Staying Alive: The Director of Liza, Liza, Skies Are Grey Shares How He’s Sustained A 63-Year Moviemaking Career
My first job out of UCLA Film School in 1954, at age 22, was directing the 2nd unit of Night of the Hunter...
#BlessedProduction: Ingrid Goes West Director and Stars Talk Instagram Marketing, Social Media Creepiness and More
Keep it brief, keep it fun, and keep it creative: That’s how an effective social media post lures in eager followers. Nobody...
Breaking Down Your Script? Follow These Steps to Mark and Tag Your Way Through Pre-Production (Video)
1st ADs in pre-production: Are your project’s scenes marked and tagged for shooting? If so, great! You’ll more or less know the essentials...
Indie Animated Delight: 2014 French Feature Mune: Guardian of the Moon Opens For One Day in U.S. Theaters
Experimentation involves risk, a factor that doesn’t figure into the equation of the increasingly homogeneous list of studio films—both live action and...
Do Things, Don’t Just Say Things: Six D.I.Y. Tips From the Director of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
What is punk rock? It should first be said that punk is different things to different people—and it only continues to evolve...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an...8Inside the Issue: Cinematography
What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an...Inside the Issue: Directing
Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about...