Star Wars: The Force Awakens VFX Reel
The VFX reel shows a range of shots from the film and provides great insight into the blend of practical and digital effects the…
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Just When You Thought They Were Out… Kodak Launches Super 8 Revival
Kodak is probably the largest victim of the digital media revolution, famously missing the boat as the world shifted from…
Tarantino and Team Talk About Shooting for 70mm on The Hateful Eight
In this featurette for the release of the film, Quentin Tarantino and others talk about the experience of shooting on 65mm and…
Birdman and the Secret of ‘Continuous’ Takes
The Film Theorists take a look at how Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Oscar-winner Birdman achieves the feel of being shot in one continuous…
Script Rewrites: The Good, The Bad, and The Convoluted
Screenplays are the all-important bedrock for any movie. Great filmmakers may be able to make improvements on the script during production,…
Manage Collaboration During Post More Effectively with Everytime
Anyone who’s worked on a creative project knows that one of the hardest things is managing the review and feedback…
Callsheet Operator – Call sheets for the 21st century
Call sheets are the oil that keeps the machine moving smoothly during principal photography on any film project. While there…
Should Authors Become Screenwriters?
There is a long history of literary writers crossing over into screenwriting, whether it be to adapt their own work, create something…
CGI and Practical Visual Effects of Mad Max: Fury Road
You can probably blame George Lucas‘ overly CGIed Star Wars prequels for the current resurgence of ‘real world’ effects in major films. J.J. Abrahams has…
Composing movement, Kurosawa style
Akira Kurosawa is celebrated as one of the greatest film directors in history. He true mastery of the medium is evident in every…