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IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit

Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. From screenwriting to film language to cinematography, we"ll be examining the innovative ways today"s best filmmakers are getting their visions out into the world.

tv & film

All Episodes

41:18

"Wildlife" Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/10/19

Kazan and Dano talk about collaborating on Paul’s directorial debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:01

"Old Man & The Gun" Director David Lowery

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/09/27

Lowery on subverting the cops & robbers genre to detour into the looseness of a ‘70s film, finding out "Old Man" would be Redford's last movie, wanting to make the definitive "Peter Pan," the small indie he'll make first and how his wife Augustine Frizzell's career is blowing up. Photo: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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51:23

"Mission Impossible – Fallout" Director Christopher...

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/07/27

Christopher McQuarrie talks about directing action scenes with emotional clarity, the danger of practical stunts and wanting to return to being an indie filmmaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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45:58

"The Chi" Creator Lena Waithe

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/06/22

Lena talks about creating the interweaving narrative of “The Chi,” a showtime series about her hometown (Southside of Chicago) and the vital role casting (and a good casting director) plays in allowing a writer to do something different. She also shares her advice to actors and a funny story about her “Masters of None” audition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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49:20

"Halt And Catch Fire" Creators Christopher Cantwell...

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/06/20

How Two Young Creators Blew Up Their ‘Mad Men of Tech’ Premise to Discover Something Special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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40:15

"Barry" Creators Bill Hader & Alec Berg

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/06/19

Bill Hader moved To L.A. to be a filmmaker, 15 years later and an unexpected comedy detour (SNL) he found his way back in dark comedy that he created with “Silicon Valley,” “Seinfeld,” & “Curb Your Enthusiasm” vet Alec Berg. Photo Credit: Michael Buckner/Deadline/REX/Shutterstock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:11

"Dear White People" Creator Justin Simien

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/06/15

Simien breaks down the unique "presentation" style of his Netflix series, what Kubrick taught him about music and share new details about his horror-race satire movie ("Bad Hair")that he'll be shooting this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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42:30

"The Good Place" Creator Michael Schur

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/06/11

Michael Schur (The Office, Parks & Rec), master of the work place comedy, talks about the challenges of tackling the big concept and twisty plot of “The Good Place.” In this conversation Schur outlines the one vital key to success in all serialized tv, working with philosophy professors as consultants, modeling heaven after The Grove and avoiding the M. Night Shyamalan trap of training an audience to anticipate twists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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45:34

"The Terror" Creator David Kajganich

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/06/08

Inside the process of creating a historical horror story of a lost Arctic expedition on a sound stage and how Kajganich pitched the show as anthology, but won't be coming back for another season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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46:08

"Atlanta" & "This Is America" Director Hiro Murai

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/06/04

Atlanta's Lakeith Stanfield Didn’t Even Know Donald Glover Was Playing Teddy Perkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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36:11

"First Reformed" Director Paul Schrader

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/05/23

The screenwriter behind "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull" talks about the intersection of faith and cinema, and how arthouse cinema has radically changed since he first wrote "Transcendental Style in Film" in 1971. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:27

"The Rider" Director Chloé Zhao

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/05/18

The director behind one of the best films of 2018 talks about how a woman born in Beijing and schooled at NYU ended up telling real-life stories of people living on a South Dakota reservation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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44:50

Netflix "Strong Island" Director Yance Ford

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/02/15

Oscar nomination director Yance Ford talks about his 8-year journey to completing a film about his brother's violent death in 1992. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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35:59

"The Big Sick" Kumail Nanjiani & Emily V. Gordon

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/01/09

There were a ton of bad drafts of "The Big Sick" before it became one of the best comedy scripts in years. Kumail & Emily talk about the 4 year process of adapting their real life story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:56

"Lady Bird" Director Greta Gerwig

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2018/01/05

Gerwig talks about what her artistic dreams were when she, like Lady Bird, was 18 and came to New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:35

"mother!" Director Darren Aronofsky

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2017/12/28

Aronofsky on why you have to make the audience laugh, cry or scare the shit out of the them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:46

"Get Out" Director Jordan Peele

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2017/12/22

Jordan Peele talks about his biggest fear in making "Get Out." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:53

"Wonder Woman" Director Patty Jenkins

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2017/12/15

What Patty Jenkins learned from walking away from Marvel's "Thor" that shaped "Wonder Woman." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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37:43

"The Shape Of Water" Director Guillermo del Toro

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2017/12/08

How Guillermo del Toro was inspired by musicals, Punch Drunk Love and Stan Laurel in making his beautiful fable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:09

"Call Me By Your Name" Director Luca Guadagnino

IndieWire"s Filmmaker Toolkit ·

2017/11/30

Guadagnino talks about his approach to filmmaking and his upcoming remake of Suspiria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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