How They Did It: Why Storyboarding was Crucial to Creating the Gothic Big House of The Lodgers
A brief history lesson: After the Cromwellian invasion of Ireland in the 17th century, when Irish land was confiscated from Irish Catholics to pay...
Bryan Cranston Goes Feral: Writer-Director Robin Swicord on Her Strange New Feature, Wakefield
What if you could disappear from your own life, but still, somehow, watch it go on without you? That’s the premise of...
Turning the Tide: With Over 60 Million Views, Fisher Stevens’ Before the Flood Warms New Generations to Environmentalism
He was, like the rest of us who count ourselves among the environmental community, still emotionally hung over on the 10th day...
Absolute Submission: Top Programmers Share the Secrets to Getting Into the Festivals of Your Dreams
Dear moviemakers, I want you to know this: I love you. Or at least, I really want to love you. I know...
Expanding the Doc Universe: Producing Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time, and the Business of IMAX
Those of you who are familiar with film markets—either those happening in conjunction with a festival like Cannes, Berlin, Toronto or independently...
Bedouin Dreams: Elite Zexer Talks Ancient Gender Bias in Israel’s Oscar Entry Sand Storm
Patriarchal societies—by definition—hinder the development of women’s abilities in roles outside of homemaking and providing care. In the most extreme traditional groups,...
Toronto International Film Festival 2016: Top Talent Shine in Our TIFF Gallery
Photographer Fabrice Dall’Anese was MovieMaker‘s man on the ground at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival, which ran September 8-18 in Toronto,...
The Benefits of an All-Female Crew: How the Women Behind Below Her Mouth Made Intimacy Tangible
Below Her Mouth, the TIFF-premiering feature that I directed, was shot with an all-female crew. This allowed each department to bring unique...The Film Festival Court of Controversy: How Festivals Moderate Discussions Before Films Reach Theaters
In the world of studio and independent filmmaking circa 2016, anything goes so frequently, and in such gauche, boundary-demolishing fashion, that Cole...
Slaying the Horror Festival Circuit: How To Navigate the Deep, Dark Maze of North American Horror Film Festivals
No continent in the world hosts as many horror film festivals as North America, so the task of selecting a handful to...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an...8Inside the Issue: Cinematography
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 Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an...Inside the Issue: Directing
Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about...