Outfest Releases More Videos, This Time with Advice for Independent Filmmakers | No Film School

To follow-up from last week's 2014 Outfest kickoff, the festival has released a few more interviews from their Meet the Filmmakers series. Outfest asked me to conduct some interviews with some of this year's filmmakers, allowing a glimpse into the minds of some really interesting directors working today. Including interviews with Marina Rice Bader, Jack Plotnick and Desiree Akhavan, and a compilation video of all their advice for other independent filmmakers.

First, check out advice from the 2014 Outfest filmmakers:

Space Station 76 with Jack Plotnick:

Appropriate Behavior with Desiree Akhavan:

Anatomy of a Love Seen with Marina Rice Bader:

Which advice from the ring rings true for you? What do you think about Outfest's video series? Share your thoughts and comments, and any advice you'd like to add down below.

Link: Outfest 2014

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Perfectly Recreate Nicole Kidman’s Viral AMC Ad With This Breakdown

Perfectly Recreate Nicole Kidman’s Viral AMC Ad With This Breakdown

A look into how director of photography Indeana Underhill and her team were able to precisely recreate Nicole Kidman’s AMC ad for her AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.

For those who’ve been lucky enough to watch a movie at an AMC theater in the past year, you’ve most likely gotten a chance to experience Nicole Kidman’s heartfelt “We Make Movies Better” short which serves both as a cinema intro as well as a television spot advertising why movies are magical.

The ad, which features Kidman braving through a rainy, puddly parking lot to watch a movie alone in an AMC theater found viral life of its own on Twitter and with fans online who found a mix of humor and inspiration from the short.

And, to honor Kidman with her AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, director of photography Indeana Underhill was recruited to recreate the viral ad and has shared a very cool side-by-side breakdown as well as some interesting behind-the-scenes peeks into her process.

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