Questions tagged [directors]
Focusing on the people and techniques of the men and women who "Direct" movies and television.
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What is the first appearance of Will Waring's signature pineapple-in-a-shot running gag?
Will Waring is one of the directors for the Stargate series, and his signature for each episode he directs is a pineapple hidden somewhere in the episode in clear view.
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Fassbinder and Almodóvar’s subversion of the heterosexual male gaze: scholarship and parallels? [closed]
A number of auteurs have had favorite actresses that they discovered and cast from one film to another (e.g. Godard, Rivette, Truffaut). Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Pedro Almódovar are certainly ...
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Why don’t second unit directors tend to become full-fledged directors?
The wikipedia page on second units lists very few second unit directors who have gone on to have full-fledged directorial careers:
Second unit directors who have gone on to become full-fledged film ...
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What was the first film project to have double directors?
I was recently watching the latest season of Star Trek: Discovery. While watching the opening credits, I noticed that two episodes of season 4 had two directors listed for those two episodes: ...
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Why does "No-one ever get it in the first take"?
After the myriad comments under my answer to the recent question Did Hugh Jackman really tattoo his own finger with a pen in The Fountain? I thought this may work as a separate question.
So, what is ...
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How did the Coen Brothers come to their arrangement for sharing credit? [closed]
This book by Robert Schnakenberg I am reading says that the
inspiration came from the 1965 comedy Boeing-Boeing - in which the
names of top-billed stars Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis rotate on an
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Who chooses the Music Supervisor or Composer for a movie production
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking
In any new movie production process, who selects the music supervisor or composer of their new film?
Is it the Director, the Producer(s) or a joint decision ...
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Could a modern movie such as "Gravity" have been constructed/produced/directed by a crew who never went to college? [closed]
To keep this semi-specific, I'm restricting the case study to the film "Gravity"
I'm wondering if the sort of directing, cinematography and special effects you find in that film could have ...
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How much is a director responsible for? [closed]
I have heard lots of complaints about the recent Star Wars trilogy focusing on the directors. The first that it was a retread. The second that it tried too hard to subvert expectations. The third that ...
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How do different directors work together on a single episode?
I know why there are several reasons for hiring different directors for different episodes. (Eg: some directors are better at action scenes and other at drama) But I wanna know how do they do it?
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Why did James Cameron decide to give Alita big eyes?
In Alita: Battle Angel, why did James Cameron decide to give Alita big eyes?
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Was Michael Moore a second unit director on "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"?
I notice that the name of one of the second unit directors on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is "Michael Moore". Is this the same Michael Moore who became the famous documentary director?
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Why is Yasujirō Ozu regarded as the most "Japanese" filmmaker?
I am studying Ozu and his films, and I often come across the sentence that he is the most "Japanese" filmmaker. Ozu's style is very different and unique, however my question is what are the unique ...
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Is there a quantitative reason why X looks different? [closed]
I’ve always assumed films by Terrence Malick or Kubrick (for example) look different because of “art”. The shots appear cleaner. The subjects are better framed. The lighting is more natural. ...
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Why didn't the producers offer Ridley Scott the chance to direct the 2nd Alien movie?
Alien (1979) was directed by Ridley Scott, but after that in 1986 Aliens was written and directed by James Cameron.
Why didn't the studio offer Ridley Scott the chance to direct the 2nd Alien movie?
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