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 important scene, only...
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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 more frequently than...
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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 my filmmaking career....
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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 tells a story...
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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 think up incredible...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...