After establishing himself as a highly successful commercial photographer, Marcelo Coelho decided to use his skills in a completely different way. He seeks to explore the often hidden connections in our lives. As the subtitle of his “Burning Man” mini-doc explains, he is determined to go “beyond the obvious.” In the interview below, Coelho discusses how…
read more →Jacob Givens comes at filmmaking from the perspectives of acting and writing. Like many filmmakers, he’s developed his skills not in the classroom but in the field. Equally important, in the tradition of Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Federico Fellini, Givens has developed the habit of making movies with friends. This valuable method is available to everyone.…
read more →For most of us, shooting with a single camera is a big challenge. So imagine the complexity that Irish filmmaker Declan Dowling had to deal with when shooting “Faoladh,” a stereoscopic VR film. Dowling used Google’s recently developed Odyssey camera rig, which brings together 16 GoPros. Yes, 16 camera shooting at once. In the interview (below), he…
read more →“Upend” is a rare mixture of modern and classic storytelling. Directed by Blake Worrell, this sci-fi ghost story employs a variety of cutting-edge visual effects: landscapes take on otherworldly colors, tree limbs become distorted, and the sky turns upside down. Simultaneously, in the tradition of Shakespeare, we’re treated to a one-minute-long classic prologue that introduces us to the…
read more →Hollywood movies often use astonishing visual effects to hold an audience captive. But it is possible for a movie to enchant us with words and facial expression. As an example, consider Giacomo Tinti’s two-person drama about a father laying out a life plan for his young daughter. The conflict between convention and freedom is quiet but intense. In the interview below, director Tinti talks…
read more →Lajos Egri’s classic “The Art of Dramatic Writing” is a must-read for playwrights and screenwriters. The book’s first tip is to start with a serious premise—the big idea that you want to get across. The value of Egri’s advice is illustrated in “The Interview” (in French “L’Entretien”), a one-minute comedy directed by French filmmakers Benjamin LaPierre…
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