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SXSW 2019: Meet the Film and Episodic Feature Premieres
Check out all of the announced films and features for SXSW 2019! It’s that time of the year again! Film festival season 2019 is about to be in full swing. With Sundance just around the corner, SXSW is...
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SXSW Announces Headliners, Midnighters and Festival Favorites for SXSW FILM 2019
Pet Sematary and the Broad City finale highlight second round SXSW 2019 Film Festival announcements. Fresh off the announcement of the SXSW Film 2019 narrative and documentary features (along with...
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Don't Watch the Latest Trailer for 'Love, Death, + Robots' in Public
Are you ready for some super hot, robot-centric, sex content? Back at the beginning of 2019, we learned that David Fincher and Tim Miller had joined forces for a new anthology series from Netflix. It...
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How the 'End of Her Life' Began Her Career: Emily Ting on 'Go Back to China'
Writer/director Emily Ting is premiering her second narrative feature, Go Back to China, at SXSW this week. Writer/director Emily Ting is premiering her second narrative feature, Go Back to China, at...
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Not at SXSW? Here's How You Can Still Get Involved
The benefits of SXSW without the breakfast tacos. The 2019 SXSW festival has officially kicked off in sunny Austin, Texas, and while you may not be attending this year's packed edition, there's still...
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Eight Movies You Should Get Excited About at SXSW 2019
Keep these films on your radar. Today marks the first day of Austin's very own SXSW, a film festival that, like, really strives to keep things weird, man. One thing we love about SXSW every year is...
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SXSW: Augmented Reality and the Importance of Context
How important is context in augmented reality? Mandy Mandelstein of Modular(a) spoke at SXSW this morning about the impact of context and emerging technologies in augmented reality, particularly as a...
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Can Journalism Be Entertainment? The 'New York Times' Thinks So
The New York Times is moving into the television space with its new show, The Weekly. The venerable newspaper has already expanded into podcasting with its popular and lucrative show, The Daily, but...
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Busy Philipps Preaches the Power of Hustle
During her SXSW panel yesterday, actor Busy Philipps talked about her career and the drive that's necessary to become a multi-hyphenate. Most saw her first in the wildly popular TV show Freaks and...
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Lessons in Mockumentary Filmmaking with Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement
The ‘What We Do in the Shadows' creators share insights into their mockumentary roots at the premiere of their new series at SXSW 2019. It’s been five years since Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement...
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“Maybe The Evil is Us”: Jordan Peele Explains 'Us' at The SXSW Premiere
What does Us mean to Jordan Peele? Us is Jordan Peele’s follow up to Get Out, and in a similar fashion it plays with genre, pushes boundaries, and takes chances with metaphor and meaning that few...
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SXSW Insider Tips and Advice From Festival Programmers and Journalists
How to surive and thrive at SXSW. Even if you've been to SXSW before, there is a chance you missed some things, or at the very least didn't optimize your time at the festival and in Austin. That's why...
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'I’m going to write something that’s unlike anything I’ve written before' -...
Magic and singing nuns abounded at Neil Gaiman’s featured SXSW discussion yesterday. The beloved author and showrunner was on hand in Austin yesterday to talk about his writing process, how he feels...
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Harmony Korine on Creating ‘The Beach Bum’ and Finding Your Ultimate...
Filmmaking advice for capturing comedy, poetry and the cosmic American dream from the SXSW 2019 premiere of ‘The Beach Bum’. At the world premiere of Harmony Korine’s long-anticipated follow up to...
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If Jordan Peele Isn't Pissing People Off He Says He's "Doing it Wrong"
Jordan Peele and Lupita Nyong'o discuss Us. Us is the type of movie you get to make when your last movie was Get Out. Get Out cost in the neighborhood of 5 million dollars, but it made an estimated...
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NBC Sports and Refinery29 Continue Digital Partnership with 'On Her Turf'
Women get the spotlight. NBC Sports and Refinery29 are continuing its partnership in the digital space with On Her Turf programming, and the company presented speakers in the Comcast NBCUniversal...
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7 Tips for Cloning Asa Butterfield with the Filmmakers of ‘Right Place, Wrong...
Creative filmmaking trumps excessive editing with tips from these SXSW Midnight Short filmmakers. It’s a problem as old as time itself: how does one clone the likes of Asa Butterfield? It’s a paradox...
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Nice and Accurate: The 'Good Omens' Cast Discusses Character & Development
Aziraphale and Crowley made an appearance right here on Earth alongside the archangel Gabriel for a special SXSW panel Saturday. Good Omens fans at SXSW were treated to never-before-seen clips from...
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"A Public Figure is a Pre-Sold Property": Advice and Insight From The Black...
Getting on The Black List is a life-changing experience. Let's see what the CEO has to say about its future. The Black List started in 2005 as an annual survey of Hollywood executives' unproduced...
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'Superbad' Creators Return to Raunchy Comedy in First Trailer for 'Good Boys'
Needless to say, this trailer is NSFW. Starring a group of pre-teens (but in no way made for them), the redband trailer for Universal Pictures' upcoming late-summer potential breakout, Good Boys,...
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'Is it Salacious Enough?': Tips on How to Perfect Your Podcast Pitch
Looking to tell your stories to broad audiences? Have you considered podcasting? Podcasting, after all, can be a viable way to build an audience and a brand, which can then be leveraged into more...
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'The Art of Self-Defense': Blending Darkness and Comedy with Director Riley...
Filmmaking tips for finding your own thematic balance from the SXSW stand-out narrative feature. As far as dark comedies go, generally speaking the darker the narrative goes, the funnier the comedy...
