The No Film School Podcast

Take a deep dive into the advanced film-making features on the new iPhone, plus learn about some important union news for two different unions in the film industry.In this episode, we talk about... How the iPhone 13 just came out and it has two features that are relevant to filmmakers.  How amazing it is that you can just about film a legit film on a phone with today’s iPhone camera quality and features. Aperture has announced a new light: the Nove P600c. How the WJA just had an election. How IATSE, an umbrella union that covers many film workers (and theatrical stagehands), might have a historic strike soon. The issues in the entertainment industry that are causing the pending strike, such as long work hours and unlivable wages. Links to Resources:IA Stories Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ia_stories/ Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nofilmschoolSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Check us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool/ Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s lots of important news in the film world this week that the gang is going to tackle and break down for you, many of which have implications for the future of the art of filmmaking. In this episode, we talk about... How Paramount is restructuring - the Chairman and CEO is being replaced. The new CEO has an interesting story, having ascended from being a child actor in the 90s to a director, to this current position. How Paramount has joined “The Streaming Wars” and is trying to create more content for their digital platform to get more viewers subscribed. Why we might see a lot of reboots of older Paramount movies. Whether the Streaming Wars are the death of art or a great way to get more movies and shows produced. Disney has announced they’re going back to theaters! This is following them releasing full-length movies on Disney+ for an upcharge during the pandemic. How long you used to have to wait for a new movie to come out on VHS/DVD versus the new model, where Disney can release a movie in the theater and then on their streaming service about 45 days later. Canon has rolled out a new camera called the R3 which is mostly a stills camera and, while it may not be the highest resolution camera on the market, it’s great for filmmakers. This camera’s amazing technology of scanning your retina in the viewfinder to try to keep in focus whatever you’re looking at and how this feature has upsides and downsides. Links to Resources:Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nofilmschoolSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Check us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool/ Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Yoka, director, producer and editor of Whirlybird discusses why he made a film centered on high-speed chases and the family behind this medium of reporting and filmmaking, and how he mastered zen and the art of movie marketing during lockdown. In this episode, we talk about… How Los Angeles Plays Itself sparked the creation of Whirlybird  Focusing on high-speed pursuits and providing an emotional character-focused experience vs. intellectual experience   45 minutes of beautiful VHS glitches  Matt’s experience at the Sundance Film Festival and Covid’s impact on marketing the film How excessive film-watching during quarantine inspired Matt as a filmmaker Why it’s almost impossible to end a documentary      Advice to approach filmmaking focused on the story you want to share with a “less is more” mindset  Links to Resources:Turn Cheap Miniatures Into Awesome Visual Effectshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuf2bHdGrYSubscribe to our newsletter for news, contests, deals, and a FREE ebook at https://nofilmschool.com/screenwritingbook. Check out our new video on lighting night shoots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66WWsCp7XE You can read about all this and more at https://nofilmschool.com/. You can also check out our Gear Guides and Entertainment News on the right hand side.Please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check us out on Instagram!Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What made Shang-Chi’s opening so successful and when’s the last time you played Dance Dance Revolution? In this episode, we talk about… “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”: 2nd biggest box office opening of the pandemic  Preserving theatrical releases and “Petty” headlines Evolution of subtitles and reality of product placements in film budgets  Good Deal/Bad Deal: Working on holidays  Tech news about Red’s new V-Raptor camera and Fuji’s upcoming sensors and lenses    Links to Resources:Turn Cheap Miniatures Into Awesome Visual Effectshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuf2bHdGrYSubscribe to our newsletter for news, contests, deals, and a FREE ebook at https://nofilmschool.com/screenwritingbook. Check out our new video on lighting night shoots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66WWsCp7XE You can read about all this and more at https://nofilmschool.com/. You can also check out our Gear Guides and Entertainment News on the right hand side.Please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check us out on Instagram!Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every once and awhile, a movie comes along that resonates and connects with people, becoming an instant classic. A screenwriter who makes multiple of these movies is even rarer, but Paul Schrader is one of those gems.In this episode, we talk about... The literary inspirations Paul drew from when creating the characters in his film Taxi Driver. Other iconic characters Paul has written over his career. The things Paul looks for he gets notes and who he seeks to take notes from. Whether or not Paul thinks about the actor when he’s writing a character. What drives Paul’s confidence as a writer/director. Paul’s story about Taxi Driver 2. Links to Resources:Turn Cheap Miniatures into Awesome Visual Effects - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuf2bHdGrY The Card Counter (in theaters now) - https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-card-counter Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nofilmschoolSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Check us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool/ Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should you be a writer’s room PA? What’s up with blockchain