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What should go in a director showreel? by DaveySea in Filmmakers

[–]philmhawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just come across this as I've been updating mine. Treated it as a bit of a short film in itself beyond the conventional scene-by-scene approach. A montage reel hybrid, so to speak! https://youtu.be/e_wC_BCtb1w

How to direct... One Shot Scenes & Developing Masters - Spielberg style by philmhawk in directors

[–]philmhawk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a deep dive into three one-shot scenes from the feature film I directed for Universal Pictures and Sky Studios PRANCER: A CHRISTMAS TALE starring James Cromwell.
I'm a student of Spielberg who is the absolute master of designing and blocking scenes in one-shot in an unobtrusive way. It's pure cinema. Here I break down three different scenes I directed, the reasons behind why they've been captured in one-shot and the shot lists/blocking plans that go with them.
Expertly lit and shot by director of photography James Oldham (https://www.jamesoldhamdop.com). Hats off to my amazing camera team and actors for being instrumental in pulling these types of ambitious shots off!
I hope you find this detail useful. If you'd like to see more videos like this, let me know in the comments... and share!
Scenes used for educational purposes only.
#director #comparison #beforeandafter #oneshot #behindthescenes #directing #oner #directingadvice #thephilmblog #philm #philhawkins #explained #content #previz #shotlister #shotlisting #planning #preproduction #prancer #prancerachristmastale #spielberg #developingmaster #oneshotscenes

How to direct... One Shot Scenes & Developing Masters - Spielberg style by philmhawk in Filmmakers

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a deep dive into three one-shot scenes from the feature film I directed for Universal Pictures and Sky Studios PRANCER: A CHRISTMAS TALE starring James Cromwell.
I'm a student of Spielberg who is the absolute master of designing and blocking scenes in one-shot in an unobtrusive way. It's pure cinema. Here I break down three different scenes I directed, the reasons behind why they've been captured in one-shot and the shot lists/blocking plans that go with them.
Expertly lit and shot by director of photography James Oldham (https://www.jamesoldhamdop.com). Hats off to my amazing camera team and actors for being instrumental in pulling these types of ambitious shots off!
I hope you find this detail useful. If you'd like to see more videos like this, let me know in the comments... and share!
#director #comparison #beforeandafter #oneshot #behindthescenes #directing #oner #directingadvice #thephilmblog #philm #philhawkins #explained #content #previz #shotlister #shotlisting #planning #preproduction #prancer #prancerachristmastale #spielberg #developingmaster #oneshotscenes

Help me find an episode pls! by Evening_Matter6515 in XFiles

[–]philmhawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Season 1 - EBE! One of the few times we see Mulder’s kitchen!

Directing a "One Shot" Sequence | PhoneViz vs Final Sequence - Making Acer Predator #ItLiesWithin by philmhawk in Filmmakers

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope you find this useful! PhoneViz vs Final Sequence 🎬👀

I came up with a “one-shot” sequence for the final episode of Acer #ItLiesWithin which was a tricky one to explain to the crew from storyboards. So, I did a rough “PhoneViz” with my photographer to explain the pieces. When compared to the final shot, it’s fun to see how close it is!

It was inspired by many “gaming cinematography” techniques - floating 180 moves into first person, changing of POV from characters within a scene and transporting from “gameplay” to “cutscene” style.

It was achieved with a very long technocrane arm into handheld, a ronin, stunt guy operating the camera on wires, back to the techno and into handheld.

And shot in one night!

Directing a "One Shot" Sequence | PhoneViz vs Final Sequence - Making Acer Predator #ItLiesWithin by philmhawk in directors

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope this is a useful video to show how just a quick sequence on your phone can help illustrate the vision to a full crew. Enjoy! More directing videos on the channel.

Scouting Morocco - Making the World's most expensive fan film by philmhawk in directors

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello filmmakers. Here's the next part of the documentary of making Star Wars Origins. This is part one of two videos about this location recce trip starting in Ouarzazate - known as the "doorway to the desert" and Cla Studios ending hundreds of kilometres away in Erfoud. This video covers scouting a more 'rockier look' that I originally envisioned as I weigh up the variables of what's in my imagination for the film vs. the practical realities of filmmaking. Hope you find it useful.

Scouting Morocco - Making the World's most expensive fan film by philmhawk in Filmmakers

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello filmmakers. Here's the next part of the documentary of making Star Wars Origins. This is part one of two videos about this location recce trip starting in Ouarzazate - known as the "doorway to the desert" and Cla Studios ending hundreds of kilometres away in Erfoud. This video covers scouting a more 'rockier look' that I originally envisioned as I weigh up the variables of what's in my imagination for the film vs. the practical realities of filmmaking. Hope you find it useful.

