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Casting Locations: Mark Friedberg on the Role Architecture Plays in 'The Ice...
If you asked someone who/what their favorite character in a movie was, what do you think their response would be? I would bet my entire life savings ($40.77) that their answer wouldn't be a location....
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The Airbnb of Location Scouting? Set Scouter Connects Filmmakers Directly to...
Location scouting can be a lot of fun when you're spending time imagining the potential production value of a place you're visiting for the first time. It's very rewarding to report it all back to the...
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Transform Your Locations by Using These Digital (& Non-Digital) Tricks
Your film might call for a scene set in a far off location, but it's not always practical or affordable to travel there to shoot it. Not only that, but as indie filmmakers, we usually don't have...
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Watch: Scorsese's NYC is More Than Just a Location
Using the city as a mirror of his protagonists, Martin Scorsese maps out the interior world of their minds onto New York City's streets. Martin Scorsese was born in New York City. He went to film...
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Paramount Ranch, Set for 'Westworld' Among Others, Lost in Fire
The Woolsey Fire raged all weekend in Southern California and among its victims was the legendary western location. The fire has claimed lives, homes, and forced scores of evacuations. The loss of a...
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How A DIY Approach Resulted in a Subway Station Made From Cardboard
Can’t find the perfect filming location? Maybe you can make it yourself! David and James Codeglia, director and cinematographer of Deep Dish Apocalypse respectively, took this empowering approach to...
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How Location and Visual Motifs Tell the Story in 'Widows' [Video]
Steve McQueen's heist thriller Widows incorporates the city of Chicago in amazing ways, teaching us how setting can be an important character in a film. Widows follows Veronica (Viola Davis), wife to...
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How You Can Get Film Location Permits (And Shoot Without Them)
One of the first major hurdles any production will face is locations. Here is how you can work with (and around) that. The tired axiom associated with real estate applies very much to filmmaking:...
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Making a Western? Here's How to Max Out Your Locations and Find an Audience
Senior VP of Programming at INSP Films, Doug Butts, breaks down where, how, and why you should shoot a western on a budget. So, you want to make a western. First, you need to know your audience—and...
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Learn What Blumhouse Gets Right About Horror Filmmaking
If you want to make horror, you might dream of becoming the next Jason Blum. This could get you a step closer! Jason Blum is the powerhouse producer behind Blumhouse Productions, which has been...
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LA Shut Down a COVID-19 Test Center for a 'She's All That' Remake
After shutting down a COVID-19 testing site to shoot, the LA mayor backtracks... Early this morning, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti reversed a decision to cancel all COVID-19 testing at Union Station...
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Where Was 'Grown Ups' Filmed? Why Worldbuilding Matters
Want to take a family vacation to where they filmed Grown Ups? The Adam Sandler movie Grown Ups has somehow become kind of a film legend. From a podcast where two guys watched it every week for a...
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Nobody Is Interested in Your Passion Project Film
But here's how to establish credibility and create a community of people who care. This post was written by Daniel Lawrence Wilson. When I set out to make my 40-minute film, A Brush of Violence, back...
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7 Lessons on Making an Indie Film from This Kiwi Director
These are key lessons from the writer, director, editor, and co-producer of one of New Zealand's best films of the year. This post was written by Tom Levesque. In 2021 Tom Levesque, a New...
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