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Do Directors Need a Certain Personality Type To Suceed? Apr 01, 2021

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Justice League, Zack Snyder, and Joss Whedon continue to hit headlines as we ask if Ray Fisher’s recent demands for the Justice League investigations should be released. We also talk about personality types of directors; debunking the myth that all directors should be extroverts. But what even IS an extrovert?

In Tech News, Charles marvels at the advancements of the Sigma fp L.

We also talk about what to do when you don't have wifi on set!

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Creating the Physical Look of David Fincher's 'Mank' Mar 30, 2021

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It's no surprise that David Fincher's Mank was nominated for the Best Production Design. Production designer Donald Graham Burt is a veteran Fincher collaborator and he has a perfectionist streak equal to the director. Along with set decorator Jan Pascale, Burt tells us how he helped craft a period-specific look for the celebrated film.

From the daunting task of recreating Hearst Castle interiors to the iPhone filter they used to audition every possible prop; you'll get a sense of designing the look of a film on this scale, as well as applicable tips to any production at any size.

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Is Zach Snyder's 'Justice League' a Good Movie? Mar 25, 2021

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This week on the No Film School Podcast, we are joined by Michelle DeLateur to pick apart Zack Snyder's new 'Justice League' cut on HBOMax and discuss the current culture of emerging voices directing franchise films. Also, we celebrate the diversity of the 2021 Oscar nominees!

In Tech News, Charles plugs an amazing new audio plug-in by Accusonus.

For Ask No Film School: the do's and don'ts of experimenting with your Steadicam.

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Mark Toia Self-Financed a VFX-Heavy Robot Action Movie for 1.6 Million Mar 23, 2021

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Mark Toia has been a commercial director based in Australia for decades and he's finally breaking out with his first feature. Wearing many hats as director-producer-cinematographer (and even the on-set VFX supervisor), he's able to bring his expertise to a passion project and make a film the way he wants to. Charles Haine sits down with Mark to speak about everything from competing for commercial gigs with Tarsem Singh to navigating the world of distribution. We hope you enjoy!

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How WandaVision Achieved Its Kaleidoscope of Looks With One Camera Mar 18, 2021

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This week on the No Film School Podcast, we take a deep dive on deep fakes in light of some impressive Tom Cruise impersonations on TikTok. We also discuss how WandaVision's DP pulled off a crazy array of looks from different eras with a single sensor. Wow.

In Tech News, Nikon releases its first full-frame mirrorless camera.

For Ask No Film School, we give some essential advice on the pros and cons of self-funding your debut feature.

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How Michael Stephenson Turned a Child Actor Nightmare Into a Fruitful Directing Career Mar 16, 2021

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It's rare to be cast as the lead of a feature film when you're eleven years old. What's even more rare is to be cast in one of the most notorious and celebrated bad movies ever made. Michael Stephenson's foray into the film industry was his starring role in Troll 2. This may have destroyed his career, or his life, but Michael's strange career path and his love for underdog filmmaking stories got him on a track of directing documentary and narrative films. His films include Best Worst Movie, Girlfriend's Day and his most recent project Attack of the Murder Hornets (now available on Discovery+). Listen for an inspiring and unique story about someone truly making the best out of the hand they were dealt.

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TCM Chooses to Discuss Rather Than 'Cancel' and Why It Matters Mar 11, 2021

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This week on the No Film School Podcast, TCM resists cancel culture and instead encourages discussion of problematic classic movies. As theaters begin to open up around the US, IMAX announces hopeful predictions for a blockbuster Summer 2021. Jean-Luc Godard, at age 90, announces retirement after two more films. Pretty ambitious, no?

In Tech News, a remote workflow solution from Arriflex and what happens when the Mavo 8k stops supporting internal ProRes RAW?

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Mark Ruffalo's Doc on The Rights of Nature Breaks Ground Mar 09, 2021

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Mark Ruffalo served as the Executive Producer on this film which charts the battle to defend nature's rights. It's a novel concept that has major legal implications, not to mention factors heavily into our own survival. What does it mean? How does it manifest? How did co-directors Josh Pribanic and Melissa Troutman film it? How the hell did they get Mark Ruffalo involved? All that and more in the interview.

You can check out The Invisible Hand here, read about the film, the fight, and watch it!

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Is George Lucas Returning to Star Wars? We Discuss the Filmmaking Maverick Mar 04, 2021

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This week we take a deep dive into the man, the myth, and the undeniable influence of George Lucas who may be returning to the Star Wars universe to draft a couple of episodes of Andor.

In Tech News, DJI unveils an astonishing first-person drone.

And for Ask No Film School, we tackle the issue of soundproofing your own house to be a better shooting location.

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What Do Producers Want? We Ask One Mar 02, 2021

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The many answers are the keys to the content kingdom.

Producer Shivani Rawat has racked up some great credits in a very short period of time. She tells us how she did that, what she's looking for in scripts, and how she gets stuff made.

Check out our interview with Writer/Director of Wander Darkly Tara Miele, which Shivani produced, and our talk with DP Phedon Papamichael who shot another film Shivani exec. produced, Trial of the Chicago 7.

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