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How to Compose a Killer Film Score, by Michael Giacchino
What his work on Up, Star Trek, The Incredibles, and the small screen's Lost taught him about writing a powerful piece of movie music.
How a Former Studio Head Thinks the Movie Business Has Changed
Michael De Luca ran New Line in the Boogie Nights era, and he tells us what's changed over the last twenty years.
5 Things They Don’t Tell You About Being a First-Time Director
You're considered a "deadly attachment."
Why Hollywood Is Caught in the Blockbuster Trap — and Won’t Break Free Anytime Soon
A study by Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse shows that risky big-budget films are studios' safest bets.
Nicole Holofcener on the Difference Between Directing Movies and TV
The Enough Said director has also moonlighted on Parks and Recreation and Sex and the City.
6 Rules for How to Design a Movie Superhero’s Costume
As told by Warren Manser, the veteran concept artist who helped dream up Man of Steel's new super-suit.
Diablo Cody: The 7 Things No One Tells You About Being a Top Screenwriter
2. You will be a big deal for about ten seconds.
Polone: To Fix Hollywood, Studios Need to Act Like Indies
Comparing the budgets of an $85 million movie and a $10 million movie is an eye-opening look at needless studio waste.
How to Edit an Improv-Heavy Comedy, As Told by The Heat’s Paul Feig
You've got hours of hilarious actors improvising gut-busting jokes: How do you decide what to keep and what to kill?
A Master Class in 5 Scenes From Gravity Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki
Featuring Gravity, The Tree of Life, and Children of Men.
See Behind-the-Scenes Shots From Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums
Life between takes of the 2001 classic, exquisitely captured.
How Wes Anderson Made The Royal Tenenbaums
He tells every detail, from picking the perfect Tenenbaum brownstone to recruiting a reluctant Gene Hackman.
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