MM Guide 2016
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Post Magic Made Possible: What Miracle Fixes Can Happen in Your Editing Suite?
One of the most disheartening moments in an editor’s day is when he or she sits down to screen footage for an... -
How to Perform a Camera Test: Narrow Your Focus to Three Simple Things
“Why would I need a camera test? I’ve shot with this camera so many times before!” This is something I have heard... -
Embracing the Single Location: How the Room Team Made a 10-by-10-Foot Box Anything But Boring
In my latest feature, Room, based on Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel, I faced one of the most exciting and daunting challenges of... -
An Introduction to Indie Costume Design: How to Pull Off Spot-on Costuming Without Breaking the Bank
You want your film to look like it was dressed by Edith Head or Colleen Atwood, with eye-popping yet believable clothing that... -
The Building Blocks of Story: Organize Your Ideas into an Effective Structure
Imagine that there was one foolproof way to come up with a story. Well, keep dreaming. It’s all well and good to...
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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