Do Movie Stars Still Matter for Indie Filmmakers?
Is Tom Cruise the last movie star? We're not buying it.
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CREDIT: Paramount Pictures
In this episode, we talk about…
- Defining what it means to really be a "movie star"
- Whether franchise movies mean less power for actors
- Letting CGI Stan Lee live in Marvel movies forever
- Measuring success and significance in the film industry and media
- Pre-digital effects feelings and the different joys actors bring
- Tom Cruise vs. Tyler Perry and how Tyler Perry is the modern Charlie Chaplin
- Why indie films no longer need a big celebrity who’s trying to be serious
- The challenge of finding an audience interested in your work
- Recognizing that different people scale to different-sized screens
- Benefits of casting the actor who’s good and right for the part
- Sirui’s affordable lenses and the growing lens space
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by George Edelman.
