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Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Directors’ Cameos in Films

April 3rd, 2008 37 Comments

For whatever reason, be it a deep-seated desire to act, a lack of a casting budget, or just “if you want something done right, do it yourself”, many directors at some point in their careers have stepped out from behind the camera to act. This is typically in a smaller, cameo role, and often with [...]

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The Best Beginnings on Film: The InImitable Style of Saul Bass

March 16th, 2008 2 Comments

The purpose of a movie’s main title sequence is to deliver necessary credit information while thematically and stylistically summarizing the film. A good film’s title sequence should be a metaphorical microcosm of the film itself. In this respect, no main title designer has been as influential on the industry as Saul Bass.

The influence of graphic [...]

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