All posts tagged "hbo"
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Moviemaking
Breaking and Entering, Part Two: A Map To Finding Feature Funding
June 14, 2019If you didn’t read part one of this article, stop now and go back to the...
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Inside MM - How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
April 23, 2019“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a...
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Acting
Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
July 23, 2018A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning...
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Directing
Believer: Director Don Argott and Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds on Their Doc in Support of LGBTQ Youth
July 3, 2018Molded by his Mormon upbringing, Dan Reynolds, lead singer of the internationally renowned band Imagine Dragons,...
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Festivals
Exclusive Preview: New Media Film Festival 2018 to Offer Emmy Consultation and Broadcasting
June 13, 2018An all-encompassing media art showcase, New Media Film Festival (NMFF) continues to carve its own niche...
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Directing
The Artist and his Subject: Rebel in the Rye Capitalizes on Parallels between J.D. Salinger and Holden Caulfield
September 7, 2017Danny Strong has acted in some of the most acclaimed television shows of the past two...
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Movie News
ICYMI: The Best of August 2017 on MovieMaker.com
September 1, 2017Remember Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? Unless a traumatic romance left you running to the mind-altering...
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How They Did It
Distribute and Conquer: How the Director of "2500km" Landed Her $500 Short Film an HBO Premiere
August 28, 2017My name is Daniela Arguello. I’m the director, writer, producer, camera operator and cinematographer of my...
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Acting
Pitch Perfect: Seven Lessons on Getting Your Actor to Nail That Tricky Accent, From Dialect Coach Erik Singer
June 19, 2017Having come from an acting background himself, dialect coach Erik Singer understands the integral role accent...
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First Draft
First Draft: How to Apply the Frankenstein Formula to Your Screenplay
April 12, 2017In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Horror...
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Movie News
Wanderers Forever: Cast and Writer of Philip Kaufman’s The Wanderers Reunite in New York City
December 12, 2016Philip Kaufman’s cult classic The Wanderers is back on the big screen after nearly 40 years...
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Distribution
Maximum Release: Quick Advice on How to Improve Your Theatrical Impact
October 18, 2016There is nothing to compare to the shared experience you find in a theater, screaming and...
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Interviews
A Weekend to Remember: In Joshy, Thomas Middleditch Finds Extemporaneous Bliss
August 12, 2016Joshy, the latest film from writer-director Jeff Baena, taps into familiar themes: the existential befuddlement, as...
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Directing
A Wider Perspective: Confirmation’s Rick Famuyiwa on Shooting Anamorphic and Why Auteur Theory Still Matters
April 14, 2016Director Rick Famuyiwa is no stranger to strong protagonists, ensemble dramas and complex storylines. His previous...
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Documentary
Meaning in the Chaos of Reality: Director Liz Garbus on Gloria Vanderbilt Documentary Nothing Left Unsaid
April 9, 2016Many of Liz Garbus’ documentaries—such as 2011’s Bobby Fischer Against the World and 2015’s What Happened,...
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Documentary
Exposing Two Decades of Fatal Negligence: An Interview with Nick Broomfield on Tales of the Grim Sleeper
April 27, 2015Nick Broomfield’s new documentary, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, tells a shocking and lurid story. Lonnie...
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Directing
Formats, Licensing, Creative Fundraising: The Epic 19-Year Making of Music Doc The Wrecking Crew
March 10, 2015How Denny Tedesco spent 19 years making The Wrecking Crew, a documentary about ’60 musical legends—and...
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Directing
Exploring Personal Loss Through Film: The (Dead Mothers) Club
May 1, 2014Grief and pain are always powerful emotions on film. When moviemakers explore their own grief and...
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Articles - Acting
Hitchhike a Thousand Miles: Oscar nominee John Hawkes gives seven tips for surviving the film industry
March 18, 2013I’m an untrained actor with no formal education in moviemaking. I learned my trade by observing...
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Articles - Festival Beat
Sundance Dispatch 04: MovieMaker sits down with the directors of Pussy Riot and the team behind This Is Martin Bonner
January 28, 2013In this fourth episode, MovieMaker sits down with director Chad Hartigan and stars Paul Eenhoorn and...
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