Vaughn Stein, Writer and Director of Terminal

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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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The Importance of Music Licensing

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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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Learning From The Greats: Foreshadowing in Get Out

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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, director of Pitch Perfect 3 and More

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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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