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- What Is a Memoir—Defining the Genre in Film and Books
NoFilmSchool (Friday, 25 July) - True narratives come in many forms, but memoirs are my favorite. They are intimate and retrospective and let us into the life of another individual. Notice how many films these days begin with "based on a true story"? Producers know audiences crave authenticity, and memoirs deliver exactly that. Real people... - The 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction by Ronald Knox NoFilmSchool (Friday, 25 July) - In 1929, a Catholic priest walked into the detective fiction scene and handed out commandments—not from a mountaintop, but from a typewriter. His name was Ronald Knox, and while he spent his days preaching theology, he moonlighted as a sharp-eyed mystery writer. Somewhere between the Bible and Sherlock Holmes, he...
- 13 Movies That Play Out Like Video Games NoFilmSchool (Friday, 25 July) - Not every movie needs to feel like homework. Sometimes, we just want to dive headfirst into a cinematic world where the rules are clear, the stakes are high, and every challenge feels like the next level in a game you can’t quit.That’s where these films come in—stories built like missions,...
- How to Edit a Documentary About a Strip Club NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 24 July) - Editor Dylan Young knows how to cut two things really well: a laugh and a cry.There are few editors in the world of documentary who can identify a project's emotional center like Dylan, who has cut such iconic docuseries as Apple TV+'s Greatness Code and Hulu's The Secrets of Hillsong.His...
- How the Score of 'Psycho' Changed Movie Music Forever NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 24 July) - Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, Psycho, is a landmark in cinema for many reasons, but its terrifying score by Bernard Herrmann has crossed from the movie into popular culture and ensured we'll never forget this slasher classic. The music of Psycho didn't just accompany the horror; it became an integral part...
- What Are The 10 Best A24 Movies of All Time? NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 24 July) - If you're a movie nerd, you probably know all about A24, but the studio has been around since 2012, and recently broke into the mainstream with Academy Award wins and by financing bigger movies. Now, A24 is seen as the hallmark of groundbreaking cinema and critically acclaimed projects. They have...
- Unconventional Script Formatting with Film Examples – When It Can Be Powerful
CineD (Thursday, 24 July) - We all know that film scripts have a very standardized format, and for a good reason. Yet stumbling upon works of writers who bend the rules to visually communicate tone, rhythm, and emotion on the page is fascinating. Fun! That’s what I felt when I first encountered the mind-blowing writing... - How '300' Gave Us the Internet’s Fiercest Battle Cry NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 24 July) - One kick. One roar. One diplomat flying down a pit like a rag doll in a toga. That’s how 300 introduced itself to pop culture. When King Leonidas, played by a bearded, bellowing Gerard Butler, growled, “This is Sparta!” and booted the poor envoy off a cliff, the world was...
- 7 Most Incredible Alien Invasion Movies Ever Made NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 24 July) - What if first contact wasn’t peaceful? What if the invaders were already among us?That’s the unsettling thrill that alien invasion films thrive on—tapping into the primal fear that something smarter, stronger, and totally indifferent to human life could drop from the sky at any moment.But these movies are more than...
- 7 Best Korean Movies of All Time NoFilmSchool (Thursday, 24 July) - Korean movies have not received the attention they deserve for a very long time, largely due to their limited global exposure. Overshadowed by its contemporary dominant film industries and logistical factors like the lack of distribution channels, language barriers, and cultural unfamiliarity, Korean films were confined to niche international film...
- Stranger Things Was Built on These ’80s Movie Influences NoFilmSchool (Wednesday, 23 July) - When Stranger Things first dropped in 2016, it felt less like a new show and more like someone had cracked open a sealed VHS time capsule from a Blockbuster.But what looked like simple nostalgia was actually something more deliberate—and frankly, more clever. The Duffer Brothers, aside from riding the retro...
- 8 Writing Tips from Octavia Butler That Transcend Genre NoFilmSchool (Wednesday, 23 July) - “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.”These words by Octavia E. Butler might provide us with a window into how she reshaped science fiction—because she gave it guts, brains, and a spine...
- The 'Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado' Editor Talks Cutting For Adventure NoFilmSchool (Tuesday, 22 July) - This new Dora film from Nickelodeon may have been made with younger audiences in mind, but editor Evan Ahlgren took inspiration from one of the most iconic adult adventurers in film history: Indiana Jones.Raiders of the Lost Ark played on loop in Ahlgren's head as he set the pacing and...
- Which Spielberg Movie Did ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Look to For Inspiration? NoFilmSchool (Tuesday, 22 July) - I really like the I Know What You Did Last Summer movies from the '90s. They came out during the peak slasher era, where there was always a killer stalking teens, and they mixed mystery with horror, allowing you to unpack characters, stakes, and the world. Well, like many '90s...
- What Does the Girl in the Red Coat Mean in 'Schindler's List'? NoFilmSchool (Tuesday, 22 July) - Steven Spielberg's movie Schindler's List is an unforgettable masterpiece about the horrors of the holocaust. To convey his important message to viewers, Spielberg employed every filmmaking technique at his disposal to immerse the audience in this world and ensure that the atrocities depicted in the film would never happen again.Today,...
