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Compare Writer/Director Rian Johnson's Sizzle Reel for 'Looper' to the Film's Trailer

10.14.12 @ 7:42PM Tags : filmmaking, looper, pitch, pitchreel, rianjohnson, sizzlereel

We’ve discussed pitch/sizzel reels and mood/tone films a few times on NoFilmSchool before, but it’s interesting that so many of them are now finding their way online. Rian Johnson – writer/director of Brick and The Brothers Bloom – with the help of his good friend Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who stars in the just-released film), put together a fake trailer for his new film Looper long before production on the movie began. Check out both videos below. More »

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The 'Hunger Games' Movie You Didn't See: Kevin Tancharoen's Pitch Reel

09.24.12 @ 3:01PM Tags : hungergames, pitch, pitchreel, screenwriting, sizzlereel, trailer, watch

Pitch reels. Sizzle reels. Mood/tone films. Multimedia lookbooks. Whichever name you prefer, these pitching tools are becoming more prevalent. Recently, we posted about Joe Carnahan’s sizzle reel for Daredevil that inevitably was not the chosen vision. And of course, our own Ryan Koo shared his lookbook for Manchild here on NFS. Now, thanks to Slashfilm, we get another example of a pitch reel for a major studio project, The Hunger Games, from filmmaker Kevin Tancharoen (Fame (2009), Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series) with a substantially darker tone than Gary Ross’ finished film. More »

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This is What a Director's Sizzle Reel or Mood/Tone Film Looks Like: Joe Carnahan's 'Daredevil'

08.17.12 @ 1:07PM Tags : joecarnahan, lookbook, sizzlereel

One way a professional director increases their chances of being chosen to direct a commercial or feature film is by creating a sizzle reel or mood/tone film. Directors will often read a ton of scripts for features but when they finally decide they want to pursue a project, they’ll put together a short trailer using clips from other movies that helps to convey their vision and the mood or tone (hence the name) of the film they want to make. I actually got to work in the office next to Joe Carnahan during my time at Ridley Scott & Associates and was lucky enough to see his mood film for his latest movie, The Grey. While his take on Daredevil may never see the light of day, we get to see exactly what his vision was for the movie, and in the process get a rare glimpse at the quality and scope of a Hollywood mood/tone film. More »