‘Minding the Gap’: Bing Liu Was Working 90 Minutes Away When His Story Was Dramatically Unfolding
Toolkit Podcast: The Oscar nominee had incredible subjects, but they weren’t the best communicators while Liu was working on Chicago sets.
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How Soderbergh Designed His Own Filmmaking Universe – The ‘High Flying Bird’ Interview
The iPhone and Netflix are just the next phase in the constant evolution of Steven Soderbergh as a filmmaker.
‘High Flying Bird’: What Soderbergh Begged Apple to Change About the iPhone
The iPhone freed Soderbergh to become the kind of cinematographer he always wanted to be.
Inclusive Indie Film Crews: How 15 Sundance Films Achieved Diversity Behind the Camera
Sundance producers and directors discuss the obstacles, perceived and real, about hiring a diverse crew.
‘One Child Nation’: How Nanfu Wang Defied China to Expose Its Dark Side
After “Hooligan Sparrow” provoked an angry response from the government, Wang took a bigger risk returning to make her explosive new film.
Sundance 2019: Here Are the Cameras Used to Shoot This Year’s Documentaries
Nonfiction Cinematography: Filmmakers on how they shot their films and the unique production demands that dictated equipment choices.
A New Study of 12,000 Screenplays Tries To Answer: What Are Script Readers Looking For?
Exclusive: A new study tries to answer what Hollywood’s anonymous gatekeepers think makes a great screenplay.
How I Shot That: 52 Sundance Filmmakers Break Down the Cameras They Used
Cinematographers and directors on how they created the looks of their films in Dramatic Competition, NEXT, Premieres, and Midnight sections.
How Sundance 2019 Films Were Shot: The Cameras, Lenses, and Formats Favored By Filmmakers
Report: Arri’s iron grip on scripted narrative filmmaking grows stronger, shooting on film is down, plus nonfiction filmmakers favorite tools.
Producers Try to Bring Sanity and Uniformity to Documentary Credits
The DPA, backed by Sundance and other major stakeholders, sets best practices guidelines to delineate the roles of funders and creatives.
Cinereach and The Black List Announce Collaboration to Help Independent Filmmakers
Exclusive: Starting today, with the click of a button, Black List users can submit their script to Cinereach to be considered for nonprofit support.
Why ‘Hereditary’ Director Ari Aster Turned to Horror For His First Feature
“What may be seen as a deterrent for audiences in one genre, suddenly becomes a virtue in another genre,” the filmmaker said on a recent episode of the Toolkit Podcast.
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WGA Awards 2019: ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?,’ ‘Eighth Grade’ Win Screenplay Awards
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‘True Detective’ Recap: The Downward Spiral
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Writers Guild Awards 2019: ‘Eighth Grade’ & ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ Take Top Prizes – Full Winners List
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Writers Guild Awards: The Americans, Mrs. Maisel and Barry Among Winners
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Writers Guild Awards 2019 winners: Best WGA prediction scores by our Editors and Users
