Solid great advice from a master filmmaker not trained in filmmaking by a film school. Worth watching. The deadline for submissions for the DIY Film Festival is fast approaching, so if you want your film to be considered, please click on the withoutabox link! Thanks.
Christopher Nolan Master Class: How to Direct Your First Feature Film
Christopher Nolan Master Class: How to Direct Your First Feature Film
Christopher Nolan is by far one of the greatest directors of his generation. His ability to dance between an indie film mindset and major world-wide blockbuster is extremely rare these days.
From his small independent film The Following and the indie film masterpiece Memento to his international blockbusters Inception and the Dark Knight Trilogy his is a very interesting case study.
I have spoken to people who work with him on the backlot of Warner Brothers and it’s known that Christopher Nolan does not read email or even has a cell phone. He says:
“I’d rather spend my time working on my films.”
That shows you the man’s dedication to his craft.
If more Hollywood directors would worry more about how to make their film projects better and actually work on their craft it would be a very different cinematic landscape.
USC Film School’s ONLY Online Course: Directing the ActorChris Nolan’s The Following
In the video below writer/director Christopher Nolan takes you through a master class analyzing and breakdown his first no budget 16mm feature film “The Following.” He takes us through his directorial thought process and explains how he created this little independent film gem.
Prepare to enter master class on how to direct your first feature film through the mind of Christopher Nolan.
BOUNS: I wanted to add this remarkable video of Christopher Nolan’s 18-Minute Analysis
On Story & Construction Of Memento. Just Brilliant!
Also I had to add this amazing Sundance Channel documentary of how Christopher Nolan constructed his indie film gem Memento.
Christopher Nolan – Self-Taught Filmmaker
Following Trailer – 1998 | Christopher Nolan
Starring Jeremy Theobald | Alex Haw | Lucy Russell
Christopher Nolan: The full interview – Newsnight
Our culture correspondent Stephen Smith caught up with blockbuster film director Christopher Nolan at the BFI London Film Festival where he took part in a discussion on the unique qualities of film. This is the full uncut version of the interview.
BONUS: THE HANDS OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
A visual journey of the filmography from Chris Nolan through the hands of his characters.
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America’s Greatest: Quentin’s Tarantino’s Film Teacher
America’s Greatest: Quentin’s Tarantino’s Film Teacher
