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When director Terrence Malick’s commercial for Mon Guerlain fragrance arrived in 2017, many were quite surprised that the venerated, almost-mythic filmmaker could (and would) stoop to a supposedly “lower” format such as advertising. Its very existence seemed antithetical to Malick’s artistic creed— a product generated for the benefit of a corporate entity, rather than a […]… Continue reading Terrence Malick’s Google: “Pixel 3” Commercial (2018) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

Notable Festivals: Cannes If mainstream American cinema in the 21st century has been marked by any one dominant trend, it is this: intellectual property. As studio budgets soar ever higher, necessitating inflated ticket prices at the box office, producers have found they need to hedge their creative bets in order to draw increasingly choosy audiences. […]… Continue reading Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” (2010) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

My first brush with Sir Ridley Scott in the physical world was in 2008, when I glimpsed him leading a march of collaborators across the sterile boulevard of Warner Brother’s New York backlot. Little did I know then that it wouldn’t be the last time I would come so close to his orbit. Three years […]… Continue reading Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” (2012) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

Notable Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival As long as we’ve known of its existence, Mars has captivated our imaginations. For centuries, we’ve looked up to that reddish orb in the night sky and wondered what revelations await us there. Subsequent explorations have brought its mysteries into clearer focus, inflating our desire to set foot […] via… Continue reading Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” (2015) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

“In space, no one can hear you scream”. That simple, brilliantly effective tagline, devised for a little genre picture called ALIEN (1979), would become the de facto Big Bang of a massively-successful science fiction franchise. With each subsequent installment, the brand steadily accumulated wear-and-tear, moving further afield from the visceral horror wrought by its […] via… Continue reading Ridley Scott’s “Alien: Covenant” (2017) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

Living in Los Angeles, one can’t throw a rock without hitting a… well, a screenwriter or YouTube vlogger, yes… but also some form of cultural or artistic institution. For a city often derided by those outside it as a vapid Babylon of material excess, entirely devoid of culture, LA boasts a staggering amount of art […]… Continue reading Ridley Scott’s “All The Money In The World” (2017) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

As one of the most acclaimed artistic voices in contemporary filmmaking, director Paul Thomas Anderson enjoys a level of prestige that’s virtually unmatched by others of his generation. He’s gotten to this level by refusing to be anything other than himself: an idiosyncratic kid from southern California’s San Fernando Valley with eccentric artistic tastes and […]… Continue reading Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread” (2017) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

IMPRESSIVE THEATRICS, MUSICAL GENIUS, AND GOOD ENOUGH FILMMAKING. The life of one of America’s founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. THE MUSICAL This was the first time I’d seen Hamilton in any capacity, filmed or otherwise, and all of my expectations from the hype surrounding this phenomenon were met. The characterizations […]… Continue reading Hamilton (2020) — The Hunt for Film

During the final months of 2019, there were numerous film lists that were being released to honour the best artistic achievements of the past decade. This included musical achievements, television programming, and even the best of the best in terms of literature. However, the written pieces that truly caught my attention were the odes to […]… Continue reading Whiplash: A Breathtaking Tale That Hits All the Right Notes — marvelousmrmitchell

Price: [price_with_discount](as of [price_update_date] – Details) [ad_1] If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of becoming a filmmaker but never acted on it, this primer for filmmaking will get you started in the right direction. Here is an overview of the key areas of filmmaking: screenwriting, directing, cinematography, sound, editing, and producing. Plus, a look […]… Continue reading FILMMAKING 101: Ten Essential Lessons for the Noob Filmmaker (Film School Online 101 Series Book 1) — DIGI WORLD BLOG