EPISODE · Nov 2, 2023 · 42 MIN
Avoid Making Your Sets Look Like Sets; Plus, Are Intermissions Back?
from The No Film School Podcast · host No Film School
Should filmmakers include intentional intermissions on long films? How do you properly film on a set, so it doesn’t look like a set? Is it possible to shoot your entire project using an iPhone? In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss: Movie theaters adding intermissions to a Scorsese film without permission The reason 3D movies in the 1950s used intermissions Filmmakers creating different formats for different viewing options Scenarios when filmmakers should plan for intermissions in their films What GG’s first sound stage experience was like How to make a set NOT look like a set Everything we love about Apple’s recent products How Apple shot their news event entirely on the iPhone 15 Memorable Quotes “Since the invention of television, every filmmaker has had to think in multiple formats.” [16:14] “Scorsese can do whatever the fuck he wants and if he says ‘no intermission,’ I will not drink liquid ahead of time.” [17:09] “There’s a way to shoot with limited resources to still think big.” [25:12] “A set wall will never look like a real wall no matter how hard you try.” [31:10] Resources: Learn to Shoot 35mm Killers of the Flower Moon An Apple event shot on the iPhone Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Send us an email with questions or feedback: [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Should filmmakers include intentional intermissions on long films? How do you properly film on a set, so it doesn’t look like a set? Is it possible to shoot your entire project using an iPhone? In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss: Movie theaters adding intermissions to a Scorsese film without permission The reason 3D movies in the 1950s used intermissions Filmmakers creating different formats for different viewing options Scenarios when filmmakers should plan for intermissions in their films What GG’s first sound stage experience was like How to make a set NOT look like a set Everything we love about Apple’s recent products How Apple shot their news event entirely on the iPhone 15 Memorable Quotes “Since the invention of television, every filmmaker has had to think in multiple formats.” [16:14] “Scorsese can do whatever the fuck he wants and if he says ‘no intermission,’ I will not drink liquid ahead of time.” [17:09] “There’s a way to shoot with limited resources to still think big.” [25:12] “A set wall will never look like a real wall no matter how hard you try.” [31:10] Resources: Learn to Shoot 35mm Killers of the Flower Moon An Apple event shot on the iPhone Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Twitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschool YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool Send us an email with questions or feedback: [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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