Nominated at the 81st Academy Awards in the category of Best Art Direction for her work on the film Revolutionary Road, it is undeniable that Debra Schutt is a very talented and accomplished set decorator. Lift Off spoke with her to find out about the process of working on the incredible musical, ‘The Greatest Showman‘, […]
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Beach Rats – Eliza Hittman Watch this film if you are a CINEMATOGRAPHER Mood of the film: MELANCHOLIC Originality/Creativity 5/10 Direction 7/10 Writing 4/10 Cinematography 9/10 Performances 7/10 Structure 5/10 Overall Score 6.5/10 To
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Most recognisable for his unorthodox electronic and atmospheric scores, Cliff Martinez is a highly successful composer and musician. Composing scores for film such as ‘Drive’, ‘The Neon Demon’ and the recently released comedy ‘Game night’, he has created an impressive and memorable discography of music. Lift-Off was lucky enough to catch up the renowned composer to find
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From Dusk till Dawn was released in January 1996 and marked the first storyboarding by Robert Kurtzman and the first time Quentin Tarantino was paid for his screenwriting and acted, staring alongside George Clooney. It was also the start of his long-time collaboration with director Robert Rodriguez. If you haven’t heard of this film before,
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After years of working on projects such as The Dark Knight and Beauty and the Beast as an AD, Vaughn Stein has moved into the role of Director with his debut film, Terminal. Starring Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, and Mike Myers, Terminal is a stylish dystopian, film noir crime-thriller that features homage to the likes
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Music licensing commonly refers to ‘royalty free music‘ or ‘production music’. This is music that has been written and produced with the sole purpose of being used in another project. Anyone can then license this music for a fee, to use in their project. What about commercial music? Commercial music, written and performed by artists
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Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out is a stellar film, completely warranting its academy award for Best Screenplay. Get Out is funny, horrifying, incredibly poignant with its racial commentary and above all, very cleverly written. There’s a lot to talk about with this film but for now, we’ll focus on its use of foreshadowing. Put
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Trish Sie is an American film and music video director, and choreographer, best known for directing Pitch Perfect 3 and Step Up: All In, as well the highly creative and recognisable music videos for the alternative rock band Ok Go. Lift-Off caught up with Trish to find out where her passion for film started and her advice to
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With projects such as ‘Juno’, ‘Blockers’ and ‘The Angriest Man in Brooklyn’, Grammy winning composer Mateo Messina has built a highly impressive collection of work. Lift Off spoke with him to hear about his influences, how he got involved with the recently released laugh-out loud comedy ‘Blockers’, and his advice for any aspiring composers. Interview
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