Posts Tagged ‘filmmaking’

Filmmaking tips from J.J. Abrams – plus is he actually any good?

Saturday, 11 May, 2013 17:32

With the rise of J.J. Abrams, TV’s aristocracy has morphed into cinema’s with JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars Episode VII in the UK next year.

J.J. Abrams comes from a family of TV industry figures, his father a TV producer and his mother an executive producer. His sister is a screenwriter. Now with a string of successful TV shows behind him, he’s had a string of hits at the box office too.

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Rarity – Kubrick on tape

Monday, 18 March, 2013 17:37

An early self portrait of the young Stanley Kubrick, photographer - Image source: British Journal of Photography

In a 77 minute interview recorded over chess between takes on 2001: A Space Odyssey in the mid 1960′s Kubrick describes selling his first photograph, his first short and making his first feature.

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DJANGO UNCHAINED – Anamorphic is Tarantino’s preference – how DP Robert Richardson shot masterpiece ‘spaghetti southern’

Thursday, 28 February, 2013 19:41

Thanks to Volker for spotting the info. Image credits and further reading: Django Unchained / Robert Richardson at The American Cinematographer Magazine ~ Django Unchained echoes spaghetti westerns at Kodak camera and television

Learn the ropes and unholster your gun – The EOSHD Anamorphic Shooter’s Guide

I honestly can’t remember the last time I was so gripped by a mainstream piece of cinema. For the first half I had a permanent grin etched on my face for at least an hour, and for the second half I was on the edge of the seat with the kind of tension and sheer terror that you rarely see with the pacing of most mainstream movies – Ridley Scott did it with Alien and Tarantino’s completely mastered it here. The first act is like the journey of a roller coaster up the tracks and then for the 2nd half it comes rocketing down and you’re terrified.

Django Unchained is a towering achievement – and here’s how it was shot.

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Filmmaking tips from a legend – Interview with Francis Ford Coppola

Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 17:18

Coppola Godfather BTS

THREE RULES

1) Write and direct original screenplays

2) Make them with the most modern technology available

3) Self-finance them

EOSHD takes a look at Francis Ford Coppola’s approach to filmmaking with the help of the 99%

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The British government wants to help filmmakers – cut their money and give it to big studios

Sunday, 15 January, 2012 23:04

David Cameron visits Pinewood Studios in England

British Prime Minister David Cameron went on a visit to Pinewood studios last week to enjoy the company of his elitist counterparts in the film industry. As part of accepting their generous hospitality, Cameron said that he wants to make more money available for commercially successful filmmakers rather than funding unproven ones.

EOSHD sends his assistant Watson to investigate – who finds a tiny flaw in Cameron’s plot…

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