‘F9’: How Justin Lin Directs Big Action Scenes from a Thousand Miles Away
“I don’t think I’m obsessive, but…”: Lin discusses how he unifies practical stunts, VFX, and performance.
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast
‘Hacks’: How the Story of Deborah and Ava’s Relationship Was Told with the Camera
Toolkit: Watch how director Lucia Aniello and cinematographer Adam Bricker employ compositions and camera movement to define the pair.
‘In the Heights’: How They Danced Up the Side of a Building
Toolkit: An oral history of “When the Sun Goes Down” with Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and choreographer Christopher Scott.
Dance, Color, and Beauty: ‘P-Valley’ Celebrates the Art of Stripping
Toolkit: Creator Katori Hall breaks down how her camera captures Black beauty and a non-exploitive side of southern strip club culture.
‘Pen15’ Team Loved Hour-Long Cuts, but Found a Way to Create Great 30-Minute Episodes
Toolkit: Anna Konkle and Sam Zvibleman go inside the editing, beauty, and restraint of Season 2.
‘I May Destroy You’ Costume Designer Freaked When Michaela Coel Walked Into Ocean in Her Signature Look
Toolkit: Director Sam Miller and costume designer Lynsey Moore discuss working with Michaela Coel to create the world of Arabella.
‘A Celebration of All the Senses’: Inside the Filming of ‘Lovers Rock’
Toolkit: Watch Steve McQueen and DP Shabier Kirchner break down the movement, music, color, and light of “Lovers Rock.”
‘The Underground Railroad’: How Barry Jenkins Uses Camera Movements to Capture the Active Inner Life of Enslaved People
Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton talk about their transition to television, and why shooting all 10 episodes was necessary.
Emerald Fennell on How Diversity Will Change Craft: ‘Movies Will Look and Sound Different, and That’s Exciting’
The DGA-nominated director on the heightened, colorful femininity of “Promising Young Woman”: “Why shouldn’t we make films that look like this?”
What Does a Childhood Memory Look and Sound Like? How ‘Minari’ Found the Answer
Toolkit Podcast: Director Lee Isaac Chung found visual reverence in remembrance, while composer Emile Mosseri gave the film an otherworldly feel.
The Visceral Cinema of ‘Sound of Metal’ Was Rooted in an Immersive Set
Toolkit Podcast: Riz Ahmed and Darius Marder on putting mics inside the star’s body, the emotion of hearing with our own, and the need for a “Playground of Reality” on set.
‘Nomadland’: The Spiritual and Filmmaking Connection Between Chloé Zhao and Terrence Malick
Toolkit Podcast: Chloé Zhao and Joshua James Richards break down how their unique filmmaking approach has evolved over three films.
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Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker Out
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NBC Scrambles to Compensate Advertisers as Olympics Ratings Tank