All posts by Jennifer M. Wood
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An Education on Education
As a magazine written by, for and about independent moviemakers, film education is an important part of what we do here at... -
samsara
Challenging what is possible when it comes to cinematic visuals is nothing new for moviemakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. In 1985,... -
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Around the World With Samsara
Challenging what is possible when it comes to cinematic visuals is nothing new for moviemakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. In 1985,...
From Comic to Conman: Dax Shepard Is in the Driver’s Seat for Hit & Run
When asked to recall the moment he realized he wanted to be an actor, Dax Shepard replies, “When it occurred to me...
Flash Forward: Vince Nappo
In the summer of 2006, I was invited to attend a production of All’s Well That Ends Well in Central Park. It...
Lights, Camera, Social Action: The Disposable Film Festival
With our world’s amazing technology making spectacular cameras small, cheap and ubiquitous, new types of moviemaking (and, by extension, moviemakers) are proliferating....Greta Gerwig, Inside Outsider
The speed at which media travels can do funny things to a moviemaker’s career. In this Internet-dominated age, even the tiniest films...Future of Moviemaking 2012
Blayne Weaver Introduces His 6 Month Rule
When I talk about my film 6 Month Rule, the first thing people ask is: “What’s the six month rule?” (Answer: It’s...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
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...1Inside 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...2