From Mad Max to John Wick, learn the tricks of the trade from the best action movie directors of all time. Let’s start on something we all should agree on. Movies are awesome. And sure, they also make us think. They make us laugh, make us cry, and make us feel a wide array of emotions. But at the end of the day, they simply entertain us. My personal take is that the movies that understand this and don’t try to do more than that are some of my favorite films of all time. And no film genre seems to understand this more than action movies. From Predator to Die Hard to the recently released Nobody, action movies are the perfect vehicle to smack you in the face with some hard-boiled entertainment—if that’s what you’re into, of course. But, from a filmmaking perspective, what makes an action movie a good action movie? And, more specifically, how can you learn to create these adrenaline-fueled action flicks on your own? Well, to understand action movies, we simply have to look back and study the masters. Let's do that today. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 22 June, 2021