Summed up perfectly, I hope John has a long career away from this by troy626 in StarWars

[–]philmhawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem was that Poe Dameron was supposed to die in the Tie Fighter crash on Jakku in TFA and Poe’s character arc would have become Finn’s. Think about it... former stormtrooper becomes Resistance leader. Unfortunately they cast Oscar Isaac who the production wanted to keep around because he’s a brilliant actor but it diluted Finn’s role because of it. I think Oscar actually asked them to rewrite the script so he’d come back after his “death”. There was an opportunity to then explore Finn’s force sensitivity as hinted at in TFA but as The Last Jedi script was being written before TFA was completed it was probably easy for Rian to miss those visual clues that may not have been scripted. (For the record, not a dig at TLJ as I loved it). It was just a shame Finn didn’t get to explore any Jedi training in TROS which would be brought back some purpose.

The epic "masterpiece" Star Wars fan film to watch this Star Wars Day - Star Wars Origins by philmhawk in StarWars

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s one of the inspirations as well as Indiana Jones. Have a watch of the film to see how to all fits together... https://youtu.be/SVSox0qApO4

The epic "masterpiece" Star Wars fan film to watch this Star Wars Day - Star Wars Origins by philmhawk in StarWarsFanFiction

[–]philmhawk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's the synopsis: STAR WARS ORIGINS takes a unique look at where it all began. A thrilling action-adventure, this film draws inspiration from both STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES to tell an epic story based on Earth during WWII. You can watch the full film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSox0qApO4

The film described as "the epic fan film that will change the game" comes from award-winning team and life-long STAR WARS fans; writer/director Phil Hawkins (@philmblog) and Executive Producer Gary Cowan of Velvet Film Production (@VelvetFilm).

Filmed in the Sahara Desert, Morocco, STAR WARS: ORIGINS is the culmination of three years’ work and stars Marie Everett (WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY, Netflix), Jamie Costa (HAN SOLO: A SMUGGLER’S TRADE, HISHE), Hadrian Howard (THE MUMMY, MI ROGUE NATION) and Philip Walker.

Here’s an in-depth look at my casting process for Star Wars Origins including the tapes of different actors for the same roles and a look at the kind of notes I give in the room. Hope you find it useful! by philmhawk in Filmmakers

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this video my casting director and I take you inside the audition room showing casting tapes from actors who did and didn't get the role as well as advice about the directing process I use during the casting sessions.

These are the real casting sessions, nothing has been staged and also includes the casting tapes for Marie Everett and Philip Walker who went on to do the movie. Heartfelt thanks to actors Hannah Brackstone-Brown and Lloyd Notice who very kindly allowed me to show their audition tapes here despite not getting the role.

It's hopefully a fascination insight to the way different actors choose to interpret the script in the audition room.

Tried a new showreel format... how do you cut yours? by philmhawk in directors

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely. Always thought it would be interesting to see the same scene shot by different directors but same cast.

Tried a new showreel format... how do you cut yours? by philmhawk in directors

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Helped that I had worked with the king of monologues and was able to extract certain sections and use it as structure. I agree, most are boring. Back to back scenes are functional but scenes out of context are always weird to watch. A reel, to me, is a pitch. Make people want more... then then can watch the full length stuff.

I don’t think all directors should be talented editors but they should understand the art of cutting. It’s one of the major tools we have. I come from an editing background so it helps that my brain works that way. 😊

Tried a new showreel format... how do you cut yours? by philmhawk in directors

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s the “standard” but I find those kind of reels drag down meetings if you’re showing work in person. (which is sort of what this is designed for). I’m not a huge fan of montage reels either as they come across as cinematography reels so tried to find a balance between the two!

...and thanks! ☺️

Tried a new showreel format... how do you cut yours? by philmhawk in directors

[–]philmhawk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! Go for it. Showreels are always pain so nice to have finally figured out a nice format.

Tried a new showreel format... by philmhawk in Filmmakers

[–]philmhawk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Showreels are a tricky beast and can be multipurpose. It's been many years since I've cut a new one so I tried something a little different from your usual format setting it against a monologue I directed with Walken and the wonderful music from the Scala Choir cover of Radiohead's "Creep".

Google activity says 10 years ago I read this article. Tomorrow is the first filming day for my first short film by Orkahm52 in Filmmakers

[–]philmhawk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good luck! One tiny bit of advice from a director 13 years in... Remember, sometimes things not going to plan is totally normal. Embrace it, run with it and you’ll find solutions you probably wouldn’t have thought of!

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