Filmmaking Movies

Bruce Lawton discusses Buster Keaton's The Blacksmith (1922), a film that Keaton had dismissed as a "lesser" work.

Documentary about the making of Ordet, from the perspective of cinematographer Henning Bendtsen.

Life and work of the founder of the Cinémathèque Française.

Striking follows the main protagonist (Karter) as he turns a normal day into a wild adventure after escapes the clutches of some baristas, then as he...

Student from Belgrade is shooting amateur melodramatic movie about unfortunate love in Serbian village.

A short film about how filmmakers can extend the life of their motion pictures, made and distributed by the Society of Amateur Cinematographers (SAC).

In the midst of directing a film rehearsal and the departure of his partner, a homesick student filmmaker living abroad reconnects with his family...

The evolution of The Scarecrow (1920) is discussed in this documentary.

An aspiring young actress trying to break into the film industry crosses paths with a miserable arthouse filmmaker to produce a film which manages to...

Film students are pushed to their limits by the chaotic nature of a film set. As their film goes from pitch to production, they find out what it...

Panic is a film about a school going boy having difficulties in his studies and family.

Dwij and his friends are tasked to make a short film under 40 hours.

Short documentary on the making of Buster Keaton's One Week.

The misadventures of a group of filmmakers who try to make a documentary about the campus ghost.

As she keeps watching old home movies isolated in her hotel room, the screen becomes a mirror from which she tries to see herself. Levels of...

This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations...

The special effects in The Play House (1921) are discussed.

A coming-of-age documentary that follows a group of young filmmakers as they make their first feature film, Scuba.

Documentary about the making of Buster Keaton's silent comedy classic, Sherlock Jr. (1924).

An intimate look at cinematographic creation, this visual essay shares with us secrets of the legendary Canadian animator Norman Mclaren and his...