technology and what does it mean for Hollywood? Also, is it really okay to skip out on watching work you helped create but had no control over? In this episode, we talk about… Good deal or bad deal: Kath’s experience as a writer’s PA Lessons from the bad deals and the need for boundaries  Questions around the Coppola’s blockchain and the need for “Film Beans” Why it’s okay Tarantino never watched True Romance or Natural Born Killers  New photo tech with Polycam  Links to Resources:Turn Cheap Miniatures Into Awesome Visual Effectshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuf2bHdGrYSubscribe to our newsletter for news, contests, deals, and a FREE ebook at https://nofilmschool.com/screenwritingbook. Check out our new video on lighting night shoots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66WWsCp7XE You can read about all this and more at https://nofilmschool.com/. You can also check out our Gear Guides and Entertainment News on the right hand side.Please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check us out on Instagram!Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawn Levy, director, co-writer, and producer of “Free Guy”, joins the show to discuss how to approach failure, humility and why you’ve got to really know yourself and see yourself to find the path that’s right for you. In this episode, we talk about… What led to Levy’s “Hollywood System Career” The power of seeing yourself with harsh clarity to truly know thyself Understanding on the other side of the hard path is a chance at greatness Reconciling the idea of your identity with who you really are and what you can be Knowing how to use your words, persona and vision to inspire movie stars (and money) to bet on you Spielberg’s advice on knowing when you’ve got it right  Why Shawn believes directing requires decisive leadership and being clear about what you want  Learning the language of actors so you can put them in the mood and the moment so they can be great   What Shawn and Ryan Reynolds added to the Free Guy script and why it worked   How Shawn picks his projects based on comedic and heart-felt content Links to Resources: Turn Cheap Miniatures Into Awesome Visual Effects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuf2bHdGrY Subscribe to our newsletter for news, contests, deals, and a FREE ebook at https://nofilmschool.com/screenwritingbook.  Check out our new video on lighting night shoots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66WWsCp7XE You can read about all this and more at https://nofilmschool.com/. You can also check out our Gear Guides and Entertainment News on the right hand side. Please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check us out on Instagram! Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Details about Adobe’s multibillion-dollar deal to acquire Frame.io and why film industry workers deserve the same care as free range chickens... In this episode, we talk about… Frame.io’s capabilities  The growing reality of video being made by collaborative teams  3 reasons Frame.io is worth what Adobe paid for the acquisition  A common love-hate relationship with Adobe  Letter from top cinematographers addressing long working hours Why the entire film industry needs 8 hour workdays and why it may never happen How our culture always romanticizes filmmakers putting in extra effort   Links to Resources: Frame.iohttps://www.frame.io/Turn Cheap Miniatures Into Awesome Visual Effectshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMuf2bHdGrYSubscribe to our newsletter for news, contests, deals, and a FREE ebook at https://nofilmschool.com/screenwritingbook. Check out our new video on lighting night shoots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66WWsCp7XE You can read about all this and more at https://nofilmschool.com/. You can also check out our Gear Guides and Entertainment News on the right hand side.Please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check us out on Instagram!Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo takes us through his collaboration with David Lowery on 'The Green Knight’ in today’s interview.In this episode, we talk about... Palermo’s previous work as both a director and director of production. How ‘The Green Knight’ came to be - it’s been a long process! Some of the really cool production elements in the movie and the equipment used to capture them. The rich soundscape for ‘The Green Knight’ and the process for creating it. Inspirations for the lighting used in the film. How the team created the story from myths and legends, and why they made the choices they did. Links to Resources:Learn all about The Green Knight and what it means in our in-depth mega-post: https://nofilmschool.com/Sir-gawain-the-green-knight-explainedThe Green Knight - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243804/ Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nofilmschoolSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Check us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool/ Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Make sure you listen to the whole episode for a new segment that we’re debuting at the end.In this episode, we talk about... How toxic fandom has become incredibly common on the internet. Director Alan Taylor losing the will to direct due to the toxic fandom he has to deal with. Why it's good that more big name people call out online harassment and cyber-bullying. The ways that what people say online can be taken very personally and affect creators’ mental health. How Quentin Tarantino is still carrying anger towards his mother about a comment she made early in his career. Whether or not Tarantino’s viral comments should be surprising. The role of cults of personality in the film industry. Advances in 3D modeling, including phone apps you can use to scan 3D objects using LiDAR sensors. Introducing a new segment designed just for the gig economy - Good Deal, Bad Deal. Ideas for how to make a bad deal better (it’s not what you think) and examples of times you might want to take a bad deal. Links to Resources:Check out: https://www.saluteyourshortsfest.com/https://www.amazon.com/Salty-Pirate/dp/B08B8Z96JQ Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nofilmschoolSubscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Check us out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool/ Ask us questions or submit to Good Deal, Bad Deal at editor@nofilmschool.com!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices