Hey... you there! Filmmaker! Wanna know all the HOT TIPS about film festivals? Well we have a treat for you!
Special Guest Dr Tess Van Hemert with a PhD in Film Festivals to tell you all about it!
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Read MoreYou talkin' to me? Well of course you are! We've had sound in movies since 1927, so how do you craft great dialogue? We dive into that and much more this week!
Links
Hollywood's 100 Favourite Lines of Dialogue
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-movie-quotes-hollywoods-top-867142
William Monahan on Writing Great Dialogue
"He's Right Behind Me" A Supercut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vECzPHbn0Bo
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Read MoreWe're a Plane Podcast now! JK, it's time to talk about TV in more depth, what is a Pilot, what is the creation of a TV show like and what are the writing challenges that come with writing the 1st episode of a show?
LINKS:
How a TV Show is Made
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8aW1Ae6gcI
Writing, Selling and Producing a TV PIlot Spec
Good Shows ruined by Bad Pilots
http://www.hollywood.com/tv/good-tv-shows-bad-pilots-57272667/
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Read MoreIt's the SHOWDOWN of the century! We bring a Film Critic on and we duke it out for the championship... well not so much duke it out as have a lively and well-mannered discussion on the relationship of the filmmaker and the film critic.
LINKS:
Peter Gray on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ratedPDG
David Ehrlich & director of a film he HATED
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/anders-walter-i-kill-giants-interview-1201942590/
Scorsese on Rottentomatoes and mother!
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martin-scorsese-rotten-tomatoes-box-office-obsession-why-mother-was-misjudged-guest-column-1047286
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Read MoreWe'll be back next week with "Critics vs Filmmakers"! Stay tuned!
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Read MoreIt's the showdown of the century, Tom Cruise vs Phillip Seymor Hoffman... no it's not Mission Impossible 3, it's a discussion on the movie star vs the actor, what's the difference? can someone be both? What's a character actor? All that and more this week!
LINKS
Rita hayworth and Orson Welles (You Must Remember This)
AFI's 100 Years 100 Stars
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251566/
Character Actors you can't name
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/15-Famous-Character-Actors-We-Bet-You-Can-t-Name-43508.html
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It's an ALL OUT FILM SCHOOL WAR!!!! Not Really, it's a film festival! Brisbane is home to the Simply Shorts Film Festival and this year the theme is Film School Fallout! We had festival Director and Curator Scott Young on to talk to us about the festival and what audiences and filmmakers can expect!
LINKS
Event Tickets
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/film-school-fallout-tickets-48552083589
Festival Submissions
https://filmfreeway.com/SimplyShorts
Simply Shorts on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/simplyshorts/
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Read MoreCalling all filmmakers! Do you hate sleeping? Do you love racing a clock? Then compete in the 48-hour Film Project! This week we have guest Matt Grehan who runs the Brisbane and Melbourne 48hr Film Project on to talk about the competition, why it's fun and our hosts tell wild stories from their own experiences competing in the competition!
48hr Film Project Brisbane
http://www.48hourfilm.com/brisbane-au
"The Boy next Door" - Audience Choice winner Brisbane 2016
Debonair Fox on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/DebonairFox
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Read MoreWhether you know her from The Addams Family or Caspar, Christina Ricci is that Big-eyed child actor who's been steadily working for the last 30-odd year, but she doesn't get quite the credit she deserves... what makes an underrated actor?
LINKS
Black Snake Moan Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Z7Cf9IDGw
Christina Ricci Interview (Aged 9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjfblhaDr5w&t=175s
Christina Ricci on Dealing with Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OqSkfp45TQ&
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Read MoreIN A WORLD... where podcasters talk about movies... two men... will dive deep... into this topic!
We're talking about Movie Trailers this week! Only In theatres!
LINKS
Aliens Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaUXuY3U4Ag
Cloud Atlas Extended Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6be25sIaehM
Bad Times at the El Royale Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQmOaJciI7Q
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Read MoreOnce more out of the coffin, the guys bring you a dive into the world of new horror film! Hereditary is dividing audiences, are we in for a new era of scares? listen to find out!
LINKS:
Filmmaker IQ: History of Movie Blood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izNg7s3vQOE
HEREDITARY, behind the scenes
The Blumhouse Business model
https://deadline.com/2015/05/blumhouse-panel-produced-by-conference-1201435034/
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Read MoreThis week we get into the think of it as, with Shane still away living his best life, Charnstar, Josh and special guest Zane discuss their favourite action films of the 70's and 80's and why this period is considered the Golden Age of Action Movies.
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Read MoreWhile the cat is away the mice will play!
So while Shane is off making movies, the Rangers get together with local expert Jeff Hughes to talk about Red Curtain Hell, his debut feature!
RED CURTAIN HELL
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/redcurtainhell
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Read MoreThis week it's all of the gushings as Shane, Charnstar and guest Zane discuss their favorite filmmakers in depth, why they love them and how they have influenced their work as filmmakers/directors.
LINKS:
Tarantino's Top 10 Rules for Sucess
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSh3p6THv0
Guillermo Del Toro Masterclass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjR5bT5YYU0&
John McTiernan on Cinematic Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgW4vcwZTww
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Read MoreIt's a bird! It's a Plane! IT'S A FRANCHISE! This week hosts dive into the world of Sequels and Prequels and all manner of money grabbing antics! What makes a good sequel? What makes them bad? All this and more!
LINKS:
The Ten Commandments of Writing a Good Sequel
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/screencraft/the-ten-commandments-of-w_b_8235658.html
The Problem With Prequels
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/15326/the-problem-with-prequels
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Read MoreYAAAAAASSSSSSS We're finally getting to the gay stuff, and there was too much hetero so we invited guests Zane C Weber and Michael James form WTF did you make me watch podcast to talk all things gay films, gay tv, gay characters and why, as a cinema, the quality isn't always there...
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Read MoreWe're pitching a sequel today! A new format we're trying out, Charnstar takes us on his ideal Sequel to the 1993 adaptation of the Super Mario Bros, with twists and turns and post-credits scenes you won't believe!
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There is an art to the short, after all, that's where cinema started. This week we look at making short films, the pitfalls and the advantages and how we go about making our own short films.
The Heart of the World
Eagles are Turning People Into Horses: The Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1-Oep9uNwM
The DANIELS
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What makes a movie a movie? This week we discuss distribution from the cinema to the streaming service and everything in between, with Spielberg and the Cannes film festival both having their say, we thought we'd offer our opinions on the matter.
Spielberg on Netflix
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/steven-spielberg-netflix-movies-oscars-1202735959/
The Cannes and Netflix Battle
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/04/cannes-netflix-battle/558026/
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Read MoreIn which we talk about the end of all things... or just the ends of movies... but all things sound so much more dramatic...
From happily ever afters, cliffhangers, tragedies and the ending of inception, hosts dive into the art and craft of making that final shot, word or moment play out on the screen.
Movies with Twist Endings
https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-with-twist-endings/anncasano
The Worst Movie Endings
https://bestlifeonline.com/worst-movie-endings/
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