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Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. From screenwriting to film language to cinematography, we’ll be examining the innovative ways today’s best filmmakers are getting their visions out into the world.

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"The Good Fight" Creators Michelle And Robert King Jul 02, 2020

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"The Good Fight" Creators Michelle And Robert King by Chris O'Falt

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"The Loudest Voice" Writer/Producer Gabriel Sherman Jun 30, 2020

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The reporter who got inside Fox News talks about adapting his definitive book on Roger Ailes into the limited series starring Russell Crowe and how Ailes was a real life Citizen Kane, who mixed the talents of Leni Riefenstahl and Louis B. Mayer.

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"Devs" writer/director Alex Garland Jun 26, 2020

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The "Ex Machina" and "Annihilation" director on his move to TV and his limited series "Devs."

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"Beastie Boys Story" Dir. Spike Jonze & Editor Jeff Buchanan Jun 23, 2020

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Spike talks about trying to capture the essence of Beastie Boys’ friendship and the unusual (and totally “unprofessional”) creative process he, the band, and editor Jeff Buchanan went through in creating this unique documentary.

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"The Mandalorian" Cinematographer Greig Fraser Jun 19, 2020

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Real-time virtual sets are Hollywood’s future. These enormous (75 x 20 feet) curved LED walls serve as a live backdrop that eclipses the need for green screen. But what does that mean for filmmaking? We talked to Fraser about exactly that. The cinematographer has been pioneering “Stagecraft” with ILM for years and with "The Mandalorian" being its first large scale implementation, he saw firsthand both the possibilities and early limitations of this ground-breaking technology. …Fraser also touches on his two new highly anticipated projects: Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" and Matt Reeves' "The Batman."

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"Never Rarely Sometimes Always" dir Eliza Hittman & Editor Scott Cummings Apr 02, 2020

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One of the best reviewed films of 2020 is coming to VOD early (Apr 3), but before its theatrical run got cut short by COVID-19 I sat down with writer/director Eliza Hittman and one of her closest collaborators, her husband and editor Scott Cummings, to talk about the origins and making of this incredible film.

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"Portrait Of A Lady On Fire" Director Céline Sciamma Feb 18, 2020

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Sciamma talks about how to film desire, memory, and getting out of the conventions of a normal love story. She breaks down the creation of the incredible chanting song and bonfire scene, the laborious process of lighting the interiors, and how filming the ideas behind a movie can be the most rewarding type of cinema.

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"Parasite" Director Bong Joon Ho Feb 17, 2020

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With the help of translator Sharon Choi, director Bong talks about the careful construction of the Oscar winner “Parasite.” From his days of being a tutor and that feeling of infiltrating a wealthy family's home, to the careful construction of the house set in his film, to the profound influence of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low.”

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"The Irishman" Editor Thelma Schoonmaker Jan 30, 2020

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How after over 40 years of working with Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman" offered something the 3-time Academy Award winning editor had never done before.

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"Booksmart" Director Olivia Wilde Jan 06, 2020

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Wilde explains how Big Lebowski influenced Booksmart, being intimidated about not having gone to film school, advice she got from Clint Eastwood about directing herself (in her upcoming thriller/horror film), and building ultimate high school movie soundtrack.

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