All posts tagged "Star Wars"
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December Rundown
The Rundown: Dune ‘Hijacked’; R.I.P. Tiny Lister; 11 More Star Wars; No Black Panther 2 Recasting
December 11, 2020In today’s Movie News Rundown: Dune director Denis Villeneuve says his long-awaited film has been “hijacked”; Tiny...
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Movie News
Movie News: John Boyega Criticizes Star Wars; Can You Afford a Train?; Tenet Sound Confounds
September 2, 2020John Boyega says the new Star Wars trilogy pushed his character to the side in favor of white...
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Movie News
Star Wars: The Bad Batch to Debut on Disney+ in 2021
July 13, 2020Disney+ has announced its new animated series, Star Wars: The Bad Batch will premiere early next year....
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Movie News
Movie News: Dave Chappelle’s Perfect Timing; LA Filming Reopens; Introducing The Industry
June 12, 2020In today’s Movie News Rundown: Dave Chappelle releases a new film-special that captures this moment exactly;...
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Movie News
John Barry Won an Oscar for Star Wars — Then Worked on a Disaster. Introducing The Industry Podcast
June 11, 2020John Barry is a deeply respected set designer, responsible for the Korova Milk Bar in A...
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Movie News
Movie News: Taika Waititi to Make Star Wars Film; Free The Donut King; A Feminist Western Revisited
May 4, 2020In today’s Movie News Roundup: Taika Waititi is making a new Star Wars film; we recommend The...
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First Draft
10 Screenplay Structures To Flesh Out Your Formless Story
March 22, 2020Since we’re all spending more time indoors lately, its prime time to write that screenplay you’ve...
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Movie News
How Is Emperor Palpatine Alive in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker?
December 25, 2019How is Emperor Palpatine alive? It’s no spoiler to say that the Star Wars: The Rise...
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Movie News
Star Wars Is More Than a Hero’s Journey—Harness the Power of ‘The Force’ in Your Next Screenplay
December 23, 2019Star Wars is back in theaters with another blockbuster episode, The Rise of Skywalker, and at...
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Movie News
Why I Love Star Wars, by Rise of Skywalker’s Victoria Mahoney
December 21, 2019Victoria Mahoney, the second unit director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is, remarkably, the first...
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Movie News
The End of Box Office Tyranny: Disappointing Opening Numbers No Longer Spell Doom for Long-Range Success
February 22, 2018onhanks to the impact of rising international box office numbers, the importance of opening weekend in...
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Screenwriting
First Draft: 11 Anti-Heroes, and Ways to Develop Them In Your Screenplay
February 1, 2018In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. How...
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First Draft
First Draft: Learn “Kaufman’s Folly” to Avoid Writing Fanciful Worlds That Aren’t Relatable (Video)
June 27, 2017In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. There...
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Cinematography
Eye Piece: How and Why I Shot My Film The Nude with AJA’s CION 4K Camera
June 12, 2017As much as every filmmaker wants to get their hands on a 4K capture system made...
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Other
Score! Five Things Directors Should Learn About Working With Composers (From Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and More)
June 7, 2017Three years ago, I packed up my things at my desk in a Sacramento television news...
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First Draft
First Draft: Cover Your (Screenwriting) Ass With These Rules For Writing Valuable Script Coverage
May 16, 2017In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Screenplays...
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Editing
Classic Cuts: Three Simple Editing Techniques Employed By The Empire Strikes Back (Video)
April 17, 2017The trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the sequel to 2015’s The Force Awakens, dropped...
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Other
How Stop-Motion Can Survive: The Past, Present and Future of a Suffering Art (Video)
February 27, 2017From The Boxtrolls, to Anomalisa, to Kubo and the Two Strings, stop-motion animation has consecutively held its place...
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First Draft
First Draft: Tap Into Rhythm, Rhetoric and Other Dynamics of Dialogue
February 24, 2017In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Good...
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MM Guide 2017
Luck of the Draw: What’s the Best, and Cheapest, Way to Figure Out If Your Film Works? Storyboarding
December 6, 2016When storyboard artist Kurt van der Basch and director Tom Tykwer first met in 2012, the...
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First Draft
First Draft: Understand The Humility Arc To Allow Your Story’s Heroes To Succeed
November 1, 2016In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...
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First Draft
First Draft: What are Plot Patterns, and Why Should You Identify Them in Movies?
October 28, 2016In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...
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First Draft
First Draft: How To Create Moments For Your Characters To Shine
October 14, 2016In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Moments: They’re...
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First Draft
First Draft: How Screenwriters Can Fix the Broken Hollywood System
October 11, 2016In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...
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