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Dream On:
Watch How Ingmar Bergman Laid the Groundwork for Cinematic Depictions of Dreams (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
On the Lookout For Your Next Location?
Don’t Forget These Eight Keys to Foolproof Scouting (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Shedding Light:
Watch This Enlightening Breakdown of DP Janusz Kaminski’s Signature Lighting Techniques (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Frame of Mind:
Watch How
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
Followed Multiple Points of Action to Shoot a Protest (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Frame of Mind:
Watch How
I Love Dick
DP Jim Frohna’s Framing Heightens Characters’ Emotional Conflicts (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Watch:
Jill Soloway and Sarah Gubbins Talk Writing
I Love Dick
, Post-Production Tricks and More (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Frame of Mind:
Over-Prepare For Tricky FX And Long Shoot Days, Warns
The Shadow Effect
Director Amariah Olson (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Frame of Mind:
You Need At Least One Big Scene To Sell Your Movie, Says
Black Rose
Director Alexander Nevsky (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
The Magnificent Anderson:
Tour the Weird Wonder of Wes Anderson’s World With These Supercuts (Video)
By
Ryan Williams
Impressions of Depression:
Watch How Lars Von Trier Manipulates Cinematic Time to Convey Mental Illness (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
First Draft:
Rewrites Aren’t the Only Way to Improve Your Screenplay. Try Rearranging It Instead
By
Ken Miyamoto
In the Lion’s Den:
Watch How Al Pacino’s Performances Chew the Scenery—and Everyone Else In Frame (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
All Jacked Up
: Watch Jack Nicholson Breathe the Fire of On-Screen Anger to Craft Complex Performances (Video)
By
Ryan Williams
Laughing Academy:
Learn the Principles of Funny Framing With This Breakdown of Edgar Wright’s Visual Comedy (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Street Appeal:
Watch This Breakdown of How Bankable of an Action Star Steven Seagal Was in His Prime (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
No More Mr. Nice Guys:
Watch How Shane Black’s Style of Movie Violence Develops Relatable Characters (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Punch For Punchline:
Watch How Jackie Chan’s Unique Brand of Action Comedy Hits Harder Than Others’ (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Frame of Mind:
Watch How DP Toby Oliver Shot the "Sunken Place" Scene and Made Day Look Like Night in
Get Out
(Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Frame of Mind:
To Replace a Lost Prop,
Atomica
Director Dagen Merrill Built a New One With Street Trash (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
Reels On Wheels:
Watch How Spike Lee’s Dolly Shots Glide Characters Through Their Frenzied Environments (Video)
By
Ryan Williams
Body Language:
Discover How David Cronenberg Fleshes Out The Human Condition With This Case Study (Video)
By
Ryan Williams
Nice Day For a Red Herring:
Watch How Kevin Williamson’s
Scream
Screenplay Throws Audiences Off Its Trail (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
100 Seconds of Greatness:
Analyzing the First Scene of John Ford’s
The Searchers
By
Scott A. McConnell
Shell Shots:
You Don’t Need To Be An Animator To Steal These Visual Techniques From
Ghost In The Shell
(Video)
By
Max Weinstein
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