Month: February 2020

Editing as the Key to narrative success. In our post, On Film Editing According to Edward Dmytryk, we stressed the importance of the editing process in Filmmaking. 44 more words via The Editing of Star Wars: How Cutting Created a Classic — The Script Blog

There is a controversy between old and new film gods about Marvel. The James Gunns and Joss Whedons of this planet, against the Scorseses, Coppolas and Ken Loaches of this world. 43 more words via Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain. — The Script Blog

Frederic Raphael: There’s a lot of talk. You want a lot of talk? Stanley Kubrick: I can’t say what I want. I want to do Arthur’s story (Schnitzler’s “Traumnovelle”), but in New York, now. 38 more words via The “Writing Of” Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut — The Script Blog

“Every English major secretly wants to be a writer.” This is a sentence that’s often thrown around in literature classes, but what does it actually mean? We study the greats because we want to be one of the greats? To be fair, I suppose, who wouldn’t want to be at par with Dickens or Fitzgerald? […]… Continue reading Why Do We Write? — Writer’s Block Magazine

The 1920s, glamorised and celebrated in books and films, seems like an anomaly in history. With such vivid iconography, it’s a struggle to remember anything about the decade other than flappers, Gatsby, art deco, and jazz. It feels entirely separate from the rest of the early twentieth century and its two world wars. But, saying […]… Continue reading Will History Repeat Itself? Looking Back at the 1920s to Predict What’s in Store in the 2020s — Writer’s Block Magazine

Auguste and Louis Lumière were two of the pioneers of filmmaking, but you’ve never seen a Lumière brother film like this before. YouTube user Denis Shiryaev is going viral after uploading a fan-made restoration of the Lumière brothers’ 1885… 358 more words via Lumière Brothers’ 1895 Short ‘Arrival of a Train’ Goes Viral With Fan-Made 4K… Continue reading Lumière Brothers’ 1895 Short ‘Arrival of a Train’ Goes Viral With Fan-Made 4K Restoration — IndieWire

This is the latest installment of “Breaking Black,” a weekly column focused on emerging black talent. Stories of the immigrant experience are as old as cinema, but Tanzanian-American filmmaker… 1,143 more words via To Become An American Filmmaker, Ekwa Msangi Found Her African Voice — IndieWire