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Filmmaker Toolkit

How ‘The Pitt’ Took Medical Drama Off Life Support

Creator R. Scott Gemmill discusses the self-imposed challenges of creating a series with no music, a cast of new faces, and writing in real time.

LOS ANGELES - MAY 1980: Actor Paul Reubens transforms himself in the mirror into his character Pee-wee Herman in May 1980 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Filmmaker Toolkit

Making ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Nearly Broke Director Matt Wolf

Inside the year Paul Reubens effectively shelved the Emmy-nominated documentary, and how it changed Wolf as a filmmaker and person.

Connor O'Malley and Tim Robinson in 'Friendship'

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Watch Conner O’Malley Make Tim Robinson Break Character in Hysterical ‘Friendship’ Outtake

Exclusive: If you think the garage scene was already perfectly deranged, wait until you see what O'Malley improvised in this outtake.

Alison Brie and Dave Franco in 'Together'

Filmmaker Toolkit

No AI Was Used on the Last Shot of ‘Together’

Filmmaker Michael Shanks explains to IndieWire how that final Alison Brie and Dave Franco union was created and his frustration that audiences now assume that skilled VFX work is just artificial intelligence at work.

Oh, Frosty

Inside ‘The Naked Gun’ Scene Director Akiva Schaffer Had to Fight to Keep

The filmmaker tells IndieWire all about that brilliant and bonkers snowman, how he almost returned for more fun at the film's end, and why most reboots suffer from being "fan fiction" of the original.

Filmmaker Interview

The Key to ‘The Naked Gun’ Dumb Jokes Is Smart Filmmaking

It’s not just the actors who are playing it straight in "The Naked Gun"; the look, design, music, and stunts are '90s action film-worthy.

Akiva Schaffer, Liam Neeson, Paul Walter Hauser on the 'Naked Gun' set

Filmmaker Toolkit

A Liam Neeson-Ricky Gervais Clip Convinced Akiva Schaffer a ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot Wasn’t a ‘Horrible Idea’

Few understood just how brilliant the original "Naked Gun" films were quite like Schaffer, which is why he thought a reboot was a fool's errand until Neeson's name was mentioned.

Filmmaker Toolkit

The Creative Limits of AI: It’s a Consumer Product Aimed at Engagement Above All

Writer/director Scott Z. Burns spent six months working with AI on a "Contagion" sequel, and walked away from the experience with one big warning.

Actually Useful AI

Adobe Firefly Now Lets You Sculpt Sound Effects with Your Own Voice

This is a breakthrough: A new AI tool lets your voice shape the sounds to match the scene.

Filmmaker Toolkit

A Filmmaking Collective Can Create Sustainable Careers, but Is It Right for You?

With Omnes Collective, these Emerson grads found a way to make slower cinema on the cheap and grow an audience for films like “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.”