Jon Fusco, Charles Haine and yours truly, Liz Nord discuss one filmmaker’s major role in Russia’s Olympic doping scandal, the first news from Sundance 2018 and what it might mean for makers of shorts, and the inaugural Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards decision to split best male and female directors into two separate categories. We say goodbye to influential video essay series Every Frame a Painting, and Charles answers an Ask No Film School question about how to deal with brands and logos in your film.
As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, industry wisdom, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.
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Show Links & Mentions
No Film School articles
- 'You Can't Write This Sh*t': The Evolution of the Doping Doc 'ICARUS'
- RIP 'Every Frame a Painting': Farewell Advice from Video Essayists Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos
- How 'Mudbound' DP Rachel Morrison Created 'Natural Light' By Lighting Heavily
- Jordan Peele Debunks and Confirms These 'Get Out' Fan Theories from Reddit
- 'Eyes Wide Cut': What Happens When a Filmmaker Reimagines Kubrick's Masterpiece?
- Why ‘Fits and Starts’ Director Laura Terruso Thinks You Should ‘Say Yes to Everything!’
- DP Roundtable: The Shoots That Almost Killed Us
- Watch: Are Superhero Movies Dying? 'Logan' and 'Deadpool' Reveal the State of the Genre
- 'Logan': How Director James Mangold Wrested Complete Creative Control
Filmmaking Tools
- Lytro Brings Cinematic VR Closer to Reality with Immerge 2.0
- LensProToGo and Lensrentals Join Forces to Form Mega Online Rental House
- Wooden Camera Makes Filmmaker Dreams Come True with the PL Adapter for EVA1
Upcoming Deadlines: Grants & Opportunities
- Script Pipeline Great Movie Idea Contest - December 10
- ScreenCraft Short Story Contest - December 16
Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals
- Mammoth Lakes Film Festival - December 15
- The American Documentary Film Festival and Film Fund (AmDocs) - December 16
- Hot Docs - January 8
Film Releases
VOD
- Fits and Starts- December 5
- It Comes at Night - December 9
HBO
- Logan- December 9
Theatrical
- The Shape of Water - December 8
- I, Tonya - December 8
- The Light of the Moon - December 8
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