The No Film School Podcast Avoid Making Your Sets Look Like Sets; Plus, Are Intermissions Back?
Nov 2, 2023
42:29
Should filmmakers include intentional intermissions on long films? How do you properly film on a set, so it doesn’t look like a set? Is it possible to shoot your entire project using an iPhone?
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:
- Movie theaters adding intermissions to a Scorsese film without permission
- The reason 3D movies in the 1950s used intermissions
- Filmmakers creating different formats for different viewing options
- Scenarios when filmmakers should plan for intermissions in their films
- What GG’s first sound stage experience was like
- How to make a set NOT look like a set
- Everything we love about Apple’s recent products
- How Apple shot their news event entirely on the iPhone 15
Memorable Quotes
- “Since the invention of television, every filmmaker has had to think in multiple formats.” [16:14]
- “Scorsese can do whatever the fuck he wants and if he says ‘no intermission,’ I will not drink liquid ahead of time.” [17:09]
- “There’s a way to shoot with limited resources to still think big.” [25:12]
- “A set wall will never look like a real wall no matter how hard you try.” [31:10]
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An Apple event shot on the iPhone
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