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Best Practices for Worst-Case Scenarios by John Badham You’ve called the actors on the set to rehearse. The crew eagerly awaits a camera set-up, and the writer is anxious to see how her brilliant scene plays. But then one of the actors (and just hope it’s only one) has a serious problem, and nothing can… …
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First-Time Feature Director Aloura Charles Successfully Wrangles Ensemble in Award-Winning Film by Mary Ann Skweres Reservations, the award-winning feature from writer-director Aloura Charles, made the festival rounds, opened the Reel Women International Film Festival in Beverly Hills, California and closed the Women’s Film Festival of Vancouver. The script started as three shorts that possessed a… …
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by Mary Ann Skweres Set in the steamy jungles of southern India during the turbulent nationalist era of the 1930’s, Before the Rains floods the viewer with a visual imagery that powerfully tells the story of an idealist young man (Rahul Bose) torn between two worlds – the desire for a modern future and the… …
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By Scott Essman After just a quick glance at his wildly diverse credits, one might easily describe director Danny Boyle’s career as eclectic. After debuting with the 1995 indie sensation Shallow Grave, he quickly segued into another critical darling, Trainspotting. Although his next movies were curious choices – A Life Less Ordinary and The Beach… …
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Directing and Writing Techniques for Sci-Fi Creature and World Creation StudentFilmmakers Magazine caught up with director Vincenzo Natali, whose film Splice, debuted with critical and audience acclaim at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, picked up a nominations for Best Film and Best Special Effects at the 42nd Sitges Film Festival and won Best Special Effects…. …
