All posts by Hamish McCollester
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A-List Knowledge from Shane Hurlbut: The Inner Circle delivers on virtual mentorship for filmmakers
With a little diligence and resourcefulness, would-be students can access a world-class academic education right on their computers. However, when it comes... -
Moonlighting Moviemakers: How To Make Movies With a Day Job in Tow
I’ll never forget the moment. I was toughing my way through another long week in a windowless office at the small New... -
DIY Moviemaker: How to Build Sliders and Jibs
How to build sliders and jibs: building two moviemaker must-haves in one easy project. When MovieMaker’s managing editor, James Kaelan, challenged me...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8