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'Just F**king Put It Together': Kestrin Pantera's Directing Advice to New...
She has a point. Kestrin Pantera has some pretty direct advice for aspiring directors. Pantera is an actor, writer, director, producer, editor, and musician, and her new film, Mother's Little Helpers,...
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Should You Get a Writing Partner? Advice from the Team Behind 'Villains'
It takes two... Writing and directing duo Dan Berk and Robert Olsen have been creative partners since their days at NYU. They took some time before their premiere at SXSW to discuss why their...
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5 DIY Production Tips for Creating an Asshole AI “Hackintosh” with SXSW...
How the filmmakers of the episodic series “Who You Are” were able to turn a ‘80s Macintosh into a living, breathing character. While we have big SXSW headlines from mainstay filmmakers like Jordan...
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The Cameras and Lenses Used to Shoot the Films of SXSW 2019
25+ SXSW filmmakers share the cameras and lenses they used to have their projects reach their greatest potential. Sometimes it's not what it's about but how good it looks doing it. With SXSW 2019...
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How Chelsea Hernandez Crowdfunded 'Building the American Dream'
With hard work and dedication, you can get things done. Building the American Dream is an impactful documentary that came to fruition through filmmaker Chelsea Hernandez's hustle and a successful...
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'The Highwaymen' Sets The Record Straight at SXSW
Can the legend be turned back into fact? The Highwaymen’s story goes far beyond the events depicted on the screen. It crosses over into other classic movies, movie making history, the nature of...
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'Work with a Director Who Has Vision': The Cast and Directors of 'Them That...
How did two first-time writer/directors make a successful festival drama with a stellar cast? Them That Follow boasts an impressive group of actors, including Olivia Colman, Walton Goggins, Alice...
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'I See You': How Director Adam Randall Handled Twists and Tone
There's always a new way to craft a new surprise. How difficult is it to surprise your audience without jumping the shark? The answer is: very difficult. Adam Randall's third feature film is a SXSW...
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'Fake It 'Til You Make It': Alex Gibney Explores the Theranos Scam
Fans of documentaries should prepare themselves for Oscar winner Alex Gibney's newest film. The documentary, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, follows young Silicon Valley upstart...
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Tips for Shooting Non-Actors in a Small Town with Filmmaker Bob Byington
How the SXSW feature ‘Frances Ferguson’ captures the best out of its stars and locals. At its world premiere at SXSW 2019, Bob Byington took the stage to present Frances Ferguson with one of the many...
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Lynn Shelton on Her 'Backdoor Way into Filmmaking'
Indie stalwart Lynn Shelton returns behind the camera. There is one particular moment in Lynn Shelton's new film, Sword of Trust, that I am obsessed with. The film, which just premiered at SXSW,...
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7 Lessons in Modern DIY Filmmaking from Robert Rodriguez' 'Red 11' Master Class
The ‘Rebel Without a Crew’ filmmaker updates his ‘El Mariachi’ tips for the modern filmmaking age. Nearly 27 years have passed since Robert Rodriguez famously made his first feature film - El Mariachi...
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Taste Matters: Jameson Parker on What Producers Want to See
Jameson Parker, director of development at Brightlight Pictures, gave inside advice to aspiring filmmakers at SXSW. Parker appeared this year at SXSW as a mentor to producers, giving attendees 15...
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Shooting Live Music in Nashville’s Most Iconic Listening Room for SXSW’s...
Jeff Molyneaux, the DP of the new documentary “Bluebird,” that premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, is no stranger to shooting live music. Based in Nashville, Molyneaux’s resume includes the...
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Masturbation on Film: Karen Maine, Natalia Dyer & More on SXSW Standout 'Yes,...
Now you too can accurately spank the monkey. This week on the No Film School Podcast, we’re going to talk about one of the most largely undiscussed nuances of filmmaking: the portrayal of masturbation...
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How to Make a Coming of Age Movie that Doesn't Suck: Ninian Doff on 'Boyz in...
Think of your film as a love letter from youthhood rather than a love letter to youthhood Making a coming of age film can be a tricky thing. There's a delicate line between teenagers keepin' it real...
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Why Writing and Directing Comedy Go Hand in Hand: Will Forte & 'Extra Ordinary'
Advice on comedy, straight from the mouths of some of the funniest people alive. Will Forte never met Mike Ahern or Enda Loughman before jumping on board the pair of Irish director's debut feature. He...
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How to Subversively Film a Politically Subversive Film
Hide the message. Barry Jenkins once said, "Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political act." Unfortunately for...
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The Founders of Instagram, KitSplit & Frame.io on How to Take Advantage of...
The revolution starts with you and whatever gear you can lay your hands on. Mariam Webster defines "democratization" as to make (something) available to all people: to make it possible for all people...
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How to One-Man-Crew it like an Olympian
Should you really attempt to shoot a film entirely on your own? For his new film Olympic Dreams, filmmaker Jeremy Teicher was granted unprecedented access to one of the most exclusive residences in...
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'The Mountain': Why You Should Experiment Early In Your Film Career
The most freedom you will ever have as a filmmaker will be at the beginning stages of your career, take advantage. If there's one universal truth about filmmaking, it's that it's hard as hell to get...
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How to Build the Perfect Lookbook with Adam Egypt Mortimer
When it comes to pre-production, there's no such thing as overthinking. Adam Egypt Mortimer's latest feature, like many others currently on the festival circuit, is the result of an enormous amount of...
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The Ultimate Screenwriting Masterclass with John Fusco and Jon Fusco
One is an Academy Award Nominee, the other is technically unemployed. Today is a very special episode of The No Film School Podcast and perhaps a momentous occasion in the history of the universe...
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