At NDH we are massive Every Frame a Painting fans, but here's a pretty nice breakdown of information reveals (stages, page numbers, POV's) from a newish channel Lessons From The Screenplay (LFTS). They've done maybe 12 videos on aspects of films like what makes a strong antagonist via The Dark Knight. Check them out on YT here.
Making Sound of My Voice
An interesting (and rather sweet) interview from DP:30 with Brit Marling (co-writer/star) and Zal Batmanglij (co-writer/director) as they discuss the writing and making of The Sound of My Voice from 2012. Good on the separation of roles, how they work together as co-writers, audience expectations from lower budget films and how they are marketed. This teams went on to make The East and current Netflix hit The OA.
Follow DP/30: The Oral History of Hollywood on their YT channel here.
Empathy with the anti-hero
Nice video piece here in the style of Tony Zhou/Every Frame a Painting about empathising with anti-heroes, the issue of likeability vs empathy, and why we can continue watching characters we may not like - they key being understanding why they act that way, through the filter of their desire.
Manoman - Bafta nomm'd short by Simon Cartwright
Using a mixture of rod marionette puppets and animation, London-based director Simon Cartwright’s darkly comic short tells the story of Glen, a man who attends a Primal Scream therapy class that causes him to release something deep within that knows no limits.
Director: Simon Cartwright
Producer: Kamilla Hodol
Format: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Zeiss Superspeeds & Panavision Frazier Lens
A wild, dark, punk-rock comedy following mild mannered Glen who unleashes the beast in a wild night of debauchery. The film is an incredibly unique work from graduation NFTS animation director Simon Cartwright ('Astronomer's Sun) performed by marionette puppet's.
NOMINATED - BAFTA Film Awards 2016 - BEST SHORT ANIMATION!!
WINNER
AFI Film Festival Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
Leeds Film Festival - World Animation Award
Manchester Animation Festival - Audience Award
Encounters Film Festival - Special Mention
NOMINATIONS
MOET BIFA Awards 2015 - Best Short
FILM FESTIVALS
In Competition Cannes 2015 - Cinefondation
Sundance Film Festival 2016
Telluride Film Festival 2015
AFI Film Festival 2015
BFI London Film Festival 2015
Edinburgh Film Festival 2015
London Short Film Festival 2016
Encounters Film Festival 2015
..... & many more
The lowdown on teasers
Good article here on teasers with 5 interesting examples - from Vimeo.
Joker's Pack's M.J.Blackman & Roxy Holman discuss their work
Great article from CinemaJam.com with M.J.Blackman & Roxy Holman, who talk about shorts, upcoming features Teardrop and Neon, and managing the whole thing...exciting filmmakers, follow them at www.jokerspack.com.
Director's Talk: Nicholas Winding Refn on Nowness
"The Evolving World of Digital" Jordan McGarry, Vimeo
A Script Is No Longer Enough: Proof-of-Concept
Interesting article from William Dickerson about proof-of-concept promos for your script.
Click on the image to go to the article.
Nolan on his low-budget working method
Interesting stuff from Big Chris here in a VICE interview about how he made Following based on certain decisions to with budget and stylistic approach, and lots of insights on, for example, looking through the camera to select lenses, not a monitor, as this does not allow understanding of the 3D space the actors are in, not using zoom lenses for the same reason, etc..
Linklater 'Dream is Destiny' sizzle reel
Ahead of the Linklater doc Dream is Destiny coming out Nov 2016, we found this awesome sizzle reel recounting the life and work of the director, love it:
David Fincher "And the Other Way is Wrong"
This is genius - Tony Zhou's Every Frame a painting series is captivating, insightful and often very funny as he dissects directors, actors and film technique (also check out 'The Speilberg One'er') - and this one on Fincher makes you appreciate even more the high level of craft that Fincher consistently works at.
"For sheer directorial craft, there are few people working today who can match David Fincher. And yet he describes his own process as “not what I do, but what I don’t do.” Join me today in answering the question: What does David Fincher not do?"
Follow Tony/Every Frame here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonyszhou
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Mark Duplass "The Cavalry Isn't Coming"
This SXSW Keynote talk by indie icon Mark Duplass has been referenced a few times at NDH so thought we'd post it - if you need inspiration (ie. a kick up the ass) then this is the video clip for you...WARNING: watching this might make you DO SOMETHING.
The Speilberg Oner
More masterclass action from the excellent Tony Zhou and Every Frame a Painting - this time giving Speilberg his due...
"One overlooked aspect of Spielberg is that he's actually a stealth master of the long take. From Duel to Tintin, for forty years, he has sneakily filmed many scenes in a single continuous shot." Eight long examples: https://vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg-eight Twelve short examples: https://vimeo.com/tonyzhou/spielberg-twelve