How Colour Immerses Us in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
When you think of a "cinematic" image, what comes to mind? Is it a widescreen image? Is it one with a shallow...
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How to Shoot with Natural Light: 10 Tips
The practice of shooting with only natural or available light on cinematic productions can be fantastic if it suits your story...
3 Tips to Colour Grading Cinematic Images
Here are three helpful tips to create cinematic looking images in DaVinci Resolve. In my decade-long career as a colorist, I’ve...
‘Nomadland’: Read The Screenplay For Chloé Zhao’s Meditation On The American West
For Nomadland, writer-director Chloé Zhao adapted Jessica Bruder’s 2017 book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century into a screenplay, got Frances McDormand to...
No More ‘Fake Diversity’ on Screen. It’s About Quality, as Well as Quantity
I worked at the BBC for 24 years, eight years as a senior executive in Scotland. One of the most “W1A” moments (a...
Chinese Hit Film ‘A Little Red Flower’ Graded Using DaVinci Resolve Studio 17
Blackmagic Design announced that the Chinese hit film A Little Red Flower was graded by Beijing based post house Homeboy using...
When Escapism Becomes a Crutch in Storytelling
In late 2020, Netflix delivered us two irredeemably bad, inexplicably successful shows: Emily in Paris and Bridgerton. With their bizarre costume choices, meandering plots,...
“Never Forget” Wuhan and Toll of Coronavirus: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ’76 Days’ Director Hao Wu
With the help of covert reporters on the ground in China and direction from documentary filmmakers Hao Wu and Jean Tsien...
Neon Documentary Filmmakers Examine How to Tell Truthful, Impactful Stories
Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney said audiences are becoming less likely to distinguish between scripted films and nonfiction storytelling,...
How to Create Three-Dimensional Characters From a One-Dimensional Character
One-dimensional characters will sink your script. Three-dimensional characters will make it shine. How? Stop me if you've heard this one before:...
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Costume Designer Breaks Down the Movie’s ’80s Looks
When Wonder Woman costume designer Lindy Hemming heard that the follow-up to the 2017 box-office hit starring Gal Gadot was going to be set in...
Breaking Out of the Box: Yeo Yann Yann Is Ready for Her Next Challenge
The world has taken a beating from the pandemic – other than the rising infection rates, employment has dipped drastically. Yeo...