WIDE VARIETY: The Many Different Uses of the Underappreciated Wide Shot
Shot selection can be one of the director’s best tools for communicating with an audience. It allows her to control what they see (or do not see) and manipulate the emotional impact of the story. And one of the most important and underappreciated shots in the...
DON’T LET THE GREEN GRASS FOOL YOU
It’s Thanksgiving week. Time to forget about all your grand wants and ambitions and just be grateful for all those blessings we don’t count nearly as often as we should. Things like your eyes. Your health. First Responders. Electricity. Laughter. The roof over...
WE, OURSELVES, AND US: Sometimes It’s Not All About You
Welcome to the first edition of Lunacy Algebra, a series of metaphorical formulas and existential equations designed to help you achieve your goals in filmmaking while also providing a little insight into life in general. (Apologies to anyone presently enduring...
WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW
The film business has an interesting relationship with morality. I’m not talking about the latest scandals. I’m going back to the beginning. From the start, filmmakers have been widely regarded as entertainment’s most hyperbolic storytellers. Movies based...
