Making a great movie isn’t just hard work with a stroke of good luck. It’s a long-term commitment—not much different from entering into a serious relationship. There are times you’re …
Method to Madness: How to Help Your Lead Actor Give the Performance of a Lifetime
The Rolling Stone called it “a haunting portrait of teenage nihilism”. The Chicago-Sun Times said, “We’re looking at this generation’s Vivien Leigh”. TIME Magazine named it “performance of the decade”. …
How Indie Projects Can Benefit from Studio Intervention
Let’s face it. No one—not even an amateur film student with a 5-minute short on crossing the road—enjoys working with a producer who tramples all over their creative vision. Everyone …
Horror Movie Clichés We All See Coming
It’s the night she’s been waiting for. Her parents are out of town and things with her boyfriend are starting to get a little serious. It’s the weekend right before …
Silence as a Powerful Cinematic Device
In the world of cinema, there is such a thing as a “quiet” film. You may think these are fragile films with not much to say, but contrary to popular …
Sound of Silence: Selecting the Right Score for Your Film
If you love music as much as films, you’ve probably had your fair share of revelations browsing through your playlist. Each track opens a portal to a new dimension, each …
Dazed and Confused—3 Clichéd Movie Endings We Can Live Without
The leading protagonist rides off into the sunset with the girl of his dreams—the scene fading out to a feel-good song that reminds you “there is good in the world”. …
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