Filmmaking Tips

The filmmaker behind ‘Spy Kids,’ ‘Machete,’ and ‘From Dusk Til Dawn’ gets technical about shooting on digital, loving deadlines, and living creatively.

The filmmaker behind ‘Things to Come’ and ‘Goodbye First Love’ shares advice on working with actors, the importance of location, and not sweating the technical stuff.

The writer-director behind ‘Nightcrawler’ and ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ talks collaboration, creativity, and why you should forget about the “rules.”

The legendary filmmaker behind ‘Battleship Potemkin’ talks inspiration, innovation, and the key to great cinematography.

The director behind ‘On The Basis of Sex’ and ‘Deep Impact’ talks rehearsals, emotions, and letting things go.

The Oscar-winning director behind ‘Bird Box’ and ‘In a Better World’ talks artistry, budgeting, and playing by the rules.

The filmmaker behind ‘Moonlight’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ discusses radical empathy, perseverance, and the undervalued merits of the voice-over.

The writer-director of ‘The Childhood of a Leader’ and ‘Vox Lux’ on hindsight, shooting on film, and what modern filmmakers can learn from early film directors.

A leading anime auteur talks luck, inspiration, and using fantasy to explore the human condition.