Monthly Archives: February 2010

Director Jeffrey Blitz and producer Sean Welch sat down with MakingOf during the Sundance Film Festival to talk about their new film "Lucky." The documentary focuses on how lottery winners lives are turned upside down after their big payouts. "Lucky" … Continue reading →

Director Josh Fox’s feature "Gasland" – a film about Natural Gas drilling – won the Special Jury Prize for Documentary at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was one of the most praised documentaries. Fox visited the MakingOf House at … Continue reading →

“Skateland” marks the directorial debut of Anthony Burns, who co-wrote the film along with Brandon and Heath Freeman. The Texas trio sat down with MakingOf during the Sundance Film Festival to share their path to production. During this conversation, they … Continue reading →

Director Jeremy Konner and creator Derek Waters sat down with MakingOf for an exclusive interview after their short film "Drunk History: Douglass & Lincoln" won the Sundance Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking. This hilarious short is part of a web … Continue reading →

Kathryn Bigelow’s film "The Hurt Locker" continued it’s dominance of Awards Season at last night’s BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television) Awards. Bigelow was named Best Director – the first woman ever to take home this award – and … Continue reading →

In the second segment from our interview with "Frozen" director Adam Green, he reveals the secrets to creating a successful horror film. His advice includes his recommended way to build a cool killer, his unique way of storyboarding his scenes … Continue reading →

This year’s Writers Guild of America honor for Best Original Screenplay was awarded to journalist-turned-screenwriter Mark Boal for his script, "The Hurt Locker." The Iraq-war drama won out over the following fellow nominees: "(500) Days of Summer," "A Serious Man," … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1310/-animal-kingdom-cast-interview The cast of David Michod’s debut feature "Animal Kingdom" sat down with MakingOf at the Sundance Film Festival to talk about what attracted them to this Melbourne-based crime drama. During the conversation, they describe the pre-production techniques the … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1305/director-david-guggenheim-on-waiting-for-superman In this exclusive interview, director Davis Guggenheim ("It Might Get Loud," "An Inconvenient Truth") shares how he got his start in documentary filmmaking and what motivated his choice to stray from features films over a decade ago. Our … Continue reading →