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Clint Eastwood

…Siegel. But with Play Misty Eastwood revealed not only a facility for directing, but a (until perhaps recently) savvy taste for good material. He made four westerns, both High Plains…

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Female Robin for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?

…the new Robin? 1. Snyder himself has stated that he’s drawing off The Dark Knight Returns as source material, which features a young female admirer of Batman’s (Carrie Kelley) donning…

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How is a Movie or Television Show Created and Produced?

…and Pre-Production Every film or television show starts with an idea, concept, or existing material, such as a book, script, or real-life event. Creators can pitch their concept to producers,…

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New York Film Academy (NYFA) Alum Enrique Pedráza Botero on the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program

…of a film that was successfully workshopped through the edit and story lab. Director Jacqueline Olive had been working on her footage and material for over eight years, but it…

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NYFA Union Square Hosts Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, and Polsky Bros

…Stephen were quite taken with the material and signed on immediately after reading. Working with the first time directors was a very pleasant experience for both actors. “They were very…

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Los Angeles Photography & Documentary Students Visit Arizona

…rode the bus to the Phoenix airport for the flight back to Los Angeles. Now the work of cutting short documentaries out of the great material gathered in Arizona begins….

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NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY (NYFA) WELCOMES “SHANG-CHI” DIRECTOR, DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON AND ACTOR, SIMU LIU

…the source material, it doesn’t lend itself to the time … that character was not written through an Asian-specific lens and so, there are a lot of stereotypes and a…

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