All posts tagged "Rogue One"
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The End of Box Office Tyranny: Disappointing Opening Numbers No Longer Spell Doom for Long-Range Success
onhanks to the impact of rising international box office numbers, the importance of opening weekend in the U.S. as a predictor of... -
First Draft: Break Tired Screenwriting Conventions By Embracing the Heroine’s – Not Hero’s – Journey
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Katniss. Moana. Rey. Jyn. Wonder Woman. The... -
Continental Divides: Could a U.S. Film Commission, Like The National Ones in Europe, Ever Add Up?
When surveying the messy U.S. landscape of ever-changing film incentives and the fluctuating health of state film commissions, it’s tempting to look... -
Getting A+ VFX: How Top-Notch Visual Effects Can Make Your Indie Feature Dazzling
The average indie moviemaker: “Visual effects? Not on my budget.” Not so fast. Independent features can make the most of visual effects...
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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