Authors — Filmmaker Staff
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Amy Adams and Ethan Hawke to Receive Actor Tributes and Oliver Stone to Receive Director Tribute at 2016 IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards
The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), Filmmaker‘s parent organization, announced today that Ethan Hawke and Amy Adams will be presented with Actor and Actress Tributes, and Oliver Stone will receive the Director Tribute at the 2016 IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards set for Monday, November 28th at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. “We are honored to have Amy Adams, Ethan Hawke, and Oliver Stone as our Actress, Actor, and Director Tribute honorees at this year’s Gotham Awards,” said Joana Vicente, Executive Director of IFP and the Made in NY Media Center. “Each with a remarkable body of work that […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 7, 2016 -
Watch: Andrew Bujalski on Chantal Akerman and Je, Tu, Il, Elle
This is fun: Andrew Bujalski, who was a student of Chantal Akerman’s at Harvard, speaks before an Austin Film Society screening of Je, Tu, Il, Elle, recalling his initial, intimidating encounters with her and noting Jim Jarmusch’s debt to this film in particular.
by Filmmaker Staff on Sep 6, 2016 -
Watch: What Makes a Movie Scary? (via Lights Out)
This video from the Now You See It account gets into the mechanics of the precise timing, cutting and framing it takes to create truly effective scares in horror movies by comparing two versions of the same scene from Lights Out: staged first in the short film, then in the recent feature film expanded from it.
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 30, 2016 -
RIP Gene Wilder
RIP the late Gene Wilder, whose passing at age 83 was announced by his family. Here he is talking with Merv Griffin in 1979, beginning by delving into his childhood and his parents’ influence in an interview for which the set was closed to encouraged personal disclosures. The Hollywood Reporter‘s obit is here.
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 29, 2016 -
IFP Announces Public Events for IFP Film Week
IFP’s signature event, IFP Film Week, has expanded this year to include numerous screenings, talks, meet ups, exhibitions, and tours open to the public and centered on cutting-edge independent content for the big screen, small screen and Internet. Public programs run September 17-22 in and around IFP’s headquarters, Made in NY Media Center by IFP in DUMBO, Brooklyn. At a press reception last night at the IFP’s Made in New York Media Center, IFP’s Head of Programming, Amy Dotson, noted that some 5,000 meetings for attending filmmakers were being set up for Film Week itself, which remains the only international co-production market in the […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 23, 2016 -
Watch: Terrence Malick’s Four Elements
Earth, wind, air, fire: this supercut from Movies in 5 Minutes examines Terrence Malick’s use of the four elements.
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 23, 2016 -
Watch: Focal Lengths and Lenses Used by Great Directors
In Wolfcrow’s new video essay, 19 great directors have their choice of focal lengths and lenses broken down, starting with Orson Welles’ use of 25mm for Citizen Kane and 18mm for Touch of Evil.
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 22, 2016 -
Watch: “Radiohead: The Secrets of Daydreaming“
Paul Thomas Anderson’s excellent video for Radiohead’s “Daydreaming” gets broken down in this video essay by Rishi Kaneria. While his analysis involves some questionable number crunching — and specifically the number 23, which calls to mind all kinds of conspiracy theories — it’s also a solid analysis of the easter eggs in the video that tell the story of the dissolution of Thom Yorke’s longterm relationship.
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 18, 2016 -
Watch: The Six Essential Shots to Film A Car Scene
Front windshield, over the shoulder, rearview mirror: in this video, DP Julia Swain breaks down the six basic shots used to film car scenes, complete with suggested aperture settings and the best lenses to use.
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 16, 2016 -
Watch: “When Words Fail in Movies”
When movies go wordless, what are they trying to say? This video essay by Filmscalpel’s David Verdeure examines wordless scenes from 15 films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and North by Northwest. For the full list and accompanying essay, click here.
by Filmmaker Staff on Aug 15, 2016
