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Why Drive My Car Looks So Blue — With One Striking Exception

If you noticed a blue tinge to the Oscar-winning drama Drive My Car, it was very intentional. Color was especially…

2 years ago
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The 10 Most Indie-Friendly Products From NAB Show 2018

To describe the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) event in Las Vegas as “huge” understates its sheer enormity. The…

6 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: This Cinematographer Shot and Survived Explosive Wildfires For The Netflix Doc Series Fire Chasers

Exploding propane tanks and live rounds, swirling firestorms, 10-ton airborne retardant drops, invisible fire pits and some of the most…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

A Strong Foundation: This Makeup Artist Used Product Sponsorships and Self-Funding to Make Her Doc, What It Takes

In November of 2012, nascent makeup artist Amber Talarico thought about writing a book that would educate and inspire similarly…

7 years ago
  • Whats in Your Kit

What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral

How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff…

7 years ago
  • Other

Gearing Up: An Indie Moviemaker’s First-Hand Account of Assembling the Ideal Camera Package

The gist of feedback for my first film, critically or otherwise, could mostly be summarized as, "This dude can write…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: Literally Short Film Festival is Pequeño Pero Poderoso – Small But Mighty

For many, the idea of Houston is rooted in a combination of history and popular myth. A mountain of towering…

7 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Creating the Showstopping "Living Mandala" Shot in Neptune With Composites

One idea that was very important early on in our film Neptune was the creation of a living mandala. Though…

7 years ago
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  • We Make Movies (Better)

We Make Movies (Better): Why you need to seriously consider REDucation-X by Sam Mestman

While I have fond memories of film school, I also remember immense feelings of frustration. Why did I have to…

11 years ago
  • Producing

How To Shoot a Film in Less Than 25 Days: Producing Girlfriend

My name’s Shaun O’Banion. You’re probably asking yourself, “Shaun who?” That’s OK. I’m a producer only on my second feature…

14 years ago