At the heart of every successful movie is a message, which can usually be expressed in a few words, known as a logline. Take “Jurassic Park”: “Don’t mess with genetics.” Or “Casablanca”: “Duty comes before love.” Or “The Incredible Shrinking Man”: “There’s a heroic challenge for every single person.” Stating the theme this way enables the filmmaker to produce…
read more →In the debate between vertical and horizontal filming, the most persuasive arguments are the movies. Frederic van Strydonck, a 28-year-old Belgian filmmaker currently based in London, adds to the discussion with “Spltch,” an experimental vertical video that won an honorable mention award in the 2018 FiLMiC Pro One World Film Contest. In the interview (below),…
read more →Guerrilla filmmaking suggests low-budget projects shot on real locations, which are used without obtaining permits. The casts will be small with each crew member handling a variety of jobs. Typically, the films will fit into a dramatic genre such as romance, horror, or thriller. But as Los Angeles-based choreographer and dance teacher Lilian Manansala shows us, the approach can work beautifully…
read more →What makes movies memorable? The key element is almost always memorable characters, such as Dirty Harry, Dorothy, E.T., and Goldfinger. Even the most plot-driven action films—like RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and THE GODFATHER—almost always include characters that we can’t forget. In feature films directors have plenty of time for character development. But if you have only 60…
read more →To be memorable, a travelogue will usually accomplish some or all of the following tasks: It will give a true picture of the location and the people who inhabit it. It will be visually arresting, going beyond picture postcards and what the casual observer might see. Its sound track will reinforce the pictures, and in some cases play a role that’s as important…
read more →Artists often talk about starting with a precise vision of the finished work, or at least the intent of the work. But sometimes serendipity plays the key role as we see in Giordano Cagnin’s “Opening the Door.” In the interview (below) Giordano, who lives and works in Rome, reveals how several events led him to create…
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