All posts tagged "Acting"
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A Proper Collaboration: Joaquin Phoenix and Gus Van Sant’s Big Step Forward in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
In the 33 years since he made his first feature, the now classic Mala Noche, director Gus Van Sant has occupied a... -
The Grande Dame of American Indie Cinema: A Lost Interview with Gena Rowlands
Gena Rowlands is one of our most revered and beloved actresses—her brilliant and always memorable work has influenced generations of filmmakers. She and... -
Slate Up: Five Things Every Actor Needs to Land Theatrical Representation
In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a fortnightly series with practical filmmaking advice and musings, written by the team at... -
Who the Hell am I Talking to?: Mastering the Many Languages of Motion Pictures
Kimmy and Jamal sat quietly on a cheap dorm room bed. Gerri, the film’s director, had just called “cut,” and was shuffling... -
On Directing Actors: An Interview with Tim Blake Nelson
For nearly 20 years, Tim Blake Nelson has shoe-horned in his filmmaking alongside a robust and, as he describes it, “privileged” acting... -
Sundance Dispatch, II: MovieMaker Sits Down with Jonathan Groff, Kyle Patrick Alvarez, and Two Egyptian Revolutionaries (Video)
This is the second installment in MovieMaker’s ongoing coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. This time we sit down... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Robert Downey Jr.
From Kings County State Correctional Facility to the private tutelage of the legendary Lee Strasberg, Robert Downey Jr. has blazed a many-striped...
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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...Inside 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