MM Guide 2019

MM Guide 2019

  • Book Reviews

Book Review: The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together

In the early 1980s, a film school dropout and his brother, then a philosophy student working as a typist at…

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  • Book Reviews

Book Review: Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art

In this exploration of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s filmography, professor Susan Napier paints a fascinating portrait of the world this…

5 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

Book Review: Moviemaker John Water’s Contemporary Art Practice is Examined in Indecent Exposure

Alternately ennobled with the titles “Prince of Puke,” “Pope of Trash,” and “The People’s Pervert,” Baltimore moviemaker John Waters is…

5 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

Pictures Worth a Thousand Jobs: Netflix’s Blockbuster Deal with ABQ Studios is Poised to Bring Thousands of Jobs to New Mexico

In a year where Netflix has continued to grow at an astounding rate, the streaming platform’s biggest leap was its…

5 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

Coloring Outside the Lines: DP Benoît Debie Shakes it Up with Gaspar Noé, Harmony Korine, and Jacques Audiard

As a cinematographer the first thing you need to do is understand exactly what your director wants from the script.…

5 years ago
  • Inside MM - How To

Inside the Creative Process: Karyn Kusama Walks Through Five Phases of Production, From Screenwriting to Distribution

Guest Moviemaker Karyn Kusama has been through a lot in her career. Kusama broke out in 2000 with her debut…

5 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

Working the Crowd: How Indie Crowdfunding Campaigns Have Evolved, and Some Savvy Ways to Keep Up

Why this film? Why you? Why now? Each arm of your crowdfunding campaign—from video, to narrative, to rewards, to backer…

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  • MM Guide 2019

Making a Scene: A No-Drama, No-Frills Primer to the Criminally Overlooked Process of Location Scouting

Everyone is acutely aware of the creative impact that cinematographers, editors, production designers, and even the glamour squad can bring to…

5 years ago
  • Inside MM - Acting

Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Matt Dillon

The longevity of Matt Dillon's laudable career is a byproduct of his self-reinvention. Oscillating between charismatic leading and comedic supporting…

5 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

A Teller’s Market: How To Tell Your Own Story and Lay Bare Your Personal Brand

Tasked with unpacking the most overlooked, underestimated part of film marketing and distribution, I considered examples of what previous MovieMaker…

5 years ago