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- Cinematography of Ballad of a Small Player
News Shooter (Friday, 19 December) - Go behind the scenes of Ballad of a Small Player with Oscar award-winning Director of Photography James Friend, ASC, BSC, as he breaks down the many challenges and opportunities of shooting in and around Macau casinos for the Netflix dark comedy. Friend and his lighting team came to rely on... - “Hope Is a Dangerous Thing”: The Soul of 'The Shawshank Redemption' in American Cinema
NoFilmSchool (Friday, 19 December) - On the one hand, Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption is a masterpiece of drama, while on the other, it is a profound exploration of hope.What does “hope” mean to different people?In this article, we arrive at an answer through Red’s cautionary quip, “Hope is a dangerous thing,” as we analyze... - 'Psycho' and the Line That Broke Norman Bates: How One Sentence Redefined Psychological Horror NoFilmSchool (Friday, 19 December) - Before Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, one thing missing from cinema was the dark, the morbid side of Hitchcock (which we only glimpsed in Shadow of a Doubt and Strangers on a Train). Psycho made us look within for evil. As my mother and the Scooby Doo show like to put it,...
- Primal Fear Ending Explained: How One Line Rewrote the Hollywood Courtroom Thriller NoFilmSchool (Friday, 19 December) - Some movie twists shake you, some shock you. The one in Primal Fear (1996) first freezes you, and when you begin to recover, it shocks you again. And when the second shock settles in, you begin to feel a little heartache that stems from a betrayal.The courtroom thriller has just...
- Whiplash Ending Explained: Was It a Triumph, a Tragedy or Something In Between? NoFilmSchool (Friday, 19 December) - The climax of Whiplash (2014) is energetic and resounding. And more importantly, it doesn’t play it safe, much like the protagonist himself.The humiliation that precedes his final performance has stripped Andrew (Miles Teller) of all inhibitions and confinements, and now he has nothing else to do but prove that his...
- 8 Helicopter Sequences That Pushed Hollywood's Action Filmmaking to the Edge NoFilmSchool (Friday, 19 December) - Watching a helicopter explode and disintegrate on-screen, especially in chase sequences, is always a fun experience.When helicopters are flying around, things might go down violently in a matter of seconds. A controlled flight can come crashing down in flames, the blades might fall, people can get crushed below, or worse,...
- ARRI Software Update Package 5.2.1 for ALEXA 35 Xtreme / ALEXA 35 / ALEXA 35 Live cameras News Shooter (Friday, 19 December) - ARRI has released Software Update Package 5.2.1 for ALEXA 35 Xtreme / ALEXA 35 / ALEXA 35 Live cameras, addressing a rare occurrence during camera boot-up where the image sensor might not initialize correctly. Previously, the camera provided no indication when this happened, but the new update ensures that an...
- Bright Tangerine LeftField Mini Baseplate News Shooter (Friday, 19 December) - Bright Tangerine has updated its product catalogue with the LeftField Mini Baseplate, as well as a range of Mark II accessories for the Sony VENICE. The LeftField Mini accessories debuted in mid-2025 and have since been updated with extra Riser options for a range of camera bodies. The LeftField Mini...
- 27 Years Ago, This '90s Rom-Com Was a $250M Hit NoFilmSchool (Friday, 19 December) - The '90s were a great movie decade that saw us introduced to lots of different characters and worlds. But one genre really thrived in the '90s and delivered some all-time classics: the romantic comedy.'90s rom-coms will always have a special place in my heart, because they're the love stories I've...
- How Earning an Actor’s Trust as a Director Can Drive Your Career NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 18 December) - Allan Ungar started directing features at just 23 and has since evolved into a filmmaker known for his action-comedy chops and ability to elicit career-best performances from his actors. In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, he sits down with host GG Hawkins to discuss how his approach...
- This Law Professor Broke Down Movie Dialogue Better Than Most Writing Gurus NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 18 December) - You probably weren't expecting a law professor's lecture on 19th-century rhetoric to improve your screenplay today. Neither was I, to be honest, but I'm super glad to have found a resource that allowed me to learn.But in a conversation with writer David Perell, Ward Farnsworth (a law professor and author...
- Why You Need to Stream ‘12 Angry Men’ Before It Leaves Prime Video NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 18 December) - I talk to a lot of writers who are always pontificating how you need a huge concept to stand out, but I actually think the scripts that sell are the ones that are easy to make and have characters that pop.And when people ask me for examples of that...I always...
- Your Big Break Might Be on YouTube and Not In An Agency Mailroom NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 18 December) - I broke into Hollywood almost fifteen years ago. I started as an intern, worked my way up to being an assistant, and then was able to make connections, sell a script, and become a writer. For years, I gave people advice based on my story, but I am beginning to...
- Pre-Record For Up to 10 Minutes With the PYXIS and Other Blackmagic Cameras With Latest Update NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 18 December) - Well, this is a nice surprise to wake up to if you’re a Blackmagic PYXIS (6K or 12K) or URSA Broadcast G2 owner. The latest Blackmagic Camera update (10.0) is here, and it’s set to add some nice improvements and bug fixes for these cameras. The real news here is...
- Fusion Previews and Stereoscopic 3D Monitoring Improvements are Coming to DaVinci Resolve 20.3.1 NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 18 December) - The hits keep coming for Blackmagic Design, or at least, the updates for DaVinci Resolve keep getting released that add new features and improvements. While not the most major update for Resolve, this 20.3.1 update does add some improved Fusion previews for transforms and merges, as well as improved stereoscopic...
