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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