Monday Prescriptions – Do Female Filmmakers Sabotage Themselves?
Hello Film Doctor friends. With another great edition of the Birds Eye View Film Festival just wrapped, the Film Doctor team have decided to pick the much-discussed topic of gender in the film industry for this week’s Monday Prescription. We’re hoping to shine light on both perspectives, ‘general’ and that of female filmmakers themselves, by looking at the … Continue reading
Fun Fridays – Director’s Favourite Films – Marc Webb
Hello Film Doctor friends. How was your week? We have once again arrived at a Fun Friday. With the release of “Amazing Spider-Man 2″ in UK cinemas, the Film Doctor team looks at movie choices from Director Marc Webb (“Amazing Spider-Man”, “(500) Days Of Summer”). His concrete list of film picks is rather short, but here is why: … Continue reading
Monday Prescriptions – The Centennial One
Hello Film Doctor friends. We’re excited to introduce our 100th Monday Prescription today! For the last 2 years, the Film Doctor team have tried to be of great help to you every Monday, sharing whatever tips and insights we can to support your projects – whether at idea stage or a finished movie. So today, we attempt to place every main lesson we’ve amassed … Continue reading
Fun Fridays – Director’s Favourite Films – Double Bill: Richard Ayoade and Darren Aronofsky
Hello Film Doctor friends. Today we have a “double bill” Fun Friday , with two different, yet equally anticipated, movies gracing the UK screens this weekend - a doppelganger comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg, “The Double” and Russell Crowe-led biblical blockbuster “Noah”. First up is “Noah’s Director, Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan”, “Requiem for a Dream”, “The Wrestler”) – the Film Doctor team came across the following picks: “Angel … Continue reading
IN CONVERSATION: COLL ANDERSON (Sound Designer for NOAH, FARGO etc)
Hi Film Folk, It’s time for the Film Doctor team to be excited and proud again! We have a new addition to our interview section. This time, we spoke with Coll Anderson, the wonderful supervising sound effects editor, mixer and recordist of films such as Dead Man, Fargo, Revolutionary Road, Broken Flowers, Black Swan, Melancholia, Martha … Continue reading
Monday Prescriptions – Why Filmmaking Is Like Cooking
Hello Film Doctor friends. We hope you’re ready to take on a new working week, challenging yet rewarding. Got anything ‘cooking’? And we’re not only speaking metaphorically of your forthcoming plans/projects - the Film Doctor team would like to suggest that there is a parallel between cooking and filmmaking. The Recipe Any cookbook has its … Continue reading
Fun Fridays – Director’s Favourite Films – Asghar Farhadi
Hello Film Doctor friends. This Fun Friday is going to be full of frolics, indeed, as we welcome “Muppets Most Wanted” onto UK screens nationwide. For some insights on his work process & inspirations, head over to this interview with Director James Bobin. In addition, we’re turning to Asghar Farhadi (Director of the Oscar-winning “A Separation”) for his favourite film influences, … Continue reading
Monday Prescriptions – 4 Mistakes Even Seasoned Filmmakers Make
Hello Film Doctor friends. So, it looks like we’ve found our way into another full-on week – please bear with us, if our replies are delayed. What do you have planned for this next few days? Looking forward to reading your shared Tweets & Facebook messages. In this new Monday Prescription post we’d like to highlight … Continue reading
Fun Fridays – Director’s Favourite Films – Jason Reitman
Hello Film Doctor friends. As another week passes, we arrive at another Fun Friday - this time dedicated to the UK release of “Labor Day” and its Director, Jason Reitman (“Up In the Air”, “Juno”, “Young Adult”). Jason Reitman comes from a family of established cinema careers – his father, Director & Producer Ivan Reitman , has set the bar for successful … Continue reading
Monday Prescriptions – What Does A Producer Do? Part 3
Hello, Film Doctor friends. Sometime ago, we started talking about a film Producer’s role in projects – questioning, “What does a Producer do?” The discussion expanded to collecting interviews from working producers – established & emerging – and now, we give you part 3. Furthermore, the Film Doctor team would like to invite you to a whole week … Continue reading
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