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...
Guide 2019
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25th Anniversary
Guide 2018
Year in MovieMaker
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