Avoid Making Your Sets Look Like Sets; Plus, Are Intermissions Back?

Published: Nov. 2, 2023, 8 a.m.

Should filmmakers include intentional intermissions on long films? How do you properly film on a set, so it doesn\u2019t look like a set? Is it possible to shoot your entire project using an iPhone?\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:\n\nMovie theaters adding intermissions to a Scorsese film without permission\n\nThe reason 3D movies in the 1950s used intermissions\xa0\n\nFilmmakers creating different formats for different viewing options\xa0\n\nScenarios when filmmakers should plan for intermissions in their films\n\nWhat GG\u2019s first sound stage experience was like\xa0\n\nHow to make a set NOT look like a set\n\nEverything we love about Apple\u2019s recent products\n\nHow Apple shot their news event entirely on the iPhone 15\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cSince the invention of television, every filmmaker has had to think in multiple formats.\u201d\xa0[16:14]\n\n\u201cScorsese can do whatever the fuck he wants and if he says \u2018no intermission,\u2019 I will not drink liquid ahead of time.\u201d\xa0[17:09]\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s a way to shoot with limited resources to still think big.\u201d [25:12]\n\n\u201cA set wall will never look like a real wall no matter how hard you try.\u201d [31:10]\n\n\n\nResources:\nLearn to Shoot 35mm\xa0\nKillers of the Flower Moon\nAn Apple event shot on the iPhone\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices