Blog – Gunn’s Scream Queens
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Finale: Behind the Screams of “Scream Queens”
MOVIEMAKER TIP OF THE WEEK: Move to Los Angeles! People around the country often ask me what one thing they should do... -
Episode Seven: Behind the Screams of James Gunn’s “Scream Queens”
MOVIEMAKER TIP OF THE WEEK: Wet your monsters! Almost any prosthetic effect looks better and more realistic when it’s wet, especially if... -
Episode Six: Behind the Screams of James Gunn’s “Scream Queens”
MovieMaker Tip of the Week: Make three shots lists! When I’m directing a movie, I’m a big believer in preparation. I believe... -
Episode Five: Behind the Screams of James Gunn’s “Scream Queens”
MOVIEMAKER TIP OF THE WEEK Never hesitate to fire someone! One crap cog in a production can bring the whole thing down.... -
Episode Four: Behind the Screams of James Gunn’s “Scream Queens”
HELLS YEAH! This was perhaps my favorite episode of all to make I really felt like I was directing for the first... -
Episode Three: Behind the Screams of James Gunn’s “Scream Queens”
This week fucked me up! The girls who I thought were at the front of the bus—Michelle, Sarah and Tanedra—were poor to...
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Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss
American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus… even while reading like a what’s what of cinema, those titles...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Cold Piece of Work: Richard Linklater Braves Greenland Hurricanes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette opens with the answer to its titular question. In an impressively executed overhead shot, the camera gazes down onto placid...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: The Farewell Writer-Director Lulu Wang Shares Secrets to Turning Your Life Story into a Memoir Movie
The week before production started on The Farewell—my sophomore feature about a young woman (Billi, played by Awkwafina) and her family’s attempts to keep their grandmother’s...