All posts tagged "Barry Jenkins"
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If Beale Street Could Talk DP James Laxton on Using the Large Format Alexa 65 Freely for Barry Jenkins’ Period Romance
Director Barry Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton have enjoyed a meteoric rise through the industry together, from collaborating on shorts in film... -
Fest Beat: Indie Memphis Showcases Auteur-Driven Programming, Live Music, and Rich Banana Pudding
When you’re finishing a movie, the rest of the world fades into white noise. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking about where... -
Color Commentary: A Seasoned Colorist Breaks Down the Process, and How It Will Enhance Your Movie
Your colorist is the most elusive-yet integral member of your post-production team. Whether you’re aware of it or not, color’s unique essence directly influences our emotional and psychological states. From production... -
Moonlight Co-Editor Nat Sanders Talks Quitting Your Day Job, Disagreeing With Directors and That Awkward Oscars Moment
Though his nomination for a Best Editing Oscar for Moonlight wasn’t as monumental as his co-editor Joi McMillon’s—she was the first African-American to receive a... -
First Draft: Top Moviemakers Share The Worst Notes They Ever Received
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Writing is rewriting, as they say, and... -
Independent Spirit Awards 2017: Spirits Stick to Their Essence, Rewarding Moonlight, The Witch and Spa Night
Breaking with what in recent editions served as a preview to the Academy Awards, the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards delivered in political... -
Janelle Monáe, Ruth Negga, Dev Patel and More: Eight Rising "Virtuosos" Dropped Serious Wisdom in Santa Barbara
Through characters as eclectic as a kindhearted drug dealer, a woman heading to court for love, a young man searching for his... -
Watch: Barry Jenkins Rides the Cinematic High of Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood For Love
How can a film’s setting feel so massive in scope and scale, yet so insular, as if it’s a microcosm of some grander... -
ICYMI: The Best of October 2016 on Moviemaker.com
Take a break from crafting that last-second DIY costume to revisit the best articles of October 2016 on moviemaker.com. We’ve picked out our favorite... -
Eye Piece: Moonlight DP James Laxton Illuminates Miami’s Bold, Blue, Beautiful Darkness
Following the life of Chiron, a young man coming of age in Miami during the “War on Drugs,” Moonlight is sensitive and...
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Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8