Yannis Zafeiriou

12/07/2022

40 Production Finance Terms Every Filmmaker Should Know

https://www.ep.com/blog/40-production-finance-terms-every-filmmaker-should-know/

Your quick guide to everything from basic film financing terminology to complex legal language.

11/16/2022

Hollywood horror blockbusters: Two leading producers are about to join forces - US Today News

https://ustoday.news/hollywood-horror-blockbusters-two-leading-producers-are-about-to-join-forces/?fbclid=IwAR0v_kNmOqosHDS9Nemh5TPBDHnqbVJblqAShaIBJIro8IqV1GGOB3fOKfM&mibextid=9yi1OB

Hollywood's top horror film producers, Jason Blum and James Wan, are in advanced talks to merge their companies, a move that would create a sprawling horror

10/24/2022

Henry Thomas E.T. Interview: 40 Years of Steven Spielberg's Classic

Henry Thomas E.T. Interview: 40 Years of Steven Spielberg's Classic

io9 spoke with the actor on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Steven Spielberg sci-fi masterpiece.

10/20/2022

I was a writer on 'The Office' but ended up selling shirts at Macy's. Landing another TV writing job after the hit show was shockingly hard — and my race absolutely had something to do with it.

I was a writer on 'The Office' but ended up selling shirts at Macy's. Landing another TV writing job after the hit show was shockingly hard — and my race absolutely had something to do with it.

Anthony Q. Farrell says it was really surprising that, after writing on a series as popular as "The Office," he wasn't able to find work in Hollywood.

10/12/2022

Warner Bros TV Workshop & Stage 13 Shut Down As Part Of WBD Cuts

Warner Bros TV Workshop & Stage 13 Shut Down As Part Of WBD Cuts

Layoffs are underway at Warner Bros Television Group on Tuesday. The cuts include the closing of digital short-form programming division Stage 13 and the famous Warner Bros Television Workshop, whi…

10/06/2022

WHOM* pre-production begins ❤️

10/04/2022

Timeline photos

Most of E7's scenes were shot in broad daylight 🎥☀️

10/01/2022

21 Movies Shot Entirely With Natural Light & Why You Should Consider It Too - Noam Kroll

21 Movies Shot Entirely With Natural Light & Why You Should Consider It Too - Noam Kroll

Thousands of feature films have been shot entirely with natural light, including these 21 iconic movies. Here's how they pulled it off.

09/29/2022

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Will Debut Never-Before-Seen Film Technology

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Will Debut Never-Before-Seen Film Technology

Coppola’s wide-spanning epic will be the first feature shot on the LED volume stage at newly opened Prysm Stages.

09/27/2022

The Psychology Of Film Editing & Its Impact On Your Audience - Noam Kroll

The Psychology Of Film Editing & Its Impact On Your Audience - Noam Kroll

Being a great editor isn’t just about mastering the tools, it’s also about understanding the psychology of film editing. Only when you fully understand the impact of your cuts on the viewer can you make the best editorial choices. I believe every decision you make while editing should first take...

09/08/2022

3 Unconventional Formulas For Producing a Micro-Budget Feature Film - Noam Kroll

3 Unconventional Formulas For Producing a Micro-Budget Feature Film - Noam Kroll

Today I want to share 3 highly unconventional formulas you can use to make a feature film with minimal budget and time. Most filmmakers go their whole career wanting to make a feature film, but never actually follow through. They have a drawer full of incredible ideas and plenty of talent, but can n...

08/29/2022

How Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC pioneered with Kodak large format…

How Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC pioneered with Kodak large format…

Kodak is a technology company providing industry-leading hardware, software, consumables and services for commercial print, packaging and publishing.

08/23/2022

Timeline photos

Remember the basics... 📝

08/23/2022

3 Unconventional Formulas For Producing a Micro-Budget Feature Film - Noam Kroll

3 Unconventional Formulas For Producing a Micro-Budget Feature Film - Noam Kroll

Today I want to share 3 highly unconventional formulas you can use to make a feature film with minimal budget and time. Most filmmakers go their whole career wanting to make a feature film, but never actually follow through. They have a drawer full of incredible ideas and plenty of talent, but can n...

08/22/2022

The Warner Bros. Discovery Situation Is Worse Than You Think

The Warner Bros. Discovery Situation Is Worse Than You Think

There seems to be a pattern with the shows and films that are getting the ax.

06/25/2022

One Location and $33,000 Made This Micro-Budget Horror Classic Come Alive

One Location and $33,000 Made This Micro-Budget Horror Classic Come Alive

You don’t need a big budget to make great art—you just have to get a little thrifty.

05/30/2022

Martin Scorsese, Objectivism, Relativism, and How We Read Cinema

Martin Scorsese, Objectivism, Relativism, and How We Read Cinema

Who gets to decide what everything means?

05/30/2022

Are S*x Scenes Dead? How We Watch S*x on Screen in a "Post-Vitalist Culture"

Are S*x Scenes Dead? How We Watch S*x on Screen in a "Post-Vitalist Culture"

Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things about s*x on-screen.

05/29/2022

Can Paramount Go It Alone?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/business/media/paramount-streaming.html

The dominance of Netflix and Disney in streaming has forced many companies to join forces. So far, Paramount has gone its own way.

