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Jamie Wynen
Screenwriter/Producer Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker, In The Valley Of Elah) talks to DP/30 about the critically acclaimed yet highly controversial terrorist hunt film Zero Dark Thirty. How much of the film’s events correlate to what actually happened? How did Mark go about unearthing the true character of the CIA agent who … Read more
Shekhar Kapur – one of India’s most critically acclaimed writer-directors, producers and actors – discusses the discursive nature of filmmaking, and the chicken-or-the-egg nature of art’s relationship with everyday life. [ted id=800] If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let … Read more
Writer-director Judd Apatow (The Forty Year Old Virgin, Freaks and Geeks, Anchorman, and many more) discusses being the small kid in the playground, learning to write comedy for standups, and making art that matters. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on … Read more
Director Fede Alvarez discusses his childhood connection with classic horror flick Evil Dead, what compelled him to find a fresh story within it, and his unorthodox ascent from indie filmmaker to a Hollywood rising-star director. If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video … Read more
Auteur filmmaker Neill Blomkamp – writer/director of the upcoming futuristic action drama Elysium and the hugely successful District 9 – has a knack for writing powerful, high-concept films, dealing with massive themes through the perspectives of compelling characters. Where does he get his ideas? Neill gives a gripping special Tedx talk on the probabilities of … Read more