Sonya and Hudson chat through July's theme and tackle what INDEPENDENCE means to them and how they've learned to redefine success as indie filmmakers and creatives.
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Sonya and Hudson chat through July's theme and tackle what INDEPENDENCE means to them and how they've learned to redefine success as indie filmmakers and creatives.
Welcome to Avengers Week here at Mirror Box! Each day, we’ll feature a piece from our incredible writers that highlights each original member of the iconic team and discuss the cultural impact and relevance these characters have on the big screen! Hudson Phillips gives us his own take on the big screen history of the redheaded (and sometimes blonde) Russian assassin herself, the Black Widow!
Welcome to Avengers Week here at Mirror Box! Each day, we’ll feature a piece from our incredible writers that highlights each original member of the iconic team and discuss the cultural impact and relevance these characters have on the big screen! In our next piece, Colby McHugh explores the cinematic career of a certain gamma irradiated individual who could probably benefit from some therapy. Of course, I’m referring to the Incredible Hulk!
Welcome to Avengers week here at Mirror Box! Each day, we’ll feature a piece from our incredible writes that highlights each original member of the iconic team and discuss the cultural impact and relevance these characters have on the big screen! This first piece is from Alex Oakley, as he takes a deep dive into the one that started it all: Iron Man!
Alex and Monica geek out over the 90s action flick masterpiece INDEPENDENCE DAY (probably maybe possibly the greatest patriotic film of all time).
Unfortunately, we can't avoid conflict in life. But what if great storytelling can gives us a better way to frame and respond to that conflict?
This month, Alex and Monica do another historic walk through the world of supporting characters, what roles they play in film and literature (hint: they’re important), and teach us some new words along the way.
Sonya and Hudson (who clearly couldn’t get his mic to work right in this episode) take a look at the theme of CHARACTER. They discuss their favorite movie characters, walk us through how to write great characters, and how to apply and recognize those lessons in our own lives.
Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart takes cues from teen comedies of the past, but changes the formula enough to make it totally unique and totally enjoyable.
The team behind Sozo Bear Films discuss making short films on a budget, crowd-funding through live events, and how they divide up responsibilities on set.
Screenwriter Profound Clarke journeys into the anxiety-filled existential question all writers ask themselves—“am I original?”—and comes through on the other side.
This week Alex and Monica walk us through a deep dive of the 90 year history of horror films and how they adapt to and reflect the fears of society as a whole.
Hudson & Sonya deep dive into all facets of ADAPTATION- from their favorite book-to-film adaptations (and what makes them great), to learning how to follow their filmmaking dreams while adapting to their environmental life changes.
The Mirror Box staff comes together to give their opinions on the best adaptations that have been made, what stories are begging to be adapted, and other burning questions!
Jim Cummings is one of those rare filmmakers that was able to successfully adapt his own short film, and with spectacular results. Colby McHugh takes a deep dive into one of his favorite films of 2018, Cummings’ own Thunder Road.
No matter how well you prepare for it, problems will always pop up when making a film on any budget level. Filmmaker Adam Petrey walks you through some of the lessons he learned shooting his micro-budget shorts and the creative problem-solving needed to adapt to the unexpected.
Melanie Addington, executive director of the Oxford Film Festival and president of the Mississippi Film Alliance, give some great insight into how she first got involved in the scene and what makes their festival unique.
Charlie Kaufman’s Adaptation. creates a meta world of anxiety and neuroses around its protagonist, Charlie Kaufman. CK Love examines these aspects and let’s us in on how she personally relates to them.
The comic book medium is full of amazing stories just waiting to be adapted into film. Colby McHugh gives us five of his top picks that have not yet been adapted yet, but definitely should be.