The Multi-Country Production of 'Game of Thrones' Is Just as Epic as the Show...
Game of Thrones is excellent television. We know this. However, the production process might just outdo the actual show in terms of intensity and complexity. In a recent behind the scenes featurette,...
View ArticleGo Way Behind the Scenes of the Insane 'Power/Rangers' Bootleg Fan Film
While the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television show was pretty tame, the new "bootleg" fan film directed by commercial and music video director Joseph Kahn is anything but (he also directed...
View Article'Don't Give Your Money to Rich People on Kickstarter' Says 'Power/Rangers'...
Commercial and music video director Joseph Kahn and producer Adi Shankar of the recent Power/Rangers bootleg fan film recently sat down with Collider (you can see the timeline and questions at that...
View ArticleSee All the Crazy Stunts They Pulled Off for 'Mad Max: Fury Road' in This BTS...
Director George Miller, who has been at the helm of all three previous Mad Max films, has returned for Fury Road, and claims that a majority of the effects in the film were practical. Check out some...
View ArticleYou've Probably Never Seen a Stop Motion Music Video Quite Like This Before
Sometimes the simplest concepts are the most beautiful, and the most painstakingly difficult to achieve. That's the best way to describe the new music video for Change Is Everything from...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of Conan's Hilarious New 'Mad Max' Parody (Which Was Shot...
Nobody parodies post apocalyptic films and TV shows like Conan O'Brien. Nobody. First it was The Walking Dead. In one of my favorite posts that I've written for this site (and that's really saying...
View ArticleNew 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' BTS Clip Shows Off Massive Sets &...
While we're likely going to be overloaded with Star Wars films in the next few years, anticipation is ramping up for the J.J. Abrams helmed Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. During Comic...
View ArticleThe Chase: A Tribute to the Impressive & Dangerous Car Chases in Cinema History
Car chases in movies are as American as apple pie, but it took an Australian-directed film to inspire this tribute video. Michael Mirasol, an independent film critic and blogger, put together this...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of Highly Suspect's 4-Minute Long Take Music Video Shot...
Two weeks back, we shared a sublime music video shot in a single 4-minute take at the bottom of a pool. Now the BTS video has been released to the world. The video for Lydia, the latest single from...
View Article'Ghostbusters' Featurette Explains the Science Behind Proton Packs
For the past few days, the internet has been abuzz with the first trailer for the reboot to the Ghostbusters franchise. When the trailer for the upcoming all-female reboot was released, then recut by...
View ArticleRemote Control Arms and 80 Real Horses: Behind the Scenes of 'Game of...
The fight scenes in "Battle of the Bastards" were unequivocally epic. Here's how they pulled it off. The battle for Winterfell in Game of Thrones' most recent episode was by far the largest scene the...
View ArticleWatch: Behind the Scenes of 'Game of Thrones' Most Explosive Episode Ever
Here's why the technical effort behind last night's 'The Spoils of War' will go down as one of the greatest of all time. [Caution: Spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4 below.] Last week, we...
View ArticleWatch: Explore the Epic 'Blade Runner 2049' Set and Props in This BTS Video
Take a tour of the physical world of the much-anticipated sci-fi noir sequel. The visual world of Blade Runner has influenced sci-fi films ever since its release in 1982, and the original film's look...
View ArticleLearn How Robots Took Control of the Brilliant Music Video 'Automatica'
When robots rule the world, get ready for some sick music videos. [Editor's Note: No Film School asked Shahir Daud to write up his behind-the-scenes experience directing Nigel Stanford's latest music...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes on 'Canis Belli,' an EPIC Short Film (Part 3)
This is a guest post by filmmaker Robin Schmidt a.k.a. El Skid. It’s been a while since I wrote part 1 and part 2 of this series and much has happened in between. For the indie filmmaker the camera...
View ArticleBehind-The-Scenes on an 'Epic' Film: 'The Hobbit' Production Video #7
While there has been some interesting debate about the future of filmmaking (higher frame rates vs. 3D), Peter Jackson has been busy shooting The Hobbit in 3D on RED Epics at 48fps. They've had some...
View ArticleFostering a Creative Atmosphere for a Successful Production in 'The Hobbit'...
Some of you might know a new up-and-coming director by the name of Peter Jackson. He's a guy with a lot of potential, and he's directing this new independent film called The Hobbit (I know, not very...
View ArticleSeafood Fights Back in Epic Short 'Monster Roll', Plus VFX and Behind the...
It's becoming increasingly more practical for indie filmmakers to bring the impossible into the realm of possibility, even in terms of visual effects. This has allowed low-budget productions with small...
View ArticleOn Set with James Bond: Behind the Scenes Footage from 'Skyfall'
Have you you ever wondered what a twenty minute montage of making a James Bond film (and the first digital one at that) would look like? Fortunately, the web provides. I'm usually rather apathetic...
View ArticleSam Mendes, Meet James Bond: The Making of 007's New Film 'Skyfall'
You might have already seen the previous behind the scenes that we posted for the Roger Deakins-lensed and Sam Mendes-directed Skyfall, but now we've got a more traditional video blog/making of that...
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