All posts by Jeff Meyers
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Shifting Sands: Director Brad Anderson on Making Beirut, and Managing a Career of Genre and Budget-Hopping
Despite a 22-year track record, director Brad Anderson has had what some might consider a stealth career. Outside of indie film circles—where... -
Sweet Country, Sour History, Great Moviemaking: Director Warwick Thornton on Sweet Country
“Australia was built on free labour. 180 years of free labour,” says director Warwick Thornton. He is talking, of course, about the... -
“I Want This Weirdness In My Life”: Aubrey Plaza, Craig Robinson, and More On An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn
“I remember my agent told me Blue Velvet was panned by critics when it first came out and people hated it, they... -
The Intimate Epic: Directors Alex and Andrew Smith on the Quiet Intensity of Father-Son Drama Walking Out
Montana-raised twin brothers Alex and Andrew Smith have emerged as the Big Sky Country’s most ambitious indie filmmakers by writing and directing... -
Making a Living by Mixing Media: How to Make the Leap From Directing Features to Directing Television
Imagine a world where you earn a steady, livable paycheck doing what you love—directing—and little else. That picture, sadly, doesn’t exactly fit... -
In Total Control of His Out of Control: With Colossal, Nacho Vigalondo Breaks Into Major League Moviemaking
Nacho Vigalondo is constantly under self-review—both as an artist and, if movies are a window into a director’s psyche, as a man.... -
At Home Behind the Camera: Actor-Turned-Director Macon Blair Talks Making I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore
Macon Blair is no stranger to Sundance. The actor is the childhood friend of, and a long-time collaborator with, writer-director Jeremy Saulnier,... -
MovieMaker Minute: Walking Out’s Alex and Andrew Smith on How Directors Should Keep Calm On Set
Our MovieMaker Minute series of videos are brief little nuggets of inspiration and advice from some of our favorite filmmakers. Alex and... -
Defining Complete Unknown: Joshua Marston on Writing Shape-Shifting Characters, Directing a Contained Set
Joshua Marston’s latest film, Complete Unknown, is an exploration of what it means to be a filmmaker, a film actor or even... -
The Lay of the VR Landscape: How Does a Moviemaker Approach Virtual Reality – Without Holding it Back?
In case you didn’t notice, virtual reality (VR) content has graduated from sideshow curiosity to the center ring. Sundance 2016’s New Frontiers...
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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