Creating art is often a solitary activity. But it doesn’t have to be. Consider Jon Gill’s “To see what can be seen and how to see it.” In this mini-doc, four men enjoy a London photowalk during the MoJo Fest. Celebrated Irish photographer Brendan Ó Sé leads the way. But clearly all involved teach and…
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The trailer for “Dashcam”—a horror road pic— has plenty of action, weird sounds, and blood. But what the producers rely on most to sell the movie are reviewer raves printed in large red type. It’s a technique all filmmakers can use, as long as their movies get thumbs up from major publications. That’s not easy,…
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When an advertiser pays to have its product appear in a movie, the “cameo” typically runs just a few seconds. An exception is the role played by the Ford Mustang in “A Man and a Woman” (1966).There, the Mustang took center stage in several long sequences. But that starring role is nothing compared to the…
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Low-budget filmmakers often must work with non actors. This can creator directing challenges. Left to their own devices, untrained actors generally will not give polished performances. But as filmmaker Darious Britt explains, a few strategies can enable novices to shine. In his idea-packed three-minute tutorial, Darious gives authentic advice on such issues as casting, communicating,…
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Telling stories on tapestries is a very old idea. Egyptian examples date back more than 3000 years. By comparison, the eleventh century “Bayeux Tapestry: is practically modern art. Over the centuries, the tapestry medium has dealt with a wide variety of topics including religion (“The Apocalypse Tapestry”), sports (“The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries”), fantasy (“The Unicorn…
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Horror encountered in exotic places makes a kind of sense. And so we have Skull Island (“King Kong”), the Amazonian rainforest (“Anaconda”), and the Arctic (“The Thing from Another World.”) No big surprise if you meet up with a T.rex in Jurassic Park. But if you’re on familiar turf, there’s an extra adrenalin hit when…
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