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If These Walls Could Talk: A Moving Portrayal of a Family in Fracture

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The narrative of a family steeped in turmoil is perhaps the most relatable story that can be told. And rightly so — it’s happening on every block in every city in every country, not to mention every era. In Growth – a beautifully simple film with conflicts that feel as familiar as a box filled with your

In Cinematography

Telling the Same Story: Strategies for a Healthy Director/DP Relationship

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The director/DP relationship requires constant attention. Two hands on the wheel. If you let go for even a second, this lack of communication can become your worst enemy, veering an efficient production straight into the wasteland of reshoots and hurt feelings. If properly addressed, your film becomes a well-oiled machine. Just ask DP Natalie Kingston.

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The Making of ‘Others Will Follow’

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They say the devil is in the details. Well, the magic is there too. That’s what Andrew Finch discovered during the 4-year process of making his space-disaster masterpiece, Others Will Follow. “I always like to get as close to reality as I can,” Andrew told us, while explaining the obsessive lengths he went to when making

In Advertising

5 Ads That Speak to Product Without Showcasing It

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When it comes to content, general agency wisdom says that in order for a commercial to be effective, the product has to be shown within the first three seconds. They think this way because dozens of studies about the science of marketing have trained them to. They believe that if you haven’t blatantly connected the consumer to

In Directing

‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Editor Eddie Hamilton on Psychology, Sequels, and Storytelling

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How do you make a film? If you’re an editor, the correct answer is: one cut at a time. One meticulous, painstaking, obsessed-over cut at a time. “I obsess over every moment, every line of dialogue, every shot,” Eddie Hamilton told us. He’s the editor behind such blockbusters as Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Kingsman: The Secret

In Cinematography

Beauty Fatigue: An Interview with Director Salomon Ligthelm

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It seems like there’s no end to the number of beautiful films being made right now. But maybe there should be. At least according to Salomon Ligthelm, a filmmaker who, for years, obsessed over beauty himself. Well, not anymore. “I’m so fatigued by it,” Salomon told us. “I think it’s because I’ve made so much of

In Directing

The Making of Radiohead’s ‘Man of War’ Music Video

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Some things are exactly as hard as they look. Some things are even harder. File Radiohead’s new music video, Man of War, under the latter. Directed by Colin Read, the film is a shot-for-shot remake of… itself.

In Advertising

The Practical Effects Behind Virgin Fibre’s Unreal “Delivering Awesome” Commercial

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Rogue Films’ latest commercial for Virgin Fibre, “Delivering Awesome,” is a breakneck joyride through a fiber optic cable, featuring a mash-up of every character and character type you can imagine. Cowboys. Superheroes. Dandies. Dames. Rather than relying entirely on computer graphics to create this beautiful, surrealistic spot, director Sam Brown did things the old-fashioned way:

In Directing

Directing for Special Effects on ‘The Cage’

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At the center of Neighborhood Film Company’s The Cage — the first in our Filmsupply Films series — there is a recurring metaphor of a young man trying to break free of the seemingly malevolent vines that threaten to smother him. A young man fighting against nature. His nature, maybe. Or the nature of the place where he’s from.

In Cinematography

Inside ‘Before Mars’: Nat Geo and Variable’s Groundbreaking Collaboration

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Next month, National Geographic will premiere Mars, a six-part series created by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The show is a narrative exploration of what could soon be a reality: the colonization of Mars ⎯ mankind’s giant leap into life as an interplanetary species. Mars is a big step not only for the network, but also for