In order to get noticed in Hollywood, you have to be a little noisy. And with all the stacks of films people are thinking about financing, one way to stand out is to write something totally unique that no one has even seen before. That's where I think every filmmaker can learn from Ari Aster. One of my favorite movies this year was Eddington. I thought it was a poignant and hilarious portrayal of humanity's struggles during COVID. It was also such a fun challenge to preconceived notions on westerns and brought toxic social media to the forefront. And it was a movie no one could say they had ever seen before. So today, we're going to unpack Eddington and Aster's way into that wholly unique movie, and see what filmmakers can learn from this stuff. Sound good? Let's dive in! - YouTube www.youtube.com How Originality Made Ari Aster's Career When you think about an Ari Aster movie, you probably think about the deconstruction of a genre or of expectations. I mean, he's now made a horror movie that takes place during the day, a horrifying dream movie where the characters are all awake, and a familial horror about what we pass down to our kids. Aster is always coming up with these stories from interesting angles. He recently sat down with Deadline, where he talked about his process and about finding ways to juxtapose modernity with Western classics.When asked how you even build a movie like that, Aster said:...
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