Pitch Perfect: Seven Lessons on Getting Your Actor to Nail That Tricky Accent, From Dialect Coach Erik Singer
Having come from an acting background himself, dialect coach Erik Singer understands the integral role accent and speech play in the credibility of an onscreen...
First Draft: How to Apply the Frankenstein Formula to Your Screenplay
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Horror is one of the most enduring of genres. And...
Wanderers Forever: Cast and Writer of Philip Kaufman’s The Wanderers Reunite in New York City
Philip Kaufman’s cult classic The Wanderers is back on the big screen after nearly 40 years thanks to Kino Lorber, restored, remarkable and still relevant....
Maximum Release: Quick Advice on How to Improve Your Theatrical Impact
There is nothing to compare to the shared experience you find in a theater, screaming and laughing as a collective, crying quietly in unison with...
A Weekend to Remember: In Joshy, Thomas Middleditch Finds Extemporaneous Bliss
Joshy, the latest film from writer-director Jeff Baena, taps into familiar themes: the existential befuddlement, as well as the devastation of lost love, that Zach...
A Wider Perspective: Confirmation’s Rick Famuyiwa on Shooting Anamorphic and Why Auteur Theory Still Matters
Director Rick Famuyiwa is no stranger to strong protagonists, ensemble dramas and complex storylines. His previous five films, including Dope, Our Family Wedding and Talk...
Meaning in the Chaos of Reality: Director Liz Garbus on Gloria Vanderbilt Documentary Nothing Left Unsaid
Many of Liz Garbus’ documentaries—such as 2011’s Bobby Fischer Against the World and 2015’s What Happened, Miss Simone?—examine highly public figures and make generous use...
Exposing Two Decades of Fatal Negligence: An Interview with Nick Broomfield on Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Nick Broomfield’s new documentary, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, tells a shocking and lurid story. Lonnie Franklin Jr. is said by the LAPD to have...
Formats, Licensing, Creative Fundraising: The Epic 19-Year Making of Music Doc The Wrecking Crew
How Denny Tedesco spent 19 years making The Wrecking Crew, a documentary about ’60 musical legends—and tribute to his father, Tommy. ————————————————————————————————- When I was...
Exploring Personal Loss Through Film: The (Dead Mothers) Club
Grief and pain are always powerful emotions on film. When moviemakers explore their own grief and pain, it can speed personal healing and create something...
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(More) Essential Moviemaking Podcasts: Five Laudable Audibles for Your Educational Pleasure
Directing is a fairly strange craft to try to learn, in part because you rarely get a chance to watch other directors at work. Determined moviemakers exhaust all the...
1Inside the Issue: Festivals
50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2017
Are film festivals getting better? That is, are they providing you—independent moviemakers—more of the things you want and need? I think they are. After all, it makes sense: With...
11Inside the Issue: Producing
How to Always Deliver: Denise Di Novi on Gilding a Package, Dealing With the Artistic Temperament and Sniffing Out Hits
Denise Di Novi has forged a moviemaking career by avoiding the kind of carelessness that often bankrupted her peers. Instead, she developed and refined a keen sense for emotional...