Stories By Jeff Meyers
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Directing
Shifting Sands: Director Brad Anderson on Making Beirut, and Managing a Career of Genre and Budget-Hopping
April 23, 2018Despite a 22-year track record, director Brad Anderson has had what some might consider a stealth...
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Directing
Sweet Country, Sour History, Great Moviemaking: Director Warwick Thornton on Sweet Country
April 17, 2018“Australia was built on free labour. 180 years of free labour,” says director Warwick Thornton. He...
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Directing
“I Want This Weirdness In My Life”: Aubrey Plaza, Craig Robinson, and More On An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn
March 2, 2018“I remember my agent told me Blue Velvet was panned by critics when it first came...
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News
The Intimate Epic: Directors Alex and Andrew Smith on the Quiet Intensity of Father-Son Drama Walking Out
October 10, 2017Montana-raised twin brothers Alex and Andrew Smith have emerged as the Big Sky Country’s most ambitious...
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Directing
Making a Living by Mixing Media: How to Make the Leap From Directing Features to Directing Television
August 17, 2017Imagine a world where you earn a steady, livable paycheck doing what you love—directing—and little else....
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Directing
In Total Control of His Out of Control: With Colossal, Nacho Vigalondo Breaks Into Major League Moviemaking
April 7, 2017Nacho Vigalondo is constantly under self-review—both as an artist and, if movies are a window into...
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Directing
At Home Behind the Camera: Actor-Turned-Director Macon Blair Talks Making I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore
February 21, 2017Macon Blair is no stranger to Sundance. The actor is the childhood friend of, and a...
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Directing
MovieMaker Minute: Walking Out’s Alex and Andrew Smith on How Directors Should Keep Calm On Set
February 7, 2017Our MovieMaker Minute series of videos are brief little nuggets of inspiration and advice from some...
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Directing
Defining Complete Unknown: Joshua Marston on Writing Shape-Shifting Characters, Directing a Contained Set
August 26, 2016Joshua Marston’s latest film, Complete Unknown, is an exploration of what it means to be a...
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Other
The Lay of the VR Landscape: How Does a Moviemaker Approach Virtual Reality – Without Holding it Back?
August 5, 2016In case you didn’t notice, virtual reality (VR) content has graduated from sideshow curiosity to the...
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