All posts tagged "Action"
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How They Did It: Planning a Car Crash Scene? Match Multiple Locations Into One, Says 24 Hours to Live Director
Some of the bigger challenges we had to overcome while filming 24 Hours to Live had to do with finding locations, as... -
Punch For Punchline: Watch How Jackie Chan’s Unique Brand of Action Comedy Hits Harder Than Others’ (Video)
Jackie Chan understands what a well-thrown punch and a well-delivered punchline have in common: When each of them land, they strike a visceral blow... -
Miller Time: Get Schooled In Shooting Action With This Masterclass On George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road (Video)
For George Miller, the sound of slews of asses being kicked is, quite literally, music to the ears. In Miller’s manic magnum opus of kinetic... -
First Draft: How to Use the Rule of Three in Action Sequences
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Three is a very satisfying number. In... -
Extreme Problem Solving: Stuntman-Turned-Director Stanton Barrett on Doing Stunts Well
Most filmmakers think that stunts take a lot of time or cost a lot of money. That’s usually the first thing out... -
Why We Like: Luc Besson’s Lucy Trailer
In our new online series “Why We Like,” MovieMaker editors break down a freshly-released trailer of an upcoming film we’re excited about....
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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