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  • How They Did It

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…

6 years ago
  • Acting

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…

7 years ago
  • Directing

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…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

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…

8 years ago
  • Other

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…

9 years ago
  • Articles
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Why We Like: Luc Besson’s Lucy Trailer by Heidi Honeycutt

In our new online series "Why We Like," MovieMaker editors break down a freshly-released trailer of an upcoming film we're…

10 years ago