05/29/2022

Michelle Yeoh and Daniels Break Down That Early Fight Scene from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

Michelle Yeoh and Daniels Break Down That Early Fight Scene from ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’

We might still be processing the existential beauty of Daniels' latest project, but they are here to break down one of our favorite scenes from the film.

05/27/2022

Want to Read and Download Spielberg Movie Screenplays?

https://nofilmschool.com/read-and-download-spielberg-movie-screenplays

Finally, you can look at Steven Spielberg's blueprints.

05/25/2022

This Infographic Shows You All the Basics of Storyboarding

This Infographic Shows You All the Basics of Storyboarding

See all the basics of storyboarding in infographic form!

05/25/2022

3 Tips from 'The Hunger Games' That Could Make You a Better Screenwriter

3 Tips from 'The Hunger Games' That Could Make You a Better Screenwriter

Ten years later, and there is still so much to appreciate from the hit teen dystopian drama.

05/23/2022

How to write a Hollywood blockbuster, with Aristotle’s Poetics | Aeon Essays

How to write a Hollywood blockbuster, with Aristotle’s Poetics | Aeon Essays

Today, the ancient Greek storyteller would be winning Oscars. To learn how, turn to the Poetics, his masterwork on writing

05/23/2022

Making Movies for a Living—the Business Behind the Dream

Making Movies for a Living—the Business Behind the Dream

Written by Usher Morgan.

05/22/2022

Netflix’s ‘Ratched’ Title Sequence, Beat by Beat - Filmsupply Blog

Netflix’s ‘Ratched’ Title Sequence, Beat by Beat - Filmsupply Blog

Directors Heidi Berg and Felix Soletic, along with editor Doron Dor, discuss their work on the visionary title sequence for ‘Ratched’.

05/21/2022

What Are the 7 Rules of Cinematic Framing and Composition?

What Are the 7 Rules of Cinematic Framing and Composition?

Framing and composition are some of the most important factors of great cinematography.

05/20/2022

Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins Do Insert Shots Differently

Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins Do Insert Shots Differently

Sometimes the most important thing the greats do is get the little things right.

05/19/2022

WBD Exec: Unified HBO Max, discovery+ Service Coming in 'Not-Too-Distant Future'

WBD Exec: Unified HBO Max, discovery+ Service Coming in 'Not-Too-Distant Future'

Not only is it still coming, but it’s coming soon. At Wednesday’s Upfront presentation at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Warner Bros. Discovery executives confirmed that they were in fact working …

05/19/2022

Why Was This Scene Deleted from 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'?

Why Was This Scene Deleted from 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'?

The extended universe of this movie's extended universe is astounding.

05/18/2022

5 Takeaways From the Innovative Editing of 'The Mandalorian' - Filmsupply Blog

5 Takeaways From the Innovative Editing of 'The Mandalorian' - Filmsupply Blog

Why editors aren’t going anywhere, fighting for scenes that matter, and more valuable insight from the Mandalorian Editorial Team.

05/18/2022

A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking Down a Script for Production

A Step-by-Step Guide to Breaking Down a Script for Production

Okay, you've finally got your script set. Now all you need to do now is painstakingly go through it piece by piece to get it ready for production.

05/18/2022

Left or Right? Why a Character's Lateral Movement On-Screen Matters in Film

Left or Right? Why a Character's Lateral Movement On-Screen Matters in Film

If there's only one tenet of filmmaking you learn today, let it be that everything, everything in your film matters -- including the direction your characters are moving on-screen.

05/14/2022

'The Office' Creator Stephen Merchant Shares TV Writing Tips and a New Project

'The Office' Creator Stephen Merchant Shares TV Writing Tips and a New Project

One of TV's most prolific writers and performers spoke with us about his new project, The Outlaws.

05/12/2022

4 Tips to Help You Capture the Beauty of Blue Hour

4 Tips to Help You Capture the Beauty of Blue Hour

Golden hour is beautiful, but that 20 minutes after the sunset is just as magical.

05/08/2022

Everything Everywhere All at Once Is Multiverse Storytelling at Its Best

Everything Everywhere All at Once Is Multiverse Storytelling at Its Best

05/03/2022

The nine Muses 💐

📜 In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts.

🪐 They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the poetry, lyric songs, astronomy and myths that were related orally for centuries in ancient Greek culture.

✍️ In modern figurative usage, a Muse may be a source of artistic inspiration.

🎻 The earliest known records of the Muses come from Boeotia (Boeotian muses).

⚡️ According to Hesiod's Theogony (seventh century BC), they were daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, Titan goddess of memory.

🎭 The Muses had several temples and shrines in ancient Greece, their two main cult centres being Mount Helikon in Boiotia and Pieria in Macedonia.

05/03/2022

8 Somewhat Unusual Screenwriting Tips That May Help Kickstart and Maintain Your Creativity

8 Somewhat Unusual Screenwriting Tips That May Help Kickstart and Maintain Your Creativity

As screenwriters, it's always so frustrating when our wellsprings of ideas and creativity dry up, leaving us with nothing more than an unfinished scene, an unrealistic character, or even worse, a blank page. There are a lot of great ideas floating around out there in books, videos, and websites -- I...