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Watch these videos on Ingmar Bergman's signature style to discover how the auteur uses mirrors, faces, close-ups and phantom images…
The logistics of your location choice are as crucial as its aesthetic value. Put these eight things on the checklist…
Watch this video for an exhaustively detailed look at the lenses, filters and coloring that serve cinematographer Janusz Kaminski's distinct…
Watch how Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower director Joe Piscatella rose to the challenge of shooting protest footage that isn't "generic."
Watch these videos with I Love Dick cinematographer Jim Frohna's commentary to learn what framing and camera movements can add…
Watch this exclusive video for I Love Dick co-creators Jill Soloway and Sarah Gubbins' secrets on their writing process, post-production…
Watch these eye-popping and laser-focused scenes from Amariah Olson's The Shadow Effect for his tips on prepping FX and getting…
Watch director Alexander Nevsky's commentary on these two exclusive clips from Black Rose to learn the importance of starting your…
The Magnificent Anderson: Tour the Weird Wonder of Wes Anderson’s World With These Supercuts (Video)
A master of quirky character study and visual design, Wes Anderson's storied career has formed a distinct filmic world. Explore…
Watch this video on Lars Von Trier's Melancholia to learn how warped time, musical motifs and narrative incoherence work to…
Sometimes quality and chronology go hand-in-hand in the screenwriting process. Use this case study of Passengers to improve your script…
Watch this supercut of Al Pacino's most over-the-top moments to learn how the right framing can deepen viewers' perspective of…
In this video, Jack Nicholson’s body of work is drawn up as a fascinating case study of how on-screen rage…
Explaining how something is funny is sometimes a fool's errand, but this video on Edgar Wright's visual comedy helps make…
Steven Seagal isn't much more than the butt of film geek jokes these days, but there's a reason why the…
When it comes to movie violence, a perennial question for writers of sanguinary screenplays is, “Am I only writing violence for
Fists and sight gags fly in this breakdown of Jackie Chan's principles of action comedy. Watch this video to learn…
Watch DP Toby Oliver's commentary on two scenes from Get Out to learn what to use and how to shoot…
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or
This video shows how Spike Lee's masterful use of the dolly shot speaks volumes about the characters and settings of…
David Cronenberg's visual style imbues the physically grotesque with an unparalleled level of sophistication. This case study of Eastern Promises…
Kevin Williamson's Scream script changed the game, and the face, of horror for generations. This video shows how its red…
John Ford's The Searchers effectively depicts romance while hardly showing any intimacy at all. This breakdown of the film's first…
What are "aspect-to-aspect" transitions, and how can they help you make your movie? Watch this video on their role in…