations: How When Harry Met Sally… Dances Around the Conventions of Genre (Video)
“When Harry Met Sally… shows how a clever writer can flip genre conventions to create a fresh take on a classic story.”... -
Festival Wrap: Dallas Fest EARTHxFilm Counters Environmental Doomsday Narratives With A Message of Hope
Recently wrapping its seventh year, Earth Day Texas is the largest annual environmental forum in the world, with attendance upwards of 150,000...
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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...1